All this while God has not left the sinner, nor is come to the end
of his patience towards him, but stands at least with the door of
grace ajar in his hand, as being loath as yet to bolt it against
him.
4. Art thou followed with affliction, and dost thou hear God's angry
voice in thy affliction? Doth he send with thy affliction an
interpreter to show thee thy vileness, and why or wherefore the hand
of God is upon thee and upon what thou hast, to wit, that it is for
thy sinning against him, and that thou mightst be turned to him? If
so, thy summer is not quite ended, thy harvest is not quite over and
gone. Take heed; stand out no longer, lest he cause darkness, and
lest thy feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and lest while you
look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it
gross darkness.
5. Hast thou any enticing touches of the word of God upon thy mind?
Doth as it were some holy word of God give a glance upon thee, cast
a smile upon thee, let fall though it be but one drop of its savor
upon thy spirit; yea, though it stays but one moment with thee? Oh,
then, the day of grace is not past, the gate of heaven is not shut,
nor God's heart withdrawn from thee as yet. Take heed therefore, and
beware that thou make much of the heavenly gift and of that good
word of God of which he has made thee taste.
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