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           THE
           Great
           Salvation
           Offered
           and
           Tendered
           ,
           First
           ,
           by
           Christ
           himself
           ,
           and
           then
           by
           his
           Holy
           Apostles
           ,
           with
           the
           inevitable
           Destruction
           of
           all
           that
           neglect
           it
           .
           In
           two
           Sermons
           ,
           Reprinted
           .
        
         
           By
           that
           eminent
           Servant
           of
           Christ
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Andrew
             Gray
             ,
          
           formerly
           Minister
           of
           the
           Gospel
           in
           
             Glasgow
             .
          
        
         
           
             Isaiah
             52.
             7.
             
          
           
             How
             beautiful
             upon
             the
             mountains
             are
             the
             feet
             of
             him
             that
             bringeth
             good
             tidings
             ,
             that
             publisheth
             peace
             ,
             that
             bringeth
             good
             tidings
             of
             good
             ,
             that
             publisheth
             Salvation
             .
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             H.
             Barnard
          
           in
           the
           
             Poultrey
             .
          
           1694.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           READER
           .
        
         
           
             Christian
             Reader
             ,
          
        
         
           BLessed
           were
           those
           days
           ,
           when
           Christians
           ,
           whether
           frown'd
           or
           smil'd
           upon
           by
           the
           World
           ,
           lived
           by
           Faith
           ,
           and
           walked
           in
           Holiness
           and
           Love
           ;
           and
           Ministers
           sought
           the
           things
           of
           their
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ,
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           not
           their
           own
           :
           When
           Gospel-Truth
           was
           plainly
           declared
           by
           the
           Preachers
           ,
           and
           Reverendly
           received
           ,
           and
           not
           wantonly
           debated
           by
           Hearers
           ;
           When
           Gospel
           Ordinances
           were
           prised
           and
           used
           for
           the
           Enjoyment
           of
           God
           in
           them
           ;
           When
           Iesus
           Christ
           was
           all
           in
           all
           in
           Mens
           Religion
           .
           And
           when
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           went
           
           forth
           sensibly
           in
           Calling
           ,
           Furnishing
           ,
           and
           Countenancing
           Ministers
           in
           their
           Work.
           A
           great
           measure
           of
           this
           Blessedness
           did
           the
           Western
           Parts
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           Enjoy
           ,
           especially
           from
           the
           Year
           1651
           to
           1660.
           
           Amongst
           the
           many
           bright
           and
           shining
           Stars
           in
           Christs
           Right
           Hand
           ,
           which
           he
           set
           upon
           his
           
             Candlesticks
             ,
          
           in
           that
           part
           of
           
             Brittain
             ,
          
           two
           Youths
           deserve
           everlasting
           Remembrance
           in
           the
           
             Church
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Hugh
             Binning
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Andrew
             Gray
             .
          
           The
           former
           Lived
           but
           to
           the
           twenty
           sixth
           year
           of
           his
           Age
           ;
           of
           whose
           Labours
           ,
           though
           several
           excellent
           things
           are
           Published
           ,
           his
           Discourses
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Principles
           of
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           deserve
           Special
           Regard
           .
           They
           have
           been
           often
           Printed
           ,
           and
           their
           Depth
           ,
           Gravity
           and
           Excellency
           deserves
           a
           larger
           Commendation
           than
           I
           can
           give
           them
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Andrew
             Gray
             ,
          
           his
           Contemporary
           ,
           dyed
           in
           the
           twenty
           second
           year
           of
           his
           Age.
           He
           was
           Born
           of
           a
           Noble
           Family
           ,
           bred
           up
           at
           the
           Vniversity
           ,
           where
           he
           profited
           signularly
           in
           Learning
           ,
           and
           Polished
           the
           excellent
           Parts
           God
           had
           given
           him
           .
           The
           
           Saving
           Grace
           of
           God
           reacht
           him
           about
           the
           nineteenth
           year
           of
           his
           Age
           ,
           and
           at
           twenty
           he
           was
           called
           and
           setled
           in
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Gospel
           at
           
             Glasgow
          
           (
           a
           bright
           Candlestick
           in
           that
           day
           )
           with
           Mr.
           
             James
             Durham
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             John
             Carstairs
             ,
          
           Ministers
           of
           the
           
             New
             Testament
             ,
          
           of
           singular
           Worth.
           After
           two
           years
           painful
           and
           successful
           Labours
           there
           ,
           the
           Lord
           called
           him
           to
           his
           Rest.
           His
           singular
           Gifts
           for
           Preaching
           ,
           his
           charming
           way
           of
           Delivery
           both
           in
           Voice
           and
           Action
           ,
           the
           power
           he
           was
           endowed
           with
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           success
           on
           Mens
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           commonly
           attended
           his
           Labours
           ,
           were
           so
           Eminent
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           followed
           by
           Multitudes
           wherever
           he
           Preached
           ,
           more
           than
           any
           other
           Minister
           in
           that
           Land
           in
           his
           Day
           ,
           and
           became
           the
           blessed
           Instrument
           of
           the
           Converting
           of
           many
           to
           the
           Faith
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           What
           is
           Printed
           of
           his
           Sermons
           ,
           was
           principally
           by
           the
           Notes
           taken
           by
           some
           of
           his
           Hearers
           ,
           sometimes
           compared
           with
           what
           he
           Wrote
           himself
           ,
           which
           render
           them
           but
           lean
           Sceletons
           of
           the
           Discourses
           of
           a
           Minister
           under
           such
           singular
           Influences
           
           and
           Assistance
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           as
           he
           usually
           was
           ,
           in
           his
           Work.
           It
           is
           well
           known
           what
           Imperfections
           attend
           such
           posthumous
           writings
           and
           what
           allowances
           judicious
           persons
           read
           them
           with
           .
           How
           these
           two
           came
           forth
           alone
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           know
           .
        
         
           A
           worthy
           Christian
           in
           
             Lancashire
          
           being
           much
           taken
           with
           Mr.
           
             Gray's
          
           Sermons
           ,
           he
           design'd
           to
           reprint
           these
           two
           ,
           concerning
           
             The
             Great
             Salvation
             ,
          
           and
           to
           give
           some
           hundreds
           of
           them
           to
           his
           poor
           Neighbours
           ,
           for
           their
           Souls
           good
           .
           This
           Gentleman
           finding
           that
           the
           first
           Publishers
           of
           them
           were
           two
           Ministers
           in
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           one
           of
           them
           being
           my
           honoured
           Father
           ,
           and
           I
           also
           bearing
           his
           Name
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           know
           but
           that
           I
           was
           one
           of
           the
           persons
           that
           first
           sent
           them
           to
           the
           Press
           ;
           and
           therefore
           he
           desired
           me
           to
           Preface
           to
           them
           .
           I
           told
           him
           his
           mistake
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           being
           very
           young
           when
           Mr.
           
             Gray
          
           dyed
           ,
           could
           Testify
           no
           more
           of
           my
           own
           Knowledg
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           had
           seen
           him
           in
           my
           Fathers
           House
           and
           Pulpit
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           do
           well
           remember
           the
           high
           Character
           be
           had
           from
           all
           the
           godly
           
           Ministers
           and
           Christians
           that
           knew
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           his
           Death
           was
           lamented
           bitterly
           ,
           as
           a
           publick
           Calamity
           ,
           and
           a
           Prognostick
           of
           evil
           to
           come
           .
           Although
           another
           might
           be
           more
           fit
           than
           I
           to
           Commend
           them
           to
           the
           Publick
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           had
           been
           put
           to
           my
           cheice
           ,
           I
           might
           have
           pitched
           on
           something
           else
           of
           this
           Author
           ,
           or
           of
           another
           ,
           for
           that
           Chritable
           end
           ,
           driven
           at
           ,
           yet
           seeing
           every
           one
           is
           to
           be
           left
           to
           their
           own
           Liberty
           in
           good
           works
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           I
           would
           neither
           divert
           his
           design
           ,
           nor
           deny
           his
           request
           .
        
         
           These
           two
           Sermons
           ,
           now
           again
           published
           ,
           contain
           no
           matters
           or
           point
           of
           Controversy
           ,
           (
           except
           the
           main
           things
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           be
           so
           accounted
           in
           this
           Age
           ,
           wherein
           angry
           contention
           is
           more
           minded
           by
           many
           ,
           than
           solid
           Believing
           and
           Holy
           walking
           )
           They
           hold
           forth
           the
           greatest
           of
           Truths
           ,
           and
           best
           of
           Tidings
           (
           
             The
             great
             Salvation
             wrought
             out
             compleatly
             by
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             our
             Saviour
             .
          
           )
           They
           warn
           gravely
           of
           the
           greatest
           ,
           commonest
           and
           most
           Damning
           of
           all
           Sins
           (
           
             the
             neglecting
             thereof
             .
          
           )
           They
           earnestly
           call
           to
           the
           most
           
           important
           of
           all
           Gospel-Duties
           (
           
             the
             believing
             acceptance
             of
             this
             Saviour
             with
             his
             great
             Salvation
             .
          
           )
           May
           some
           of
           the
           same
           Power
           from
           on
           High
           ,
           accompany
           thy
           Reading
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           did
           attend
           the
           Preaching
           of
           them
           ,
           is
           the
           desire
           of
        
         
           
             Thy
             Servant
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             
               Ro.
               Trail
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Concerning
           the
           GREAT
           SALVATION
           .
        
         
           
             Heb.
             2.
             3.
             
          
           
             How
             shall
             we
             escape
             if
             we
             neglect
             so
             great
             salvation
             ,
             which
             at
             the
             first
             began
             to
             be
             spoken
             by
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             was
             confirmed
             unto
             us
             by
             them
             that
             heard
             him
             ?
          
