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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56447	Christs gracious intentions of peace and mercy towards sinners, freely tendred together with the necessity of observing the season, and accepting the offer of peace and reconciliation while it may be attained : evidenced in a sermon at St. Pauls, London, Martii 3, 1661 : from Luke 19 verse 41,42 / by Rich. Parr ...	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.	1661 (1661)	Wing P546; ESTC R32209	25,708	88

to die with such circumstances to be put to death in the same place on the same day with the Saviour of the world our blessed Jesus and to be the happie instance of a great miracle then and not untill all these things be hoped for let no man think that though it may be many a mans case to die as great a Malefactor as he was yet that any bodie in the world should imagine that one single instance should justify his presumption when 't was never intended for to give any hopes to any rebellious sinner seeing he was the first and the last of that kind And surelie it is a desperate gamester that doth venture all he is worth in this and another world at one cast of dice and that lesse then Ams-ace Shew me another like this or else hold thy peace and leave off arguing the case lest you make it desperate How much more safe is it as well as Rational to do that while we may and have opportunitie than to put it off to while we cannot perform what of absolute necessitie is to be done or the poor soul is lost for ever Having bin so large in the doctrines I need be the shorter in the Application which comes now in the close to perswade the practice of laying to heart the things of our peace while it is to day that in this our day we may know the things belonging to our peace while we may shortly Else they will be hid from our eyes and then we may no. Application I shall reduce all I have to say now to you about these two points you have heard raised from the Text to these two Heads to trie what may be done with you in behalf of your own precious soules this day which I would dispatch in an an Essay of 1. Conviction Admonition 2. Counsell Perswasion And first of all I would if I could shame the Follie and reprove the Madnesse of men such as neglect their salvation by not timelie laying to heart and slighting the Offer and such as throw away their souls by resisting grace and continuance in their sinne would I could this day convince them of the greatnesse of their sin and néarnesse of their danger and dreadfulnesse of their destruction who have to this day stood out wilfullie against the intreaties of Christ and still resolve to do as they have done Why sinners be it known unto you that this is the Great condemnation this is greater then all your sins Jo. 3.19 that light is come into the world and men love darknesse rather then light that is men refuse and reject Christ and Grace and love their sins better they may be saved but they care not they chuse those wayes which wil bring them to destruction Who are to be blamed if such as they are not to be blamed and are there none such here what throw away your remedie Alas that Christ who should be the Desire of all nations should come with tears in his eyes and love in his heart and salvation in his hand to sinners who are the shame of all nations and yet be put off and rejected He who is everie way lovely doth sue to thee sinner who art everie way uglie and loathsome Would he wedd thy soul and wilt not thou be married to him alas for thee how wilt thou escape the forest damnation if thou neglect so great salvation Heb 2.3 Wilt thou not lay down a lust a sin for his sake who laid down his life for thy sake alas alas Why sinner what hell doth that soul deserve that doth despise heaven and what miserie doth he choose that wilfully refuseth mercie wo unto thee Bethsaida wo unto thee Corazin wo unto thee London for mightie works have been done in you and powerfull preaching hath been among you and if after all you will still remain impregnable impenitent and unbelieving it shall be easier for Sodom then for this City Mark that Luk. 10.12 13. With what face can sinners cry out upon the cursed Jewes that rejected their Saviour and put him to death and yet do the same things themselves they chose a Barrabbas and refused Christ but what better art thou that choosest a lust to keep it alive and refusest Christ that would save thy live 'T is possible at a distance men will be Christians that they will and hear and speak of grace and heaven very complyingly but alas when it comes to it the time and the offer then no such matter How doe sinners draw back then what excuses do they make and what delayes do they use The time is not yet come or a Farm or Merchandise a trifle or a folly comes in between the Heart and Christ that they cannot close and very often it is in down-right terms we will not have Him to Reign over us Is this the way to peace and reconciliation will this end well at last friends Alas Sirs what cares Christ for your fair words if your actions be foul How little doth he esteem a complement a cringe and a nod if your hearts bow not to his Scepter will it serve our turn that we cry Hosanna to day in our professions and crucifie him to morrow in our practises what is it the nearer if we say we will from day to day give up our hearts and lives to Christ and yet do not what we promise but keep our hearts upon the world and sin every day well Sirs there is no dallying with Christ and grace God is serious and ye must be serious too or else you do but mock God and destroy your own souls what do you do with the naming of Christ if you depart not from iniquity what do you do with the outside and form of godlinesse if you deny the power of godlinesse Is it not enough that you have refused so long will you still refuse when will you return if you will not now return when will you be reconciled to God if this day you refuse when will you in good ear nest close with Christ and make an end of sinning by Repentance and new obedience if not now Is it not enough yet you have provoked God and abused his long-sufferance when will it be enough then hath not Christ waited long enough for thee Sinner but thou wilt put him to wait longer why Christ can be without thee but how canst thou be without Him if thou be lost Christ will be Christ still but if Christ be lost to thee thou art lost and undone for ever Hath not Christ done his part and the Gospel its part and Preachers their part by intreaties reproofes instructions counsels prayers and tears but when will you do your parts namely to yield and obey to come in and submit to the Lord Jesus for grace and salvation O when will it once be when will it once be Oh sinners will you runne on and not look back how farre have you gone from your God and will you not