God canst thou say in good earnest and uprightnesse before the Lord is there any more truthes and more good will of thine of thy worship good Lord let me know it that I may love it and practice it Brethren is it so take then this in you and answer it is 〈◊〉 Lord. Brethren if there â—…e a sight of God in heaven â—…nd thou doest truely subâ—…it to the word it is a true â—…gne that if any under heaven hath the worke of grace â—…ought in him thou hast it â—…hn 8. If any man love the â—…th and obey the Commandeâ—…ents the truth will make him 〈◊〉 Dost thou then love and obey the truth it will make thee free it will make thee a freeman of heaven hold this truth Heaven and earth shall passe but that work of grace cannot passe This was the joy of the Apostle Iohn 5.4 I have no greater joy in the world then that my children walke in the truth in the light comfort and power of it If the Apostle Iohn could have no greateâ—… truth what great joy will it be to thy selfe no greateâ—… joy have I saith some maâ—… not that my sonne is ricâ—… but that he is upright Hoâ—… mayest thou joy then 〈◊〉 ever thou see the face 〈◊〉 God with comfort try 〈◊〉 thou beest upright if thâ—… lovest the truth the Saint can see no greater joy then this Oh goe your wayes you blessed Saints ye walke after the truth you that have this can have no more God himselfe loveth truth in the inward parts hee is a spirit and will be worshipped in spirit and truth Dost thou love the truth of Christ then it will say as well of thee as of Demetrius Iohn â—… 12 Demetrius hath a good report of the truth So I say doth the truth report well of thee Doe not feare what the world thy friends enemies or adversaries say of thee that will bring thee comfort when all false witnesses shall lye aside but all you wicked of the world you are they that bend your selves against the Saints of God It is true the poore Saints of God as poore as they be they shall lift up their heads when you shall hang downe and turne aside because they have the truth for them when you shall see the poore dispised Saints of God poore Goodman such a one c. You that have made no care of Gods Commandements when yee shall see them ye shall wonder to see them lift up thither when the Divell shall say Lord how comes such a man to such a place he was a finner I Lord saith the poore soule I know I have many weaknesses Lord thou knowest that many a sad spirit I have carried about yet never a truth was made knowne but I entertained it never a sinne was made knowne but I entertained it never a sinne was made known but I loathed it then comes the blessed Truth I beare witnesse Lord he loved me and entertained mee though with many groanes and teares and persecutions hee would have me saith the truth hee is a blessed Saint of God You that are willing to receive every truth oh get you to heaven then you will be past the worst the Devill himselfe confesses and the damned spirits He is a holy and sincere hearted man Why Brethren who would not labour for the truth I say God and Christ 〈…〉 good spirit shall 〈…〉 such a soule God 〈…〉 of truth Jesus Châ—… 〈…〉 Word of truth 〈…〉 Ghost is a spirit of 〈…〉 they will embrace 〈…〉 God and Christ 〈…〉 Spirit all bids you 〈…〉 so you shall have 〈…〉 pinesse the Lordâ—… 〈…〉 you to it and you 〈…〉 it hereafter FINIS A GODLY AND PROFITABLE SERMON Of Gods Eternitie and Mans Humanitie OR The striving of the Lord with Sinners By T. H. LONDON Printed by M.P. for Iohn Stafford dwelling in Black-Horse-Alley neere Fleetstreet 1639. THE STRIVING of the LORD with SINNERS GEN. 6.3 My Spirit shall not alâ—…ayes strive with man for that 〈◊〉 also is flesh yet his dayes â—…all be an hundred and twenty yeares THe scope of this Chapter discovers it selfe in two parts first the divers conditions of them before the Floud Secondly the carriage of God towards thâ—… in the second part of 〈◊〉 Chapter First the carriâ—… of the people is double 〈◊〉 their wicked and sinfull liâ—… from the first verse to 〈◊〉 end of the seventh Secondly the holy dâ—… meanor of Noah in the 8 aâ—… 9 verses But Noah fouâ—… grace in the eyes of the Loâ—… Noah was a just man and pâ—…fect in his generation and wâ—… ked with God Noah in thâ—… wicked time in that wickâ—… place and among those wiâ—… ked people was a holy maâ—… saith the Text. Secondly we have the â—…vers dealing of God wiâ—… them First he threatens desâ—…lation