        
         
           THis
           everlasting
           Gospel
           which
           is
           preached
           unto
           you
           ,
           is
           that
           glorious
           Star
           ,
           which
           must
           lead
           us
           to
           the
           place
           where
           blessed
           Christ
           doth
           lye
           .
           This
           Gospel
           and
           glad
           tidings
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           come
           near
           unto
           you
           :
           And
           Christ
           is
           standing
           at
           the
           everlasting
           doors
           of
           your
           hearts
           ,
           desiring
           that
           ye
           would
           open
           unto
           him
           .
           There
           is
           that
           one
           great
           request
           ,
           which
           Heaven
           this
           day
           hath
           to
           present
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           ;
           that
           ye
           would
           at
           last
           embrace
           this
           great
           
           salvation
           freely
           offered
           by
           him
           .
           It
           is
           the
           thing
           for
           which
           ye
           are
           called
           to
           mourn
           this
           day
           ,
           that
           since
           the
           dayes
           of
           your
           fathers
           ,
           and
           since
           the
           beginning
           of
           your
           own
           dayes
           ,
           ye
           have
           stopped
           your
           ears
           from
           the
           sweet
           and
           chaunting
           voice
           of
           this
           blessed
           Chamber
           .
           
             Ye
             would
             never
             dance
             to
             Christ
             when
             he
             piped
             :
             Neither
             would
             ye
             weep
             to
             him
             when
             he
             lamented
             .
          
        
         
           But
           to
           come
           to
           the
           words
           which
           we
           have
           read
           unto
           you
           :
           The
           Apostle
           (
           in
           the
           former
           Chapter
           )
           had
           been
           discoursing
           most
           Divinely
           of
           the
           matchless
           and
           incomparable
           excellencies
           which
           are
           in
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           :
           And
           in
           the
           first
           verse
           of
           this
           second
           Chapter
           ,
           he
           draweth
           forth
           an
           Exhortation
           from
           his
           former
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           in
           short
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           they
           would
           take
           heed
           to
           the
           Blessed
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           
             and
             not
             at
             any
             time
             to
             let
             it
             slip
             out
             of
             their
             minds
             ;
          
           and
           that
           they
           would
           keep
           this
           Gospel
           as
           a
           jewel
           of
           great
           price
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           sell
           it
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           would
           be
           induced
           to
           buy
           it
           .
           And
           this
           Exhortation
           he
           presseth
           by
           two
           Arguments
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           Argument
           is
           in
           the
           second
           verse
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             If
             the
             word
             spoken
             by
             Angels
             was
             stedfast
             ,
             and
             every
             transgression
             and
             disobedience
             received
             a
             just
             recompence
             of
             reward
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           This
           is
           ,
           if
           the
           transgression
           of
           the
           Law
           which
           was
           delivered
           but
           by
           the
           Ministry
           of
           
             Angels
             ,
          
           and
           every
           disobedience
           to
           it
           was
           so
           severely
           punished
           ;
           let
           that
           provoke
           you
           to
           take
           heed
           that
           ye
           transgress
           not
           the
           precious
           Gospel
           which
           was
           spoken
           by
           the
           Lord
           himself
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           Argument
           is
           in
           the
           words
           which
           we
           have
           read
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           taken
           from
           the
           certain
           and
           infallible
           stroak
           of
           the
           justice
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           shall
           come
           upon
           those
           who
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           it
           is
           impossible
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           that
           there
           can
           be
           a
           City
           of
           refuge
           for
           those
           who
           slight
           this
           
             great
             salvation
             .
          
        
         
         
           Now
           in
           the
           words
           which
           we
           have
           read
           ,
           there
           are
           these
           six
           things
           to
           be
           considered
           .
        
         
           I.
           First
           ,
           That
           is
           an
           evil
           incident
           to
           the
           hearers
           of
           this
           precious
           Gospel
           and
           great
           salvation
           ,
           to
           slight
           and
           undervalue
           it
           :
           This
           is
           clearly
           presupposed
           in
           the
           words
           ;
           otherwise
           there
           had
           been
           no
           ground
           or
           access
           for
           the
           Apostle
           to
           threaten
           so
           terrible
           things
           against
           the
           slighters
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           II.
           The
           second
           thing
           to
           be
           considered
           in
           the
           words
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           stroak
           and
           ruine
           of
           those
           who
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           certain
           and
           infallable
           ,
           it
           will
           surely
           come
           upon
           them
           ;
           this
           is
           clear
           from
           those
           words
           ,
           
             How
             shall
             we
             escape
             ?
          
           As
           if
           he
           had
           said
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           imaginable
           way
           for
           us
           to
           escape
           ,
           if
           we
           neglect
           (
           this
           )
           
             so
             great
             salvation
             ;
          
           we
           may
           have
           a
           City
           of
           refuge
           when
           we
           are
           pursued
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           or
           when
           we
           are
           pursued
           other
           ways
           by
           the
           justice
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           if
           once
           we
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           there
           remaineth
           no
           city
           of
           refuge
           (
           no
           door
           of
           escape
           left
           open
           )
           unto
           us
           ;
           for
           where
           will
           the
           person
           flee
           that
           slighted
           this
           great
           salvation
           !
        
         
           III.
           There
           is
           this
           third
           thing
           whereof
           we
           shall
           take
           notice
           from
           the
           words
           ,
           that
           the
           stroak
           of
           the
           justice
           of
           God
           cometh
           justly
           upon
           them
           who
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           truly
           it
           is
           a
           most
           equal
           and
           reasonable
           stroak
           ;
           which
           is
           also
           clear
           from
           the
           words
           ,
           
             How
             shall
             we
             escape
             if
             we
             neglect
             so
             great
             salvation
             ?
          
           where
           he
           puts
           it
           home
           to
           their
           consciences
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           said
           ,
           think
           ye
           not
           that
           it
           is
           just
           and
           righteous
           that
           (
           if
           ye
           slight
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           )
           there
           should
           not
           be
           a
           door
           of
           escape
           left
           open
           unto
           you
           :
           He
           putteth
           the
           question
           home
           to
           their
           conscience
           to
           answer
           ,
           yea
           ,
           or
           no.
           
        
         
           IV.
           The
           fourth
           thing
           to
           be
           considered
           in
           the
           words
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           the
           slighting
           this
           great
           salvation
           is
           a
           sin
           that
           hath
           many
           aggravations
           which
           attend
           
           and
           wait
           upon
           it
           .
           And
           it
           hath
           two
           great
           aggravations
           from
           the
           words
           which
           I
           have
           read
           ;
           the
           first
           
             great
             aggravation
          
           in
           that
           word
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             graet
             salvation
             ;
          
           as
           if
           he
           had
           said
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           not
           a
           
             great
             salvation
             ,
             you
             might
             have
          
           some
           cloak
           or
           excuse
           for
           your
           slighting
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           seeing
           it
           is
           such
           a
           great
           and
           external
           salvation
           ,
           there
           is
           now
           no
           cloak
           left
           for
           your
           sin
           .
           The
           second
           aggravation
           is
           from
           the
           certainty
           of
           this
           salvation
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           
             which
             at
             first
             began
             to
             be
             spoken
             by
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             unto
             us
             by
             those
             that
             heard
             him
             ,
          
           viz.
           
             His
             Apostles
             ;
          
           whereby
           he
           telleth
           them
           this
           great
           salvation
           is
           no
           notion
           nor
           fancy
           ;
           but
           a
           most
           certain
           ,
           sure
           and
           real
           salvation
           ,
           which
           yet
           they
           flight
           .
        
         
           V.
           The
           fifth
           thing
           whereof
           we
           shall
           take
           notice
           from
           the
           words
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           That
           there
           are
           no
           persons
           (
           be
           whom
           they
           will
           ,
           Minister
           or
           people
           )
           who
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           shall
           have
           a
           door
           of
           escape
           .
           Hence
           it
           is
           that
           the
           Apostle
           putteth
           himself
           among
           the
           rest
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             How
             shall
             we
             escape
             if
             we
             neglect
             so
             great
             salvation
             ?
          
           that
           is
           ,
           
             How
             shall
             I
             Paul
             escape
             if
             I
             neglect
             so
             great
             salvation
             ,
             and
             so
             frustrate
             the
             grace
             of
             God!
             
          
        
         
           VI.
           Sixthly
           we
           would
           take
           notice
           of
           this
           from
           ,
           the
           words
           ,
           That
           not
           only
           heart-dispising
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           but
           even
           also
           the
           very
           neglecting
           of
           it
           hath
           a
           certain
           infallible
           and
           unspeakable
           ruine
           attending
           upon
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           before
           we
           begin
           to
           speak
           to
           any
           of
           these
           six
           things
           ,
           (
           which
           we
           have
           observed
           from
           these
           words
           )
           there
           are
           these
           two
           things
           whereunto
           we
           shall
           speak
           a
           little
           for
           clearing
           of
           the
           words
           ;
           first
           ,
           what
           is
           meant
           here
           by
           
             great
             salvation
             :
          
           Secondly
           ,
           how
           it
           is
           said
           that
           Christ
           was
           the
           
             first
             preacher
             of
             it
             .
          
        
         
           First
           ,
           we
           conceive
           that
           by
           the
           great
           salvation
           is
           understood
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           as
           is
           clear
           ,
           
             Ephes.
          
           1.
           13.
           
           where
           it
           is
           called
           
             the
             Gospel
             of
             our
             salvation
             ;
          
           and
           
             Acts
          
           13.
           26.
           it
           is
           called
           
             the
             word
             of
             this
             salvation
             ;
          
           so
           that
           by
           the
           words
           of
           this
           salvation
           is
           understood
           the
           Gosgel
           ,
           and
           those
           precious
           offers
           which
           are
           contained
           in
           it
           .
           And
           we
           conceive
           it
           may
           be
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           ,
           in
           these
           eight
           respects
           .
        
         
           I.
           First
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           the
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           price
           which
           was
           laid
           down
           for
           it
           ;
           there
           being
           no
           less
           price
           laid
           down
           to
           purchase
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           than
           the
           
             blood
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God.
          
           From
           whence
           then
           doth
           salvation
           flow
           unto
           you
           ?
           it
           comes
           running
           to
           you
           in
           a
           stream
           of
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ;
           this
           is
           clear
           ,
           
             Heb.
             9.
             12.
             
             Neither
             by
             the
             blood
             of
             Goats
             and
             Calves
             ,
             but
             by
             his
             own
             blood
             he
             entered
             in
             once
             into
             the
             holy
             place
             ,
             having
             obtained
             eternal
             redemption
             for
             us
             .
          
