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A64959
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The day of grace in which the chief of sinners may be turn'd and healed / by Nathanael Vincent.
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Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.
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Wing V406; ESTC R26347
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thy thirst and satisfie thy longing Sin is the disturber of thy peace therefore let sin be cast away with hatred and trouble that ever thou didst give it entertainment Come come to me without delay I will be to thee a God I will be all unto thee thou shalt never lack as long as I am all-sufficient Hereupon the soul yields Thou art my haven O my God till I am arrived at thee I am in a storm and every moment in langer to be cast away in thee only through thy Son I can have peace oh therefore let me be glew'd to thee that nothing may cause a separation well may the believing soul return unto its rest since God is his and the peace which is made shall never quite be broken 2. Another lesson which we may learn is this The wretchedness of the ungodly for there is no peace to them Isai 57. 21. There is no peace saith my God unto the wicked And the more wicked the less peace and the longer you continue wicked the less hopes that ever there will be any I grant indeed that 't is ordinary for wicked ones to cry peace to themselves but this false and imaginary peace is as bad nay worse then none at all 1. The peace of the wicked is founded upon ignorance they know not what cause they have to fear and be troubled the sins which they commit the God whom they every hour provoke and the vengeance unto which they are liable is not in all their thoughts These things they are willingly ignorant of 2 Pet. 3. 5. 2. This peace of the wicked many times 't is the consequent of judicial hardness their eyes are shut their consciences are cast into a dead sleep and are become past feeling no wonder if they enjoy a kind of quiet 3. This peace of the wicked is a great hindrance to their obtaining of true peace while they imagine their state is good and safe enough they will not seek to have it alter'd by means of this the strong man armed doth keep the house in more quiet and secure possession 4. This peace of the wicked is but of very short continuance 't is chased away like a pleasant dream or night vision and the succeeding wo and trouble will be the more intollerable because unlookt for it will come upon them A peace the wicked have but 't is without ground and worse then none True peace what have they to do with as long as the wickednesses which are practised delighted in and pleaded for are so many 1. The ungodly have no peace in life The Lord is their enemy he hates them is angry with them walks contrary to them Hark how he proclaims war Ezek. 5. 8. Therefore thus saith the Lord God Behold I even am against thee and I will execute judgments in the midst of thee And as the Apostle sayes If God be for us who can be against us So the words may be inverted If God be against us what doth it signifie who is for us 2. Much less have the ungodly any peace at death The end of the perfect and upright is peace but the transgressours shall be destroyed together the end of the wicked shall be cut off Psal 37. 37 38 Then their hopes will prove a Spiders web their confidence as the giving up of the ghost Perhaps when the snares of death are upon them the pains of hell may get hold of them Conscience may be affrighted and they may be like wild Bulls in a net full of the fury of the Lord and the rebuke of God But if they dye stupid there is the less hope if there are no bands in their death 't is the more certain they will be bound immediately after and thrown into the lake of fire 3. The Judge will not find the ungodly in peace No no they were not diligent or desirous to be cleansed from their spots and filthiness How many sins unrepented of will accompany them to the Tribunal which will prove them enemies to God and which with a lowd united voice will cry for vengeance upon them 4. And will they find any peace in hell into which with a curse they must depart Can there be any ease any rest taken in those devouring flames How many things will the damned have to trouble them All the wrath of God stirr'd up against them The glory of his power manifesting it self in their destruction The reflections of Conscience upon the proffers of peace and life which were once made but madly sottishly despised and which should never never be made more Oh how will they be troubled and bowed down and mourn and wail and weep eternally USE II. Of Exhortation to the Lords Enemies O that you would be perswaded unto peace Many arguments I may fill my mouth with to prevail with you to be reconciled 1. Do but consider seriously what kind of enemy the Lord is and that consideration will make you afraid that he should be your enemy any longer 1. You cannot fly from his reach Though you exalt your selves as the Eagle though you set your nest among the Stars yet from thence the Lord can bring you down Obad. 4. Though you should go down to the bottom of the Sea and hide your selves at the earths centre yet there his hand can take you If you imagine that any refuge can secure you from God that refuge will be found a lye and will deceive you The Lord does fill both heaven and earth nay the Heaven of Heavens cannot contain him how then is it possible any should fly from him 2. You cannot resist his power Far stronger creatures then you were not able to withstand the God of heaven The Dragon fought and his Angels but how easily were they overcome After that Jehu had slain Joram and Ahaziah the Kings of Israel and Judah we read that the Elders of Samaria were exceedingly afraid and said behold two Kings stood not before him how then shall we stand 2 Kings 10. 4 So may I say Behold the Angels that excel in strength stood not before the Lord he cast them when they sinned into chains which they can never break asunder And how then shall man be able to stand who dwelleth in a house of clay whose foundation is in the dust and who is crushed before the moth Sinner God will certainly be too hard for thee thou canst no more resist his power then a feather can bear up against a whirlwind or dried stubble defend it self from the fiercest â—ame 3. You cannot bear his indignation How doth David faint and cry out when a little of Gods anger was stirred up against him Remove thy stroak away from me I am consumed by the blow of thy hand Psal 39. 10. And if a little be so intollerable what will the whole weight be The Prophet brings in the unsensible creatures as if they had sense fearing and quaking when the Lord doth shew his wrath Nehem. 1. 5 6. The mountains