to the wicked secondly he promises to preserve Noah and for the â—…guise of the wicked First consider the haiâ—…ousnesse of their sinnes that they broke all the Lawes of God and lust was their Law in the first â—…nd second verses the Text sayes When men began to multiply on the face of the â—…rth and daughters was borne unto them that the sonnes of God saw the danghters of men that they were faire and â—…ookt for wives of all that they â—…hose The sonnes of God the â—…eaning of that is they that professed the truth Secondâ—…y they saw the daughters of men they saw Caine and they that were of God did what they list and chosâ—… crosse way and so caâ—… strange generations as 〈◊〉 ants they were growne 〈◊〉 the height of sinne Secondly in the 3 6 aâ—… 7 verses is the sentence 〈◊〉 God against them hee sâ—… they come to this and thâ—… sets downe a sentence 〈◊〉 doombe as it were he sayâ—… My Spirit shall not alwayâ—… strive with man in that 〈◊〉 is but flesh yet his dayes shâ—… be an hundred and tweâ—… yeares The Lord wâ—… strive no longer with theâ—… from whence by the wâ—… we may note Object That when theâ—… is a mingling of diuers maâ—…riages it makes way to 〈◊〉 struction prooved in Solâ—… mon when hee tooke him â—…ange wives then his â—…owne was taken from 〈◊〉 so this old World â—…en they gave themselves â—…strange marriages First In the sentence there 〈◊〉 two things first the â—…rds resolution second 〈◊〉 the reason of Gods deterâ—…nation First the resolution and â—…t is first generally hee â—…th strove but will strive no â—…re Secondly particularly he â—…l not strive and will strive 〈◊〉 hundred and twenty â—…res here is the resolutiâ—… of God though he strive 〈◊〉 hee will not strive alâ—…yes Secondly the reason of Gods determination hee is also flesh In the Text two things are to be observed First what is meant by spirit secondly what it is to strive first Gods Spirit we may understand to be the holy Ghost the third person in Trinity hee is said to strive not miraculously but mediately by his meanes the Word of God Ministers he is said to strive with
speciall corruption that is a speciall hinderance of the truth a company of carnall men speake of the Word at whose suite it is the suite of Drunkennes uncleannesse c. So it carries a man against the blessed truth of Christ a corrupt heart cannot indure to be brought in Vse 1. Is of examination is it so that corrupt hearts doe hinder the worke of the Word of the Lord hecrâ—… theÌ„ we have a ground of examination It is an undoubted evidence of a carnall and an unrighteous heart and there is not a better argument art thou such a one that doest oppose the truth of God according to the former exâ—…ession Know thou hast a false heart a wretched heart 〈◊〉 soule that cannot be saved while thou continuest so I â—…now in a child of God there 〈◊〉 sometimes a secret resisting and when ever they observe this base distemper â—…hey fall out with their hearts they take up armes against these base corruptions it is one thing to have â—…hese sinnes remaining and â—…other to have the soule â—…oysoned with them When 〈◊〉 wicked man hath poyson lives on poyson carrying a secret opposition against the word it is an Argument â—…hee hath a poysoned base heart The best of Gods servants may finde these thâ—… Devill the flesh and thâ—… world having about with them in this case thou maiâ—… be carried whither thoâ—… wouldest not Oh it is 〈◊〉 heart-breaking to a godly man he could almost pul oâ—… his heart saying Oh what 〈◊〉 wretched heart have I Thâ—… Minister this day met with my soule but what a heaâ—… have I Here my Brethren let this enter into our mindeâ—… the case is true take it home to every soule goe aside tâ—… your owne soules communâ—… with thy conscience in secret say there 's no body heâ—… betwixt God and my selfe 〈◊〉 deale truely hast thou opposed the good Word of the Lord Oh you rent in pieces the flesh of Christ with the prophanations oathes â—…ursings yea the very walls of your houses cry shame on you for it and yet to this very day you will not be reformed You see what it is I â—…eseech you for the Lord Jesus Christs sake resolve against it The former truth it specially meeteth with three sorts of false hearts 1 Discreet hypocrites 2 Wrangling hypocrites 3 Whyning hypocrites This discovereth that all these doe fight against God First the discreet hypocrite I know