        
         
           II.
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           many
           difficulties
           and
           oppositions
           which
           lie
           in
           the
           way
           of
           bringing
           it
           about
           .
           What
           great
           impediments
           (
           suppose
           ye
           )
           lay
           in
           Christs
           way
           before
           he
           could
           accomplish
           and
           bring
           about
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Was
           not
           the
           Justice
           of
           God
           to
           be
           satisfied
           ?
           was
           he
           not
           to
           dye
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           made
           like
           unto
           one
           of
           us
           ?
           was
           he
           not
           to
           lie
           in
           the
           grave
           ?
           and
           was
           he
           not
           to
           bear
           the
           torments
           of
           hell
           before
           this
           great
           salvation
           could
           be
           accomplished
           and
           brought
           to
           pass
           ?
           there
           were
           such
           impediments
           in
           the
           way
           of
           bringing
           about
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           if
           all
           the
           Angels
           in
           heaven
           had
           been
           set
           to
           work
           ,
           they
           had
           been
           all
           crushed
           under
           it
           ;
           had
           it
           been
           but
           that
           one
           great
           impediment
           to
           
             satisfie
             the
             justice
             ,
          
           and
           pacifie
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           even
           that
           was
           a
           pass
           ,
           through
           which
           none
           could
           go
           but
           the
           eternal
           Son
           of
           God.
           It
           was
           so
           guarded
           ,
           that
           none
           durst
           to
           adventure
           to
           enter
           it
           (
           much
           less
           could
           any
           win
           through
           it
           )
           save
           he
           onely
           
             who
             was
             mighty
             to
             save
             .
          
        
         
         
           III.
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           that
           high
           estimation
           which
           the
           Saints
           have
           of
           it
           .
           O
           what
           an
           high
           estimation
           have
           the
           Saints
           of
           this
           Gospel
           salvation
           !
           there
           is
           no
           mercy
           which
           they
           think
           comparable
           to
           this
           ;
           all
           other
           mercies
           are
           but
           little
           
             Zoars
          
           in
           comparison
           of
           this
           great
           mercy
           and
           Gospel
           salvation
           .
        
         
           IV.
           Fourthly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           those
           noble
           effects
           which
           this
           salvation
           bringeth
           about
           and
           produceth
           .
           Some
           of
           the
           great
           effects
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           
             David
          
           hath
           cleared
           ,
           
             Psa.
          
           19.
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           9
           ,
           10.
           
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           great
           effect
           (
           of
           this
           Gospel
           salvation
           )
           to
           bring
           us
           out
           of
           nature
           into
           an
           estate
           of
           grace
           ?
           And
           that
           is
           an
           effect
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           great
           effect
           to
           make
           us
           who
           were
           enemies
           ,
           become
           friends
           ?
           And
           that
           is
           an
           effect
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           great
           effect
           to
           make
           us
           who
           were
           moving
           in
           the
           way
           to
           hell
           ,
           move
           in
           the
           way
           to
           heaven
           ?
           And
           that
           is
           an
           effect
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Is
           not
           this
           a
           great
           effect
           to
           make
           us
           who
           were
           
             far
             off
             ,
          
           to
           be
           now
           
             made
             near
             ?
          
           And
           yet
           that
           is
           an
           effect
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           And
           is
           not
           this
           a
           great
           effect
           to
           make
           us
           
             who
             were
             darkness
             become
             light
             in
             the
             Lord
             ?
          
           And
           that
           is
           the
           great
           effect
           of
           this
           Gospel-salvation
           .
           Yea
           ,
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           time
           would
           fail
           me
           to
           tell
           all
           the
           great
           effects
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           But
           O
           will
           ye
           come
           and
           see
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           best
           resolve
           the
           question
           unto
           you
           ,
           what
           the
           noble
           effects
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           are
           .
        
         
           V.
           Fifthly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           great
           advantages
           which
           do
           redound
           to
           the
           person
           who
           embraceth
           it
           .
           First
           ,
           is
           not
           heaven
           a
           noble
           advantage
           ?
           and
           that
           is
           the
           gain
           which
           attendeth
           the
           embracers
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           Is
           not
           Jesus
           Christ
           a
           notable
           advantage
           ?
           And
           yet
           he
           is
           the
           advantage
           which
           attendeth
           the
           embracers
           of
           
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           3dly
           ,
           is
           not
           eternal
           communion
           with
           God
           a
           noble
           advantage
           ?
           and
           that
           advantage
           attendeth
           the
           embracers
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           4thly
           ,
           is
           not
           eternal
           liberation
           from
           the
           body
           of
           death
           a
           great
           advantage
           ?
           and
           that
           attendeth
           the
           embracers
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Fifthly
           ,
           is
           not
           eternal
           singing
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           a
           great
           advantage
           ?
           and
           that
           attendeth
           the
           embracers
           of
           this
           salvation
           .
           Sixthly
           ,
           is
           not
           eternal
           seeing
           of
           God
           as
           he
           is
           ,
           a
           great
           and
           noble
           advantage
           ?
           And
           yet
           this
           (
           as
           all
           the
           former
           )
           attendeth
           the
           embracers
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Yea
           ,
           would
           ye
           be
           rich
           ?
           O
           then
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Would
           ye
           be
           honourable
           ?
           Come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Would
           ye
           be
           eternally
           happy
           ?
           O
           then
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           VI.
           Sixthly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           all
           other
           salvations
           that
           ever
           were
           accomplished
           .
           There
           was
           never
           a
           salvation
           or
           victory
           obtained
           by
           any
           General
           or
           Captain
           (
           unto
           a
           Land
           or
           people
           )
           that
           could
           have
           the
           name
           of
           great
           salvation
           in
           comparison
           of
           this
           .
        
         
           VII
           .
           Seventhly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           authority
           of
           it
           ;
           we
           have
           spoken
           of
           the
           greatness
           (
           as
           to
           the
           meritorious
           cause
           )
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           how
           great
           things
           it
           doth
           effectuate
           ;
           and
           also
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           authority
           of
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           great
           salvation
           .
           Would
           you
           know
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           it
           is
           Christ.
           
             Hebr.
             5.
             9.
             
             He
             became
             the
             Author
             of
             eternal
             salvation
             to
             all
             them
             that
             obey
             him
             .
          
           And
           must
           not
           this
           salvation
           be
           sutable
           to
           him
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           it
           ?
           this
           is
           one
           of
           the
           most
           noble
           and
           irradiant
           beams
           of
           the
           Majesty
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           the
           Mediator
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
         
           VII
           .
           Eighthly
           ,
           it
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           continuance
           and
           duration
           of
           it
           .
           It
           is
           not
           a
           salvation
           which
           is
           but
           for
           a
           day
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           an
           eternal
           salvation
           ,
           
             Hebr.
             9.
             12.
             
             He
             obtained
             eternal
             Redemption
             for
             us
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           the
           second
           thing
           whereunto
           we
           shall
           speak
           for
           clearing
           of
           the
           words
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           How
           it
           is
           said
           that
           Christ
           was
           the
           first
           preacher
           of
           this
           eternal
           salvation
           .
           We
           do
           not
           think
           that
           the
           words
           are
           thus
           to
           be
           understood
           ,
           that
           the
           Gospel
           and
           this
           great
           salvation
           was
           never
           preached
           before
           Christ
           came
           in
           the
           flesh
           ;
           but
           we
           think
           the
           meaning
           of
           the
           words
           may
           be
           one
           of
           these
           three
           :
           if
           not
           all
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           I.
           First
           ,
           That
           all
           the
           preaching
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           under
           the
           Law
           ,
           did
           come
           very
           far
           short
           in
           the
           point
           of
           fulness
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           Christs
           preaching
           of
           it
           ;
           therefore
           is
           Christ
           said
           to
           be
           the
           first
           preacher
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           as
           if
           he
           had
           said
           ,
           I
           know
           
             Adam
          
           he
           preached
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           
             Enoch
          
           he
           preached
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           the
           twelve
           Patriarchs
           they
           preached
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           all
           the
           Prophets
           who
           went
           before
           Christ
           ,
           and
           are
           now
           in
           heaven
           ,
           they
           preached
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           but
           all
           their
           preaching
           deserved
           not
           the
           name
           of
           preaching
           in
           comparison
           of
           Christs
           ;
           for
           
             never
             man
             spake
             as
             he
             spake
             .
          
           Thus
           Christ
           was
           the
           first
           great
           preacher
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           II.
           Secondly
           ,
           This
           may
           be
           the
           meaning
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           Christ
           was
           the
           first
           preacher
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           in
           respect
           of
           his
           clear
           way
           of
           preaching
           of
           it
           ;
           for
           he
           was
           the
           first
           preacher
           of
           it
           without
           types
           and
           shadows
           ;
           he
           was
           the
           first
           preacher
           of
           it
           clearly
           and
           fully
           ,
           with
           so
           much
           demonstration
           and
           power
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           III.
           Thirdly
           ,
           The
           meaning
           of
           this
           (
           that
           Christ
           was
           the
           first
           preacher
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           )
           may
           
           relate
           to
           his
           appearing
           to
           
             Adam
          
           in
           Paradise
           when
           he
           became
           the
           first
           and
           great
           preacher
           of
           this
           salvation
           ,
           when
           he
           did
           speak
           that
           word
           unto
           him
           ,
           
             The
             seed
             of
             the
             woman
             shall
             tread
             down
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Serpent
             .
          
           The
           first
           glorious
           preaching
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           was
           when
           Christ
           preached
           to
           
             Adam
          
           in
           Paradise
           .
           And
           that
           was
           the
           first
           and
           glorious
           morning
           of
           this
           blessed
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           Now
           we
           shall
           speak
           a
           little
           to
           the
           first
           of
           these
           six
           things
           which
           we
           have
           observed
           from
           these
           words
           ;
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           That
           there
           are
           many
           within
           the
           visible
           Church
           who
           are
           neglecters
           and
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           (
           do
           ye
           not
           all
           take
           with
           it
           ?
           )
           it
           is
           clear
           ,
           
             Matth.
          
           23
           towards
           the
           close
           ;
           and
           chap.
           20.
           5.
           where
           those
           persons
           being
           invited
           to
           come
           to
           the
           marriage
           ,
           or
           feast
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           it
           is
           said
           of
           them
           
             they
             made
             light
             of
             it
             ;
          
           which
           are
           the
           same
           words
           in
           our
           Text
           :
           And
           
             Luke
          
           14.
           18.
           when
           they
           were
           invited
           to
           come
           ,
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             They
             all
             with
             one
             consent
             began
             to
             make
             their
             excuse
             ;
             and
          
           Isa.
           28.
           2.
           
           
             This
             is
             the
             rest
             wherewith
             ye
             shall
             make
             the
             weary
             to
             rest
             ,
             this
             is
             the
             refreshing
             ;
             yet
             they
             will
             not
             hear
             .
          
           Now
           is
           there
           a
           person
           here
           ,
           who
           dare
           deny
           this
           charge
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           a
           slighter
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           I
           confess
           I
           am
           afraid
           that
           you
           will
           not
           take
           with
           it
           ;
           therefore
           I
           shall
           propose
           eight
           sorts
           of
           persons
           who
           are
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           I
           charge
           you
           as
           you
           will
           answer
           to
           God
           one
           day
           ,
           that
           you
           search
           your
           hearts
           ,
           whether
           you
           be
           among
           the
           number
           (
           in
           the
           catalogue
           )
           of
           the
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           I.
           The
           first
           sort
           of
           persons
           who
           are
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           are
           those
           persons
           who
           go
           about
           to
           establish
           their
           own
           righteousness
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           submit
           to
           the
           righteousness
           of
           Christ
           ;
           (
           in
           a
           word
           )
           it
           is
           that
           sort
           of
           persons
           who
           think
           they
           may
           win
           to
           
           heaven
           by
           a
           Covenant
           of
           Works
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           take
           the
           Gospels
           way
           of
           travelling
           to
           heaven
           in
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           .
           And
           surely
           there
           is
           not
           a
           person
           here
           who
           hath
           not
           that
           cursed
           inclination
           to
           be
           as
           little
           obliged
           to
           Christ
           (
           for
           his
           salvation
           )
           as
           he
           can
           ;
           we
           would
           go
           to
           heaven
           without
           
             the
             way
             ,
          
           which
           is
           Christ.
           And
           (
           believe
           me
           )
           there
           are
           many
           in
           this
           Congregation
           who
           go
           thus
           about
           to
           establish
           their
           own
           righteousness
           .
           And
           I
           shall
           propose
           six
           sorts
           of
           persons
           who
           fall
           under
           this
           first
           rank
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           first
           sort
           are
           those
           who
           trust
           on
           their
           own
           civility
           ,
           and
           think
           that
           will
           carry
           them
           to
           heaven
           ;
           those
           are
           the
           persons
           who
           go
           about
           to
           establish
           their
           own
           righteousness
           .
           Say
           they
           ,
           I
           defie
           the
           world
           to
           say
           any
           thing
           to
           me
           ,
           
             I
             was
             overmore
             an
             honest
             man
          
           and
           I
           trust
           therefore
           that
           I
           shall
           go
           to
           heaven
           ;
           but
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           ,
           (
           O
           Atheist
           that
           thou
           art
           )
           thou
           shalt
           never
           win
           to
           heaven
           by
           those
           means
           ,
           till
           thou
           come
           to
           Christ
           with
           this
           ,
           
             All
             my
             righteousness
             is
             like
             filthy
             rags
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           second
           sort
           are
           those
           who
           build
           their
           confidence
           upon
           their
           denial
           of
           their
           good
           Works
           ,
           but
           yet
           come
           never
           this
           length
           to
           make
           use
           of
           Jesus
           Christ.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           third
           sort
           are
           those
           who
           build
           their
           confidence
           upon
           their
           duties
           ;
           they
           think
           they
           will
           come
           to
           heaven
           by
           their
           good
           prayers
           ,
           by
           their
           reading
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           fasting
           ,
           (
           like
           unto
           that
           Pharisee
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           18.
           11.
           )
           
             I
             thank
             God
             I
             am
             not
             like
             other
             men
             ;
             for
             I
             fast
             twice
             in
             the
             week
             ,
             I
             pay
             tithes
             of
             all
             that
             I
             possess
             :
          
           But
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ,
           thy
           duties
           will
           never
           bring
           thee
           to
           heaven
           if
           Christ
           he
           not
           the
           end
           of
           all
           thy
           duties
           ,
           nor
           can
           you
           perform
           a
           duty
           without
           him
           ▪
        
         
           4
           ,
           The
           fourth
           sort
           of
           Persons
           who
           fall
           under
           this
           first
           rank
           of
           slighters
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           are
           those
           who
           trust
           on
           their
           convictions
           ;
           if
           they
           have
           once
           been
           convinced
           of
           their
           sin
           and
           miserable
           estate
           ,
           
           they
           think
           there
           is
           no
           more
           to
           do
           ,
           Christ
           will
           never
           reject
           them
           ,
           so
           they
           sit
           down
           and
           build
           their
           hope
           upon
           those
           convictions
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           fifth
           sort
           of
           persons
           are
           those
           who
           build
           their
           confidence
           upon
           their
           resolutions
           ;
           say
           they
           ,
           oftentimes
           I
           have
           resolved
           to
           be
           a
           better
           man
           than
           I
           am
           ,
           therefore
           I
           think
           (
           which
           is
           the
           fearful
           delusion
           of
           many
           )
           that
           
             God
             will
             accept
             the
             will
             for
             the
             deed
             ;
          
           but
           it
           had
           been
           good
           for
           many
           such
           a
           word
           had
           not
           been
           in
           the
           Bible
           ;
           or
           that
           their
           cursed
           eyes
           had
           never
           read
           it
           .
           But
           know
           this
           that
           though
           thou
           hadst
           as
           strong
           resolutions
           as
           
             Peter
             ,
          
           or
           as
           good
           wishes
           as
           
             Balaams
          
           had
           ,
           if
           thou
           never
           labour
           to
           bring
           them
           to
           practice
           ,
           God
           shall
           say
           to
           thee
           ,
           
             Depart
             from
             me
             ,
             I
             know
             you
             not
             :
          
           Any
           of
           you
           who
           build
           upon
           your
           resolutions
           ,
           you
           will
           build
           upon
           a
           sandy
           foundation
           ,
           these
           being
           many
           times
           a
           
             goodness
             but
             like
             the
             morning
             dew
             ,
          
        
         
           6.
           
           And
           the
           sixth
           sort
           of
           persons
           who
           fall
           under
           this
           first
           rank
           of
           slighters
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           (
           and
           wherein
           the
           evil
           is
           most
           subtil
           )
           are
           those
           who
           build
           their
           salvation
           upon
           their
           graces
           ;
           these
           also
           go
           about
           to
           establish
           their
           own
           righteousness
           ;
           but
           I
           say
           to
           such
           ,
           Their
           graces
           cannot
           be
           the
           foundation
           of
           their
           hope
           ,
           though
           they
           may
           be
           as
           evidences
           to
           strengthen
           their
           hope
           .
           Now
           are
           there
           none
           here
           who
           fall
           under
           this
           first
           rank
           of
           slighters
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           or
           are
           there
           none
           here
           who
           will
           confess
           that
           they
           have
           gone
           about
           to
           establish
           their
           own
           righteousness
           ?
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           who
           wilt
           confess
           ,
           put
           a
           rope
           about
           thy
           neck
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           Christ
           ;
           for
           he
           is
           a
           merciful
           King
           :
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           ,
           Come
           to
           Christ
           with
           this
           ,
           
             All
             my
             righteousness
             is
             like
             filthy
             rags
             ;
          
           and
           if
           thou
           wilt
           come
           with
           this
           in
           sincerity
           ,
           he
           shall
           say
           ,
           
             Bring
             forth
             the
             white
             robe
             and
             put
             upon
             him
             .
          
           If
           thou
           canst
           be
           brought
           to
           speak
           that
           in
           sincerity
           to
           Christ
           ,
           
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           more
           betwixt
           Christ
           and
           thee
           ,
           but
           
             Come
             and
             cloath
             him
             with
             the
             whole
             robe
             .
          
        
         
           II.
           Secondly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           slight
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           who
           delay
           their
           taking
           hold
           of
           the
           precious
           offers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           :
           for
           there
           are
           many
           (
           when
           we
           preach
           this
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           when
           we
           hold
           out
           the
           great
           salvation
           to
           them
           )
           who
           say
           ,
           
             I
             will
             follow
             Christ
             ,
             but
             I
             must
             first
             go
             home
             and
             bury
             my
             father
             ;
          
           (
           and
           so
           they
           delay
           to
           take
           hold
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           )
           But
           I
           say
           to
           you
           (
           whoever
           you
           be
           )
           that
           thus
           delay
           to
           take
           hold
           on
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           you
           are
           the
           slighters
           of
           it
           .
           Is
           there
           a
           person
           within
           these
           doors
           who
           dare
           but
           acknowledge
           that
           he
           hath
           slighted
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           delayed
           to
           embrace
           it
           ?
           O
           tell
           me
           what
           do
           your
           consciences
           speak
           !
           Are
           there
           any
           but
           they
           most
           acknowledge
           they
           come
           under
           this
           second
           rank
           ?
           And
           I
           say
           ,
           to
           you
           who
           have
           thus
           delayed
           ,
           will
           you
           yet
           embrace
           it
           ?
           I
           say
           even
           unto
           you
           who
           are
           old
           men
           (
           now
           past
           sixty
           years
           ,
           and
           have
           slighted
           this
           great
           salvation
           so
           long
           )
           yet
           this
           day
           this
           great
           salvation
           is
           offered
           unto
           you
           :
           What
           say
           you
           to
           it
           ?
           O
           what
           do
           you
           say
           to
           this
           offer
           ?
           Are
           ye
           saying
           ,
           I
           must
           now
           delay
           (
           and
           not
           receive
           this
           great
           salvation
           )
           till
           my
           Harvest
           be
           by
           and
           over
           ?
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ,
           that
           the
           Harvest
           of
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           is
           ripe
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           put
           in
           his
           sickle
           ,
           and
           cut
           thee
           down
           .
           I
           will
           say
           no
           more
           to
           those
           who
           thus
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           but
           this
           ,
           
             Why
             〈◊〉
             and
             ye
             all
             the
             day
             in
             the
             Market
             place
             idle
             ,
             and
             doing
             nothing
             .
          
           O
           will
           you
           at
           last
           be
           induced
           to
           take
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           before
           it
           be
           hid
           from
           your
           eyes
           .
        