that discretion is a good and blessed worke of God if it be used as iâ—… ought to be upon good ground in a good manner and to a good end but thâ—… same Idoll Discretion thâ—… creepeth in the world is thâ—… delusion of a mans conscience therefore I call himâ—… discreet hypocrite indeeâ—… that maketh truth his underling that can hunt with thâ—… Hound and runne with thâ—… Hare by Discretion a mâ—… that will be sure to be on thâ—… safe side whether on the trâ—…side or not he wonders 〈◊〉 other men to see them opposed because they want 〈◊〉 discretion There are a company of wise judicious professors that perish wisely 〈◊〉 Demas followed Paul 〈◊〉 when he saw he might 〈◊〉 better advantage he forsooke â—…aul and followed the present world This discreete â—…ypocrite letteth profession â—…e as the time goeth they â—…ill take occasion of wholeâ—…me communication and â—…ffer occasion I say hee â—…n conforme himselfe to all â—…nes but then againe if hee â—…e among carnall prophane â—…en this is a man safe that â—…eth out Religion and pulâ—…th in Religion as the time 〈◊〉 in a word you shall finde 〈◊〉 to admire at mens perâ—…ns and yet keepes under 〈◊〉 word This I call a disâ—…et hypocrite that goes to 〈◊〉 wisely these discreet â—…pocrites have their religiâ—…as in a screw at any side â—…y will set Religion and upon any termes after any fashion this is the discreâ—… Professor Secondly the wranglinâ—… hypocrite he pretends nothing but favourablenesâ—… all love and liking nay hâ—… makes Religion his aymâ—… to scope the end of 〈◊〉 course he doth not say aâ—… thing against the truth yâ—… he is a secret underminer 〈◊〉 Truth to shew you 〈◊〉 playes this same hypocâ—… hath one that we will maâ—… it appeare he is a grosse 〈◊〉 pocrite Hee pleadeth especiaâ—… against the common truâ—… that he desires first to kâ—… the will of God 〈◊〉 how God may be glorifâ—… he seekes not ease or qâ—… nesse but he pretends hee â—…ekes the liberty of the Gospel but he seekes his owne liberty the liberty of his state As Saul when God â—…ave him a Commission to â—…ill all the Amalekites when â—…muel commeth What saith â—…e Blessed art thou of the Lord If a man take Sauls â—…wne word Saul is an honest â—…an I but saith Samuel What â—…anes then the bleating of â—…ese sheepe and oxen in mine â—…es he saith the people â—…d it I but thou art the Goâ—…mour They were good for sacrifice â—…th he Alasse did he love â—…rifice so well no it was this owne ends so many 〈◊〉 man pretendeth much â—…ctification and exactnesse of a Christian Course Faith and new obedience not bâ—… cause he loves God but 〈◊〉 owne end But a man should be zealous in sanctification to the utmost even toâ—… hoofe as Moses Againe you shall find hiâ—… to pretend marvellous humility He is content to bâ—… subject to God in every caâ—… but marke he submitteth 〈◊〉 these courses The last plea hee haâ—… Good men doe as I doe aâ—… any reason propound a argument what mooves hiâ—… none at all hee brings 〈◊〉 truth in subjection to hiâ—… selfe and the falsenesse his heart is marvellous pâ—… and is in the state of unreâ—…neracie I reason thus He that is not content to part with all for the Lord Jesus Christ is not worthy of Christ Hee that loves father or mother more then me is not worthy of me saith Christ to this very day he never had the spirit of grace prevaile in him Psal 119. David sayes I shall never be ashamed nor confounded when I have respect to all thy Commandements Now this wranging hypocrite hath not respect to all Gods Commandements therefore shall hee â—…e confounded Thirdly Hee that under â—…retence of whyning and â—…rying for sinne loveth â—…nne this man oppresseth himselfe for under pretence of love hee opposetâ—… and resisteth the truth 2 Vse The last use is a ground of admirable comfort it may rellish in yoâ—… hearts and mouthes it is unspeakeable comfort to every soule whose heart lyeth levell doest thou submit 〈◊〉 the powerfull Word of thâ—… Lord to the blessed truth art thou willing to have 〈◊〉 to know it to delight in it and submit unto it to be a servant to the world canâ—… home this blessed Word 〈◊〉 there any soule that can teâ—…fie it is so with him If mistake not my selfe it 〈◊〉 one of the soundest Arguments in all the Booke 〈◊〉 God it must be love that answerable to the truth when the soule is willing to heare to welcome and entertaine every truth of