         
           III.
           Thirdly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           are
           the
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           who
           complement
           with
           Christ
           when
           they
           are
           invited
           to
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           it
           :
           And
           say
           silently
           (
           to
           the
           Minister
           ,
           or
           rather
           to
           their
           own
           consciences
           )
           
             I
             pray
             you
             have
             me
             excused
             at
             this
             time
             ;
          
           
           as
           those
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           14.
           18.
           
           But
           I
           would
           only
           ask
           of
           such
           ,
           Have
           you
           any
           lawful
           excuse
           why
           you
           will
           not
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvatiou
           ?
           is
           there
           any
           person
           here
           that
           hath
           any
           lawful
           excuse
           to
           present
           ?
           I
           shall
           never
           take
           that
           off
           your
           hand
           ,
           
             Have
             me
             excused
             .
          
           But
           be
           sure
           of
           this
           ,
           I
           shall
           never
           excuse
           you
           ,
           but
           accuse
           you
           ;
           therefore
           I
           desire
           that
           those
           persons
           who
           have
           slighted
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           by
           complementing
           with
           Christ
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           complement
           no
           more
           with
           him
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           now
           embrace
           it
           .
        
         
           IV.
           The
           fourth
           sort
           of
           persons
           who
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           are
           these
           who
           give
           way
           to
           discouragements
           and
           unbelief
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           will
           not
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           such
           of
           you
           are
           slighters
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           Christ
           will
           esteem
           you
           such
           .
           Oh
           if
           ye
           knew
           the
           worth
           and
           vertue
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           there
           would
           not
           be
           a
           temptation
           (
           you
           could
           meet
           with
           )
           that
           would
           hinder
           you
           from
           embracing
           it
           ,
           but
           if
           thou
           couldst
           not
           answer
           these
           temptations
           ,
           thou
           wouldst
           not
           own
           them
           .
           I
           say
           unto
           such
           undervaluers
           and
           slighters
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           as
           discouraged
           persons
           .
           (
           
             And
             those
             who
             stay
             long
             in
             the
             place
             of
             the
             breaking
             forth
             of
             children
          
           )
           that
           when
           you
           cannot
           answer
           your
           objections
           ,
           which
           hinder
           you
           from
           closing
           with
           Christ
           ,
           I
           entreat
           you
           disown
           them
           ,
           as
           if
           ye
           heard
           them
           not
           :
           Say
           ye
           ,
           Think
           ye
           this
           lawful
           ?
           I
           say
           it
           is
           both
           lawful
           and
           expedient
           ,
           for
           it
           was
           the
           practice
           of
           believing
           
             Abraham
             ;
             He
             considered
             not
             his
             own
             body
          
           being
           dry
           as
           an
           old
           stick
           ,
           
             nor
             the
             deadness
             of
          
           Sarahs
           
             womb
             .
          
           He
           did
           not
           consider
           these
           things
           which
           might
           have
           been
           objections
           to
           keep
           him
           from
           believing
           .
           He
           might
           have
           started
           at
           these
           two
           objections
           ;
           Alas
           ,
           I
           am
           old
           ;
           and
           that
           objections
           could
           he
           not
           answer
           ;
           and
           my
           wife
           is
           past
           child-bearing
           ;
           neither
           could
           he
           answer
           that
           objection
           .
           
           What
           then
           did
           he
           with
           them
           ?
           He
           slighted
           them
           both
           ,
           and
           considered
           them
           not
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           I
           would
           say
           this
           to
           you
           who
           thus
           slight
           it
           because
           of
           discouragements
           ;
           If
           ye
           did
           know
           the
           worth
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           which
           is
           in
           this
           Gospel
           redemption
           that
           is
           offered
           unto
           you
           ,
           although
           ye
           had
           an
           army
           of
           objections
           to
           go
           through
           ,
           ye
           would
           go
           through
           them
           all
           ,
           
             To
             get
             a
             drink
             of
             the
             water
             of
             this
             well
             of
             Bethlehem
             .
          
        
         
           V.
           The
           fifth
           sort
           of
           persons
           who
           slight
           his
           great
           salvation
           ,
           are
           those
           who
           will
           not
           do
           so
           much
           as
           take
           care
           ,
           and
           give
           pains
           to
           hear
           this
           great
           salvation
           offered
           unto
           them
           ;
           for
           there
           are
           some
           persons
           who
           (
           if
           they
           come
           to
           the
           Church
           )
           desire
           to
           sit
           farthest
           off
           ,
           and
           so
           never
           take
           care
           to
           hear
           a
           word
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           and
           such
           are
           dreadful
           slighters
           of
           it
           .
           Like
           unto
           these
           mentioned
           ,
           
             Ier.
             6.
             10.
             
             To
             whom
             shall
             I
             speak
             and
             give
             warning
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             hear
             ?
             Behold
             their
             ear
             is
             uncircumcised
             ,
             and
             they
             cannot
             hearken
             ,
          
           Isa.
           28.
           12.
           
           
             But
             they
             would
             not
             hear
             ,
          
           Jer.
           7.
           10.
           
             who
             say
             we
             are
             delivered
             to
             do
             all
             these
             abominations
             :
             Yet
             they
             did
             come
             and
             stand
             before
             him
             ,
             in
             the
             house
             which
             was
             called
             by
             his
             name
             .
          
        
         
           VI.
           Sixthly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           are
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           who
           (
           when
           they
           hear
           it
           )
           are
           no
           more
           (
           nay
           not
           so
           much
           )
           affected
           with
           it
           ,
           than
           if
           we
           were
           telling
           unto
           them
           the
           most
           senseless
           history
           of
           
             Thomas
          
           the
           
             Rymer
             ,
          
           or
           some
           other
           old
           fable
           .
           Like
           unto
           these
           mentioned
           ,
           
             Ier.
             6.
             10.
             
             The
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             unto
             them
             a
             reproach
             ,
             they
             have
             no
             delight
             in
             it
             .
          
           I
           would
           pose
           you
           all
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           (
           men
           or
           women
           )
           did
           you
           ever
           set
           your selves
           (
           or
           took
           ye
           ever
           pains
           )
           to
           bring
           up
           your
           hearts
           to
           the
           love
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Was
           it
           ever
           the
           rejoycing
           of
           your
           hearts
           that
           Christ
           dyed
           and
           rose
           again
           ?
           I
           do
           certainly
           believe
           it
           (
           and
           I
           am
           perswaded
           )
           that
           there
           are
           decrees
           past
           in
           Heaven
           
           against
           many
           of
           you
           ,
           
             That
             in
             hearing
             ye
             shall
             hear
             ,
             but
             not
             understand
             ;
             and
             in
             seeing
             ye
             shall
             see
             ,
             and
             shall
             not
             perceive
             :
          
           For
           God
           hath
           made
           your
           hearts
           harder
           than
           the
           Flint
           or
           Adamant
           ;
           so
           that
           ye
           〈◊〉
           refuse
           to
           return
           when
           he
           doth
           exhort
           you
           .
           Believe
           me
           (
           if
           I
           may
           so
           〈◊〉
           )
           I
           think
           there
           is
           as
           much
           probability
           that
           the
           stones
           in
           the
           wall
           would
           hear
           (
           if
           we
           would
           speak
           to
           him
           )
           as
           soon
           as
           many
           of
           you
           .
        
         
           VII
           .
           Seventhly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           are
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           who
           did
           never
           complain
           that
           they
           wanted
           a
           right
           to
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           I
           hope
           some
           of
           you
           are
           now
           convinced
           that
           ye
           never
           came
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           I
           say
           yet
           unto
           you
           ,
           if
           ye
           did
           never
           spend
           one
           hour
           in
           secret
           weeping
           and
           lamenting
           ,
           because
           ye
           had
           not
           aright
           to
           this
           Gospel
           redemption
           ,
           it
           is
           but
           too
           probable
           you
           never
           had
           yet
           a
           right
           to
           it
           .
           Yea
           ,
           know
           it
           ,
           that
           such
           of
           you
           would
           little
           care
           to
           let
           precious
           Christ
           depart
           without
           any
           grief
           of
           heart
           :
           I
           think
           if
           this
           were
           voiced
           within
           this
           house
           to
           day
           ,
           whether
           or
           not
           shall
           Christ
           go
           and
           depart
           ,
           I
           doubt
           if
           there
           would
           be
           many
           heart-dissenters
           ,
           though
           many
           tongue
           dissenters
           :
           Oh
           ,
           I
           fear
           ,
           there
           would
           be
           many
           hearts
           here
           ,
           saying
           ,
           O
           Christ
           ,
           depart
           and
           go
           thy
           way
           :
           Yea
           ,
           there
           are
           many
           Gadarens
           here
           ,
           
             who
             prefer
             their
             kine
             and
             swine
             to
             precious
             Christ
             ,
             and
             would
             beseech
             him
             to
             go
             out
             of
             their
             coasts
             .
          
        
         
           VIII
           .
           Eighthly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           slight
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           who
           never
           took
           pains
           to
           engage
           their
           hearts
           to
           take
           hold
           of
           Christ
           and
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Christ
           is
           near
           to
           you
           this
           day
           :
           The
           great
           salvation
           is
           near
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           ,
           even
           now
           offered
           unto
           you
           ,
           therefore
           are
           there
           any
           who
           will
           take
           pains
           to
           lay
           hold
           on
           it
           ?
           I
           obtest
           you
           all
           who
           are
           here
           ,
           by
           the
           beauty
           and
           excellency
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           and
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           ye
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           it
           ;
           
             I
             
             obtest
             you
          
           by
           all
           the
           Joyes
           of
           Heaven
           that
           ye
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           
             I
             obtest
             you
          
           by
           all
           the
           terrours
           in
           Hell
           that
           ye
           embrace
           it
           ;
           
             I
             obtest
             you
          
           by
           the
           promises
           of
           the
           everlasting
           covenant
           that
           ye
           embrace
           it
           ;
           
             I
             obtest
             you
          
           by
           all
           the
           curses
           which
           are
           written
           in
           this
           book
           of
           the
           covenant
           that
           ye
           embrace
           it
           .
           
             I
             obtest
             you
          
           by
           the
           love
           you
           owe
           to
           your
           immortal
           souls
           ,
           that
           ye
           will
           once
           be
           wise
           ,
           and
           come
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           May
           I
           now
           have
           it
           ,
           saist
           thou
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           all
           ,
           ye
           may
           have
           it
           to
           day
           ,
           ye
           may
           be
           partakers
           of
           it
           before
           ye
           go
           hence
           :
           And
           so
           before
           I
           proceed
           any
           further
           ,
           I
           do
           in
           the
           name
           and
           authority
           of
           him
           who
           sent
           me
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           freely
           offer
           it
           unto
           you
           to
           day
           .
           But
           I
           
             know
          
           there
           will
           be
           eight
           sorts
           of
           humors
           (
           within
           this
           house
           today
           )
           in
           relation
           to
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           which
           now
           is
           offered
           unto
           you
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           I
           
             think
          
           there
           will
           be
           some
           of
           
             Gallio's
          
           disposition
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           that
           will
           care
           for
           none
           of
           these
           things
           :
           Yea
           ,
           there
           are
           many
           here
           who
           will
           not
           give
           a
           fig
           for
           this
           rich
           offer
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           But
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           Cursed
           be
           that
           person
           who
           putteth
           on
           
             Gallio's
          
           temper
           (
           to
           day
           )
           that
           will
           care
           for
           none
           of
           these
           things
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           I
           fear
           there
           will
           be
           many
           of
           
             Pilates
          
           humour
           here
           (
           to
           day
           )
           who
           will
           say
           ,
           they
           find
           nothing
           against
           the
           man
           ;
           yet
           will
           cry
           forth
           ,
           
             Take
             him
             and
             crucifie
             him
             .
          
           They
           find
           no
           fault
           with
           Christ
           ,
           and
           yet
           will
           be
           content
           that
           he
           be
           crucified
           .
           Now
           can
           ye
           say
           any
           thing
           against
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Produce
           your
           strong
           arguments
           ;
           Are
           there
           any
           here
           who
           have
           any
           thing
           to
           say
           against
           him
           ?
           I
           am
           here
           to
           answer
           in
           his
           name
           ;
           I
           hope
           there
           is
           not
           one
           here
           who
           hath
           any
           thing
           to
           say
           against
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           And
           why
           then
           do
           ye
           not
           
             take
          
           him
           ?
           See
           unto
           your selves
           that
           there
           be
           none
           of
           
             Pilates
          
           humour
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           
           that
           will
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             Ye
             find
             nothing
             in
             Christ
             why
             he
             should
             not
             be
             received
             ,
          
           and
           yet
           will
           be
           content
           
             that
             he
             be
             crucified
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           will
           be
           many
           of
           the
           Jews
           humor
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           who
           cry
           forth
           ,
           
             Away
             with
             Christ
             ,
             away
             with
             Christ
             ,
             and
             give
             me
             Barabas
             .
          
           But
           oh
           ,
           what
           a
           hellish
           word
           is
           that
           !
           
             Away
             with
             spotless
             Christ
             ,
             away
             with
             transcendent
             Christ
             ,
             and
             give
             us
             the
             world
             .
          
           Now
           are
           there
           any
           here
           who
           will
           be
           so
           gross
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Will
           ye
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           embrace
           your
           idols
           ,
           which
           shall
           once
           prove
           a
           crown
           of
           thorns
           unto
           you
           ?
        
         
           4.
           
           There
           will
           be
           some
           of
           
             Felix
          
           humor
           sound
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           that
           will
           say
           ,
           
             O
             Christ
             go
             away
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             here
             thee
             at
             a
             more
             convenient
             season
             :
          
           But
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           who
           will
           not
           hear
           me
           to
           day
           ,
           nor
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           I
           shall
           defie
           all
           the
           Ministers
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           to
           assure
           you
           ,
           that
           ye
           shall
           get
           another
           offer
           ,
           if
           ye
           send
           me
           away
           to
           day
           ;
           There
           is
           not
           one
           that
           can
           or
           dare
           engage
           that
           the
           great
           salvation
           shall
           be
           in
           your
           offer
           any
           more
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           let
           none
           of
           
             Felix
          
           temper
           be
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           that
           will
           say
           ,
           
             they
             will
             hear
             Christ
             at
             a
             more
             convenient
             season
             .
          
        
         
           5.
           
           There
           will
           be
           some
           of
           
             Balaams
          
           temper
           to
           day
           ,
           who
           will
           desire
           to
           
             dye
             the
             death
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
          
           and
           to
           have
           their
           last
           end
           like
           his
           ;
           yet
           they
           desire
           not
           to
           live
           the
           life
           of
           the
           righteous
           :
           But
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           ye
           shall
           never
           dye
           the
           death
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           if
           ye
           live
           not
           the
           life
           of
           the
           righteous
           .
        
         
         
           6.
           
           There
           will
           be
           some
           of
           you
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           who
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           at
           least
           will
           be
           of
           
             Agrippas
          
           humor
           ,
           that
           will
           say
           ,
           
             Thou
             hast
             almost
             perswaded
             me
             to
             be
             a
             Christian
             :
          
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ,
           O
           wilt
           thou
           quickly
           out
           with
           that
           word
           almost
           ,
           and
           put
           in
           that
           word
           altogether
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           O
           precious
           Christ
           ,
           
             Thou
             hast
             altogether
             perswaded
             me
             to
             be
             a
             Christian
             :
          
           However
           ,
           if
           thou
           come
           no
           greater
           length
           ,
           I
           intreat
           thee
           come
           this
           length
           ,
           that
           so
           thou
           mayst
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             I
             am
             almost
             perswaded
             to
             embrace
             Christ
             the
             great
             salvation
             ,
          
           and
           may
           be
           ere
           long
           ye
           will
           come
           further
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           There
           will
           be
           some
           of
           
             Iudas
          
           temper
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           
             who
             will
             betray
             Christ
             for
             thirty
             pieces
             of
             silver
             .
          
           Yea
           ,
           some
           would
           sell
           Christ
           ,
           Heaven
           ,
           their
           Idols
           and
           all
           ,
           for
           less
           then
           
             thirty
             pieces
             of
             silver
             .
          
        
         
           8.
           
           I
           think
           there
           will
           be
           many
           of
           
             Esaus
          
           profane
           temper
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           
             who
             will
             sell
             their
             birth-right
             for
             a
             mess
             of
             pottage
             .
          
           Now
           will
           ye
           enquire
           at
           your selves
           ,
           Am
           I
           the
           person
           that
           will
           give
           my
           
             birth-right
             for
             a
             mess
             of
             pottage
             ?
          
           doth
           my
           heart
           say
           ,
           
             I
             will
             sell
             my
             birth
             right
             ,
             because
             I
             am
             hungered
             and
             ready
             to
             dye
             ,
             what
             will
             it
             profit
             me
             ?
             give
             me
             a
             mess
             of
             pottage
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             quit
             my
             birth-right
             .
          
           I
           know
           it
           ,
           there
           are
           not
           a
           few
           such
           here
           to
           day
           :
           Therefore
           I
           intreat
           you
           enquire
           at
           your selves
           what
           is
           your
           humor
           .
           Oh
           shall
           the
           great
           salvation
           that
           ye
           have
           flighted
           so
           long
           ,
           be
           slighted
           this
           day
           also
           ,
           and
           shall
           there
           be
           none
           to
           embrace
           it
           ?
           Oh
           enquire
           and
           stand
           in
           awe
           ,
           lest
           the
           wrath
           of
           the
           most
           high
           pursue
           you
           .
        
         
           Now
           I
           shall
           give
           you
           these
           seven
           considerations
           ,
           which
           may
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           ,
           but
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           The
           first
           consideration
           ,
           That
           the
           not
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           is
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           acts
           of
           folly
           that
           can
           be
           ,
           
             Ier.
             8.
             9.
             
             They
             have
             rejected
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           (
           and
           immediately
           it
           is
           subjoyned
           )
           
             And
             what
             wisdom
             is
             in
             them
             ?
          
           And
           so
           
             Solomon
          
           doth
           assure
           you
           they
           cannot
           be
           wise
           who
           neglect
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           
             Prov.
             1.
             7.
             
             Fools
             despise
             wisdom
             and
             instruction
             :
          
           Therefore
           may
           not
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           be
           who
           ye
           will
           ,
           (
           though
           ye
           were
           the
           greatest
           heads
           of
           wit
           in
           all
           this
           place
           )
           ye
           are
           but
           stark
           fools
           as
           long
           as
           ye
           neglect
           this
           :
           But
           would
           you
           be
           wise
           indeed
           ,
           and
           wise
           unto
           eternal
           life
           ?
           Then
           I
           intreat
           you
           come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           second
           consideration
           to
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           the
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           of
           the
           slighters
           of
           it
           ,
           is
           most
           certain
           and
           infallable
           ,
           
             Ier.
          
           11.
           11.
           
           Where
           (
           speaking
           of
           slighting
           the
           covenant
           ,
           which
           is
           indeed
           this
           same
           great
           salvation
           )
           there
           is
           a
           Therefore
           put
           to
           the
           threatning
           .
           
             Therefore
             thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             I
             will
             bring
             evil
             upon
             them
             which
             they
             shall
             not
             be
             able
             to
             escape
             .
          
           I
           defie
           you
           all
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           to
           find
           a
           back
           door
           ,
           when
           Justice
           shall
           pursue
           you
           :
           for
           there
           is
           no
           door
           to
           escape
           if
           ye
           embrace
           not
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           But
           the
           
             earth
             will
             disclose
             your
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             heaven
             will
             declare
             your
             sin
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           Let
           this
           consideration
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           Christ
           is
           exceeding
           serious
           ,
           and
           earnest
           that
           ye
           should
           embrace
           it
           :
           And
           I
           think
           that
           
             Isa.
          
           28.
           23.
           speaketh
           out
           his
           exceeding
           seriousness
           ,
           where
           four
           times
           he
           beggeth
           of
           his
           hearers
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           give
           ear
           and
           hear
           
           his
           voice
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             Give
             ear
             and
             hear
             my
             voice
             ,
             hearken
             and
             hear
             my
             speech
             .
          