Three Sermons I. The Wrath of GOD against Sinners II. GOD'S Eternitie and Mans Humanitie III. The Plantation of the Righteous By T. H. ROM 1.18 The wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men who hold the truth in unrighteousnesse LONDON Printed by M.P. for Iohn Stafford dwelling in Black-Horse-Alley neere Fleetstreet 1638. THE VVRATH of God against SINNERS ROM 1.18 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men who hold the truth in unrighteousnesse IN the fore going verses the holy Apostle by way of Preface prepareth way for 〈◊〉 truth that hee would deliver and the doctrine he purposed to dispence of and that all cavils might be removed and that the Word of God might take deeper root and better acceptance heâ—… uses these three particulars and first hee cleares the authority of his challenge hee came not before hee was sent of God and therefore being called it concerned him and was his duty to do good He discovers the tendernesse of his love and his marvellous readinesse to do them good in the 12 13 and 14 verses It was a deâ—… the Apostle ought the Râ—…â—…ans therefore hee ougâ—… to pay it and now way bâ—…ing made he comes to 〈◊〉 â—…aine point that is That a â—…an is not justified by doing â—…ut by beleeving and this â—…e confirmeth first by the â—…estimony of Scripture that 〈◊〉 man is justified by faith and â—…ot by workes ye shall live â—…y faith Secondly by force of Argument and that after this â—…anner If all men by the â—…orkes of the Law cannot â—…unne the wrath of God â—…en a man cannot be saved â—…y the workes of the Law This hee propounds in the words of the Text and proâ—…ecutes it in the Chapter following and affirmes that neiâ—…er of them can be saved by â—…e works of the Law First In the Text observe â—…ese two particulars first the dealing of wicked mâ—… with the truth of God thâ—… hold the truth of God in uâ—…righteousnesse Secondly Gods dealiâ—… with them they dealt rougâ—…ly with the truth they laâ—… violent hands on it and Gâ—… he deales as rigorously wiâ—… them And the reason wâ—… they hold downe the trutâ—… is because of some lustâ—… their soules that is beloâ—… of them Secondly The Apoâ—… shewes against whom Gâ—… wrath commeth Thirdly The universalâ—… in these words All. Gâ—… doth not deale partially 〈◊〉 all that misprison the trâ—… in unrighteousnesse sâ—… have the wrath of God deâ—…ounced against them Fourthly The place from whence it shall come from â—…eaven First we are here to know what is meant by truth For â—…e better understanding of â—…e Text Truth carries two â—…ings with it First The rule of righteousnesse which is that hoâ—…age and obedience we owe â—…nto God and this rule of â—â—ghteousnesse is the most â—…xcellent rule that is Secondly Truth carrieth 〈◊〉 it selfe the efficacy and â—…ower of truth and therefore â—…e Apostle Paul sharply â—…proves Peter Gal. 2.14 â—…rse that though he obâ—…ved the Gospel in the maine yet he did not walke with a straight foot Secondly What is meant by holding the truth of God in unrighteousnesse To hold the truth of God in unrighteousnesse is by a kind of violence and strong hand to hinder the operation and passage of it that the Word cannot performe that worke which otherwise it would in the hearts of them to whom it is sent Thirdly What is meanâ—… by the word unrighteousnesse In some places it signifiesâ—… sinne that is committed against the second Table onely but here in this place 〈◊〉 implies all sinful distempers and corruptions of heart anâ—… this word in unrighteousnesse It carries the cause and authority as when a man sayes stop such a man in my name 1 Doct. The truth of God is operative 2 Doct. That wicked men are enemies to the Word of God 3 Doct. That the corruptions of mens hearts is the cause of the hinderance of the word But I will draw them all into one Doct. That carnall and corrupt hearts hinder the power of the truth from working upon them or prevailing with them as much as in them lies It is true that truth is powerfull and will prevaile 〈◊〉 when he sends his truth to worke upon any corruptâ—… heart he doth not stand to aske our wils whether we will receive or not but hee will make it effecâ—…uall hee will shake off all oppositions and he will drive all before him but let the Lord do what he will yet the carnall heart will resist and stand out and as much as in him lies labour to keep out the Word