           What
           needeth
           all
           these
           exhortations
           ?
           but
           that
           Christ
           is
           most
           serious
           that
           they
           would
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           And
           O
           ,
           that
           there
           were
           a
           person
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           as
           serious
           to
           the
           bargain
           as
           Christ
           is
           !
           But
           be
           who
           ye
           will
           that
           flight
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           [
           believe
           me
           ]
           the
           day
           is
           coming
           wherein
           ye
           shall
           cry
           out
           ,
           Alas
           for
           my
           slighting
           of
           it
           !
           Wilt
           thou
           therefore
           think
           presently
           with
           thy self
           (
           O
           thou
           slighter
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           )
           what
           wilt
           thou
           say
           of
           thy
           slighting
           it
           ?
           When
           the
           Devil
           shall
           be
           leading
           thee
           in
           thorow
           those
           dark
           gates
           of
           hell
           !
           O
           slighter
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           how
           many
           alasses
           wilt
           thou
           cry
           ,
           when
           thou
           shalt
           be
           passing
           thorow
           these
           dark
           gates
           into
           thy
           everlasting
           prison
           ?
           Wilt
           thou
           not
           then
           cry
           out
           ,
           O
           me
           (
           a
           slighter
           of
           the
           everlasting
           salvation
           )
           whether
           am
           I
           now
           going
           ?
           Alas
           now
           for
           my
           slighting
           the
           Gospel
           !
           And
           as
           thou
           passest
           thorow
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           meet
           with
           numbers
           of
           miserable
           comforters
           ;
           there
           is
           not
           one
           in
           that
           prison
           ,
           who
           can
           comfort
           thee
           ;
           but
           many
           dreadful
           a
           lasses
           shalt
           thou
           then
           both
           cry
           and
           hear
           ,
           if
           thou
           embrace
           not
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Fourthly
           ,
           Let
           this
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           ye
           will
           get
           it
           for
           a
           very
           look
           :
           O
           ye
           within
           this
           house
           to
           day
           ,
           ye
           will
           get
           this
           great
           salvation
           for
           one
           look
           ,
           
             Isa.
             45.
             22.
             
             Look
             unto
             me
             and
             be
             saved
             ,
             all
             the
             ends
             of
             the
             earth
             ;
          
           for
           a
           very
           look
           ye
           will
           get
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           do
           ye
           ever
           think
           to
           get
           Heaven
           at
           a
           lower
           rate
           ?
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           fifth
           consideration
           to
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           any
           more
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           There
           is
           not
           one
           of
           you
           who
           is
           a
           slighter
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           your
           
           slighting
           it
           shall
           increase
           your
           immortal
           bonds
           .
           Man
           or
           Woman
           ,
           be
           who
           thou
           wilt
           ,
           when
           thou
           art
           slighting
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           thou
           art
           but
           plating
           a
           cord
           wherewith
           to
           bind
           thy
           soul
           eternally
           in
           these
           unquenchable
           flames
           ,
           
             Isa.
             28.
             22.
             
             Be
             ye
             not
             mockers
             ,
             lest
             your
             bonds
             be
             made
             strong
             .
          
           I
           say
           therefore
           unto
           you
           ,
           
             old
             men
             ,
          
           mock
           not
           ,
           
             lest
             your
             bonds
             be
             made
             strong
             :
             Old
             Women
             ,
          
           near
           unto
           your
           graves
           ,
           mock
           not
           ,
           
             lest
             your
             bonds
             be
             made
             strong
             :
             Young
             men
             ,
          
           be
           ye
           not
           mockers
           ,
           
             lest
             your
             bonds
             be
             made
             strong
             :
             Young
             Women
             ,
          
           who
           are
           in
           the
           flower
           of
           your
           time
           ,
           mock
           not
           ,
           
             lest
             your
             bonds
             be
             made
             strong
             :
          
           but
           now
           alas
           ,
           will
           there
           for
           all
           this
           be
           a
           person
           here
           to
           day
           who
           will
           be
           a
           moker
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
        
         
           6.
           
           The
           sixth
           consideration
           to
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           this
           great
           salvation
           any
           more
           ,
           is
           this
           :
           Ye
           know
           not
           but
           that
           your
           days
           may
           be
           near
           unto
           a
           close
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           you
           know
           not
           but
           the
           day
           of
           the
           preaching
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           may
           be
           near
           unto
           a
           close
           .
           What
           knowest
           thou
           O
           man
           or
           Woman
           ,
           but
           this
           shall
           be
           the
           last
           Sermon
           that
           ever
           thou
           shalt
           hear
           concerning
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           and
           yet
           for
           all
           this
           ,
           shall
           we
           be
           sent
           away
           without
           one
           consent
           to
           embrace
           or
           receive
           it
           ?
           O
           will
           ye
           be
           perswaded
           to
           look
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           take
           him
           ?
        
         
           7.
           
           The
           seventh
           consideration
           to
           provoke
           you
           not
           to
           slight
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           a
           five
           fold
           salvation
           comprehended
           under
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           first
           is
           this
           ,
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           thou
           shalt
           have
           salvation
           from
           thy
           idols
           .
           And
           hereby
           I
           do
           proclaim
           liberty
           this
           
           day
           ▪
           unto
           captives
           .
           I
           am
           sent
           forth
           this
           day
           with
           the
           Keyes
           of
           your
           Prison-house
           ,
           to
           open
           your
           prison
           doors
           unto
           you
           ,
           if
           ye
           will
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Play
           unto
           you
           ,
           O
           ye
           
             prisoners
             ,
             come
             forth
             and
             show
             your selves
             ;
          
           for
           the
           Keyes
           of
           your
           prison-house
           are
           with
           us
           to
           open
           your
           prison
           doors
           unto
           you
           ;
           therefore
           O
           come
           forth
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Will
           there
           be
           any
           (
           shall
           I
           think
           )
           here
           that
           will
           refuse
           to
           come
           forth
           ?
           
             O
             go
             forth
             and
             flye
             from
             the
             land
             of
             your
             captivity
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             house
             of
             your
             bondage
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Thou
           shalt
           have
           salvation
           from
           thy
           darkness
           and
           from
           thy
           ignorance
           .
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           who
           understand
           no
           more
           of
           God
           then
           the
           stones
           in
           the
           wall
           ,
           I
           command
           you
           to
           come
           forth
           ,
           and
           partake
           yet
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           unto
           you
           shall
           light
           arise
           ;
           even
           the
           day
           spring
           from
           on
           high
           and
           visit
           you
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           If
           ye
           will
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           ye
           shall
           have
           deliverance
           from
           all
           your
           fears
           .
           Dost
           thou
           fear
           that
           thou
           shalt
           be
           poor
           ?
           Come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           thou
           shalt
           be
           delivered
           from
           it
           .
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           of
           hell
           ?
           Come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           thou
           shalt
           be
           delivered
           from
           that
           fear
           .
           Art
           thou
           afraid
           at
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ?
           Then
           come
           (
           I
           say
           )
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           thou
           shalt
           have
           redemption
           from
           that
           and
           all
           thy
           fears
           ;
           
             With
             him
             is
             plenteous
             redemption
             ,
             and
             he
             can
             make
             thee
             quiet
             from
             the
             fear
             of
             evil
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           If
           thou
           wilt
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           salvation
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           have
           deliverance
           from
           all
           thy
           anxieties
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           thy
           cares
           :
           Ye
           are
           now
           careful
           
           and
           anxious
           about
           many
           things
           ;
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           make
           you
           careful
           but
           onely
           for
           
             the
             one
             thing
             necessary
             .
          
        
         
           5.
           
           If
           ye
           will
           come
           and
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           offered
           unto
           you
           this
           day
           ,
           ye
           shall
           be
           helped
           before
           ye
           go
           hence
           to
           sing
           that
           song
           ,
           
             O
             death
             where
             is
             thy
             sting
             ,
             O
             grave
             where
             is
             thy
             victory
             !
          
           Now
           O
           will
           ye
           come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           
             and
             ye
             shall
             be
             more
             then
             conquerors
             thorow
             Christ
             who
             loveth
             you
             .
          
           Are
           there
           therefore
           any
           here
           to
           day
           that
           would
           have
           victory
           over
           the
           Devil
           ,
           and
           over
           their
           own
           heart
           ?
           Then
           come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           then
           your
           victory
           is
           certain
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           to
           press
           home
           this
           great
           salvation
           upon
           you
           a
           little
           further
           ;
           There
           are
           nine
           sorts
           of
           Persons
           who
           are
           invited
           to
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           offered
           this
           day
           :
           And
           I
           charge
           you
           answer
           to
           your
           names
           when
           ye
           are
           called
           ,
           and
           delay
           not
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           First
           ,
           I
           invite
           and
           call
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           all
           who
           are
           willing
           to
           come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Now
           are
           there
           any
           of
           you
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           who
           are
           called
           
             willing
             ?
          
           Then
           I
           invite
           you
           to
           come
           aud
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           
             Rev.
             22.
             17.
             
             Whosoever
             will
             ,
             let
             him
             come
             :
          
           But
           Oh
           ,
           are
           there
           none
           here
           to
           day
           who
           are
           named
           willing
           ?
           I
           intreat
           you
           if
           there
           be
           any
           ,
           do
           not
           deny
           your
           name
           ,
           but
           come
           when
           ye
           are
           called
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Secondly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           who
           thirst
           for
           it
           ,
           are
           invited
           to
           come
           ,
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           
             Rev.
             22.
             17.
             
             Let
             him
             that
             is
             athirst
             come
             .
          
           Now
           if
           
           there
           be
           any
           here
           who
           are
           named
           thirsty
           ,
           let
           them
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           be
           satisfied
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           are
           there
           any
           moneyless
           folk
           here
           to
           day
           ?
           Let
           them
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Are
           there
           no
           monyless
           folk
           here
           to
           day
           ?
           I
           mean
           not
           that
           money
           or
           coin
           in
           your
           purses
           ;
           but
           want
           ye
           money
           ?
           That
           is
           ,
           Want
           ye
           righteousness
           ?
           Then
           I
           pray
           you
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           are
           ye
           so
           poor
           that
           ye
           have
           nothing
           but
           the
           fear
           of
           hell
           ?
           then
           I
           pray
           you
           come
           .
           If
           there
           be
           any
           here
           who
           have
           nothing
           to
           commend
           them
           to
           Christ
           ,
           but
           necessity
           :
           I
           say
           unto
           all
           such
           ,
           
             O
             come
             ,
             come
             ,
             come
             ,
          
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Fourthly
           ,
           Those
           persons
           are
           invited
           to
           come
           (
           and
           I
           wish
           there
           were
           many
           such
           )
           who
           are
           
             weary
             ;
          
           but
           oh
           !
           Are
           there
           none
           here
           to
           day
           who
           are
           called
           
             weary
             ?
          