Rom. 2.14 15. Though Heathens be strangers from the life of God and from the Covenant of Grace yet this little remainder of the Law of God in their hearts which remaines will be a working in them so that murder and uncleannesse they will punish with death The truth is discovered â—…ree wayes First when a man is about 〈◊〉 commit any sinne as to â—…eale c. his conscience wil â—…mite him and so in other â—…innes Secondly the power and efficacy of God may be observed in the Creation yet â—…he darknesse of mens eyes â—…r the foggishnesse of their understandings do interpose themselves Thirdly by truth is meant the preaching of the Word when the truth is never so â—…pparant and prooffes never â—…o pregnant and arguments never so invincible yet their hearts will not yeeld nor â—…onsent when the light of â—…he Gospel is plainly dispensed and promulgated theâ—… must needs be a marveiloâ—… light and yet men will noâ—… yeeld to it as Paul and Barnabas the word they taught the Jewes put it away wheâ—… it gripes the heart and begins to worke effectually then they vomit it up againeâ—… Act. 7.57 Yee stiff-necked in heart yee doe alwayes resist the Holy Ghost as your Fathers did so doe yee Gen. 19.9 so the Sodomites did to Lot when the old and the young were gathered about thâ—… house and would have theâ—… out and when Lot said I pray you my brethren doe not so wickedly Stand back say they we will doe worse with theâ—… then with them As they did to Lot so you doe to Gods Ministers when Gods Messengers come and intreat you O brethren do not so wickedly profane the Sabbath and curse instead of praying be not so malicious against the wayes of God take heed of persecuting the servants of God Stand backe say they we will doe worse and thus they take up armes against the blessed truth of God when it comes to pull them off from their cursed practises c. For the discovery of the point give me leave to expresse three particulars First What is that worke which the truth would discover Secondly How wicked men hinder it Thirdly The reason why they doe so Quest 1. What is the power of the truth or what would it doe that wicked men oppose it Answ It appeares in foure particulars First it is a word of Information
perish â—…e reason is yee will not â—…ome to Christ for life The â—…icked say Psal 2. Let us â—…eake their bonds asunder â—…d cast their cords from us Gods commands are cords â—…nd bonds to draw them â—…t you breake over hedge â—…d ditch and will walke 〈◊〉 your owne wayes â—…cts 18. the 5 6 verses Paul â—…ccompanied Silas and Tiâ—…theus disputed with the â—…es hee professed Iesus was the very Christ thâ—… Text saith they opposâ—… the words of Paul though 〈◊〉 was for their good this 〈◊〉 the testimony of him thâ—… whosoever will come 〈◊〉 Christ may come but the came in defiance and bâ—…taâ—… array against Christ and tâ—… power of the Gospell Thâ—… you see God strives wiâ—… poore sinners for their gooâ—… and they strive against 〈◊〉 power of the Spirit aâ—… their owne good To opâ—… the point First how God strives wâ—… poore sinners for their goâ—… and goes to Law and pleaâ—… and bestowes paines thatâ—… might doe them good 〈◊〉 reason why hee doâ—… so Quest First how doth God â—…rive with poore sinners â—…nd pleads for their good Answ This pleading of God discovers it selfe in two â—…eads First by manner â—…f perswasion Secondly 〈◊〉 way of constraint First by manner of perâ—…asion to perswade them â—…om sinne Secondly by way of conâ—…aint to compell them to â—…me in And first he strives 〈◊〉 way of perswasion wherâ—… he discovers the matter 〈◊〉 then he brings an exeâ—…tion In this perswasion God â—…th foure things namely First Hee makes knowne 〈◊〉 sinne is and that by summoning them to thâ—… Court as men that goâ—… Law they summon one aâ—… other to be at such a Court so God summons theâ—… when they are ignorant 〈◊〉 that which should doe theâ—… good and know not in whâ—… an estate they are in then 〈◊〉 brings them to the Worâ—… and discovers it as in Esâ—… I was found of them saith 〈◊〉 Lord that sought me not bâ—… if a soule grow still carcleâ—… the Lord will not leave 〈◊〉 sinner but makes him to câ—…sider what sinne is and knâ—… it Ezek. 16.2 verse Son of man cause the children 〈◊〉 Israel to know their abomiâ—…tions Goe home to thâ—… dores tell them home yâ—… know you should heare 〈◊〉 Word constantly and pray constantly and know what you should doe and this makes wicked covetous men at their deaths as it were at their wits end Wee know a man that goes to Law layes an Action against the other and then serves a Subpaena on him so the Lord layes an Action against the sinner and serves a Subpaena on him thou art the man and thou shalt perish when hee doth this then hee pleades the Cause as a man that wrestles hee first catches â—…hold and then comes in to him that haply hee might throw him so God catches â—…hold when hee meanes to wrestle with a sinner that â—…his eyes are ever on his sinne and sayes I am the man Secondly When a sinner is thus summoned and sees the Cause goes against him then hee labours and invents how to answer for himselfe the sinner is grown to a stand as in the Court soâ—… brought when hee sees the case to goe against him because he knowes not what to doe he goes to the Lawyers though his case be not good he will spend so much and so much consider how it is when the conscience is enlightned and sayes I am the man then what course doe they take they invent all carnall pleasures to pull backe the Word looke what Pharaoh did when God sent Moses to trouble him hee sent for the wise Magicians ' to know whether it were God or no so he contemâ—…ed Moses and the miracle so it is when God enlightens the mind what doe carnall men then they send for the Magicians pleasures to beat the Word backe Quest I say they I am a sinner and every one is a sinner and did not Christ die to save sinners Answ The truth is Christ came to save sinners and not to save them onely but to sanctifie them True sayes the sinner I wil amend I am not so precise as others these are the wranglings of carnall reasons God comes nearer he sayes you must purifie your selves as he is pure Iohn 1.3 It is not â—…nough to be a meâ—…ro civiâ—… man but yee most purisâ—… your selves as he is pure 〈◊〉 you will see God to youâ—… comfort though Sathan taâ—… a Lawyers place and carnaâ—… reason an Atturnies anâ—… what ever Sathan and carnaâ—… Reason can doe they wiâ—… doe on every season at laâ—… God sends the Comfortâ—… from heaven to comfoâ—… them Iohn 16.8 And wheâ—… he is come hee will convinâ—… the world of righteousnesse of judgement and of sinneâ—… when Gods Spirit comes bâ—… the Word it sets apart aâ—… carnall reason that there 〈◊〉 no more shifting you thinkâ—… you may contend againâ—… your Brethren and goe 〈◊〉 heaven but this cannot be for the good spirit sets all â—…arnall reasons apart it makes him to say if I forsake not every sinne I forsake â—…one for he that forsakes not every sin he forsake none Doth any man thinke to bee 〈◊〉 Christian and a swearer a Christian and a drunkard why a heathen can doe this well such will deceive themselves that can say well I â—…ope God is more mercifull â—…hen the Ministers and proud Professors No no know â—…hat if the Spirit come it sets 〈◊〉 part all carnall reasons God layes the Action be â—…ore the sinner is now cast â—…e sees there is but one way â—…ive in sinne and go to hell thus when a soule can yeeld to Gods Word that he mâ—… not be cast downe In tâ—… third place marke Thirdly God tels hiâ—… that howsoever hee 〈◊〉 cast yet he will be mercifâ—… abundantly to him 〈◊〉 shewes him his estate yâ—… saith he thou art in the laâ—… of the living thou art yet uâ—…der the meanes as a partâ—… cast in the Court in a sumâ—… of all that hee hath the â—…ther gives him time to pay iâ—… there is some comfort yet 〈◊〉 may be he may get somthing in that time by the helpâ—… of his friends Rom. 2.4 Thâ—… Apostle saith Despisest thâ—… the goodnes of God that shoulâ—… lead thee to repentance as 〈◊〉 he had said Consider thâ—… goodnesse of the Lord anâ—… â—…y Lord I am not yet in â—…ll and doe I live to anâ—…her Sermon thou wert â—…ercifull to Manasses and â—…others thou mayest bee â—…ercifull to me Lord why â—…re is great comfort but â—…hen a soule sees Gods â—…odnesse in health and â—…ealth and injoyes yet â—…eanes and helpes and now â—…owes carelesse as to morâ—…w I will repent it is too â—…one yet I will take my â—…leasure now and repent â—…hen I am old now Gods â—…oodnesse comes to be weaâ—…ed that he saith I will strive 〈◊〉 more Fourthly When Gods â—…oodnesse is wearied then â—…e patience of the Lord â—…eppes in and pleades for a sinner and holds the haâ—… of Justice Luke 9. As 〈◊〉 Figge-tree that beares 〈◊〉 fruit saith