           Are
           you
           not
           weary
           in
           pursuit
           of
           your
           sins
           ?
           If
           there
           be
           any
           such
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           
             O
             weary
             folk
             ,
             Come
             ,
             come
             ,
             come
             ,
          
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           of
           this
           excellent
           Gospel-redemption
           that
           was
           purchased
           at
           so
           dear
           a
           rate
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Fifthly
           ,
           Those
           who
           are
           heavy-loaden
           are
           invited
           to
           come
           ,
           (
           and
           I
           think
           all
           of
           you
           may
           answer
           to
           this
           name
           )
           are
           you
           
             heavy-loaden
             ?
          
           O
           then
           come
           !
           But
           are
           there
           none
           here
           who
           are
           heavy-loaden
           with
           sin
           ,
           with
           misery
           ,
           and
           estrangement
           from
           God
           ?
           If
           there
           be
           any
           such
           here
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ,
           old
           man
           or
           young
           man
           ,
           be
           who
           thou
           wilt
           ,
           O
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
         
           6.
           
           Sixthly
           ,
           Are
           there
           any
           here
           to
           day
           who
           are
           called
           blind
           ?
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           any
           of
           you
           who
           think
           you
           want
           eyes
           to
           see
           the
           precious
           excellencies
           of
           Christ
           ,
           I
           invite
           you
           to
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           Seventhly
           ,
           Are
           there
           any
           who
           are
           called
           lame
           here
           to
           day
           ?
           I
           say
           unto
           such
           ,
           
             O
             come
             ,
             come
             ,
             come
             ,
          
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           for
           weare
           sent
           forth
           to
           day
           to
           call
           in
           the
           blind
           and
           the
           maimed
           ,
           and
           the
           lame
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           therefore
           are
           there
           none
           here
           to
           day
           who
           may
           be
           called
           such
           ?
           Are
           you
           neither
           blinde
           nor
           lame
           ?
           I
           hope
           many
           of
           you
           will
           not
           deny
           that
           you
           are
           such
           ;
           therefore
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           
             O
             blind
             ,
             halt
             and
             maimed
             ,
             Come
             ,
             come
             ,
          
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           The
           eight
           sort
           of
           persons
           invited
           ,
           are
           those
           who
           are
           
             sick
             ;
          
           therefore
           if
           there
           be
           any
           sick
           folk
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           be
           who
           you
           will
           ,
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           
             O
             come
          
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           
             for
             the
             whole
             need
             not
             the
             Physician
             ,
             but
             the
             sick
             .
          
        
         
           9.
           
           Ninthly
           ,
           Are
           there
           any
           here
           to
           day
           who
           know
           not
           their
           name
           ,
           or
           their
           condition
           ?
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           O
           nameless
           folk
           ,
           Come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           Come
           to
           Christ
           for
           the
           knowledge
           of
           your
           souls
           condition
           ;
           Come
           as
           a
           nameless
           one
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           not
           reject
           thee
           ,
           though
           thy
           case
           were
           so
           evil
           that
           thou
           couldst
           not
           give
           it
           a
           name
           ;
           for
           
             of
             all
             that
             come
             unto
             him
             he
             sendeth
             none
             away
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           where
           do
           you
           find
           your
           name
           and
           sirname
           ?
           O
           do
           you
           not
           know
           it
           ?
           I
           hope
           now
           you
           
           may
           know
           ;
           therefore
           I
           entreat
           you
           answer
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           come
           away
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           am
           afraid
           there
           be
           many
           strong
           iron
           bars
           in
           the
           way
           of
           some
           of
           you
           ,
           which
           you
           cannot
           win
           over
           .
           Ah
           ,
           how
           fast
           are
           some
           souls
           locked
           in
           Satans
           snare
           !
           And
           therefore
           I
           shall
           speak
           a
           little
           for
           discovering
           of
           those
           bars
           that
           hinder
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           so
           you
           may
           be
           the
           better
           helped
           to
           remove
           them
           .
        
         
           I.
           The
           first
           great
           iron
           bar
           which
           keepeth
           folk
           romembracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           ignorance
           ;
           and
           I
           am
           afraid
           that
           this
           (
           as
           a
           mighty
           bar
           )
           hindereth
           many
           of
           you
           :
           You
           are
           ignorant
           of
           your selves
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           condition
           of
           your
           souls
           ;
           you
           are
           ignorant
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           of
           its
           severity
           and
           you
           are
           ignorant
           of
           the
           precious
           Gospel
           in
           its
           condescendency
           .
           O
           pray
           unto
           God
           that
           for
           Christs
           sake
           he
           would
           break
           that
           great
           bar
           of
           ignorance
           ;
           for
           till
           that
           be
           done
           ,
           Christ
           may
           take
           up
           that
           complaint
           ,
           
             Ierem.
             5.
             4.
             
             Surely
             they
             are
             foolish
             ,
             they
             know
             not
             the
             way
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             nor
             the
             judgment
             of
             their
             God.
          
           I
           say
           this
           bar
           of
           ignorance
           keepeth
           you
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           II.
           The
           second
           bar
           which
           keepeth
           many
           from
           closing
           with
           Christ
           ,
           is
           ,
           the
           bar
           of
           
             presumption
             ;
          
           for
           some
           will
           cry
           out
           ,
           What
           need
           have
           I
           to
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Have
           I
           it
           not
           already
           ?
           But
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ,
           O
           fool
           ,
           thou
           art
           (
           by
           all
           appearance
           )
           yet
           in
           bondage
           .
           O
           that
           this
           evill
           bar
           of
           presumption
           were
           put
           away
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           impediments
           which
           lieth
           in
           the
           way
           of
           
           your
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           that
           is
           in
           your
           offer
           to
           day
           :
           Therefore
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           will
           come
           no
           further
           ,
           I
           intreat
           you
           come
           this
           length
           ,
           to
           confess
           that
           you
           want
           this
           Gospel-salvation
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           are
           indeed
           strangers
           to
           this
           Redemption
           purchased
           by
           Christ.
           
        
         
           III.
           The
           third
           bar
           that
           keepeth
           persons
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           
             unbelief
             ;
          
           you
           belie●e
           not
           what
           we
           say
           to
           you
           about
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           I
           know
           that
           some
           of
           you
           are
           of
           the
           Stoicks
           and
           Epicures
           humor
           ,
           who
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             What
             meaneth
             this
             man
             ?
             he
             seemeth
             to
             be
             the
             setter
             forth
             of
             some
             strange
             God.
          
           But
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           the
           setter
           forth
           of
           any
           strange
           God
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           Jesus
           of
           
             Nazareth
          
           whom
           I
           preach
           unto
           you
           .
           Alas
           ,
           some
           of
           you
           think
           this
           great
           salvation
           to
           be
           some
           morning
           dream
           ,
           or
           some
           golden
           fancy
           :
           But
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           it
           is
           neither
           a
           dream
           nor
           fancy
           ;
           but
           a
           real
           truth
           that
           we
           preach
           unto
           you
           .
        
         
           IV.
           The
           fourth
           bar
           that
           keepeth
           persons
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           
             discouragement
             ;
          
           this
           strong
           bar
           keepeth
           many
           so
           fast
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           freely
           offered
           unto
           them
           .
           I
           shall
           say
           no
           more
           to
           you
           who
           are
           such
           ,
           but
           counsel
           you
           to
           do
           as
           those
           four
           Lepers
           did
           ,
           1
           
             Kings
             7.
             4.
             who
             sate
             at
             the
             gate
             of
             Samaria
             ;
             who
             said
             ,
             Why
             sit
             we
             here
             till
             we
             dye
             ?
             if
             we
             say
             ,
             We
             will
             enter
             into
             the
             City
             ,
             then
             the
             famine
             is
             in
             the
             City
             ,
             and
             we
             shall
             dye
             there
             ;
             and
             if
             we
             sit
             still
             here
             ,
             we
             dye
             also
             .
             Now
             therefore
             come
             ,
             and
             let
             us
             fall
             into
             the
             Host
             of
             the
             Syrians
             ;
             if
             they
             save
             us
             alive
             we
             shall
             live
             ,
             and
             if
             they
             kill
             us
             we
             shall
             but
             dye
             .
          
           Even
           so
           say
           I
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           if
           you
           abide
           in
           the
           
           state
           of
           unbelief
           ,
           you
           shall
           surely
           be
           undone
           ;
           therefore
           go
           forth
           ;
           for
           you
           know
           not
           but
           God
           may
           work
           a
           great
           salvation
           for
           you
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           will
           quit
           your
           unbelief
           ,
           and
           close
           with
           Christ
           in
           the
           offer
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           (
           by
           faith
           )
           you
           shall
           have
           no
           more
           to
           do
           
             but
             eat
             and
             drink
             ,
             and
             divide
             the
             spoil
             .
          
        
         
           V.
           The
           fifth
           bar
           which
           with-holdeth
           persons
           from
           embracing
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           
             unwillingness
             ;
             Ye
             will
             not
             come
             to
             me
             that
             ye
             may
             have
             life
             .
          
           And
           alas
           ,
           this
           is
           an
           iron
           bar
           indeed
           ,
           by
           which
           all
           that
           are
           in
           hell
           have
           barred
           themselves
           out
           of
           heaven
           .
           Alas
           ,
           shall
           you
           be
           such
           wretches
           also
           ?
           O
           what
           a
           dreadful
           sound
           is
           that
           ?
           
             Woe
             unto
             thee
             O
             Ierusalem
             ;
             Wilt
             thou
             not
             be
             made
             clean
             ?
             when
             shall
             it
             once
             be
             ?
          
           Ah
           ,
           
             Turn
             you
             ,
             turn
             you
             ,
             why
             will
             you
             dye
             ?
          
           Why
           will
           you
           sligh
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           O
           will
           none
           of
           you
           this
           day
           embrace
           it
           ?
        
         
           VI.
           The
           sixth
           bar
           that
           with-holdeth
           persons
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           
             worldlymindedness
             :
          
           Many
           of
           you
           are
           so
           fixed
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           you
           cannot
           come
           and
           close
           with
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           I
           may
           allude
           to
           that
           word
           spoken
           of
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           1
           Sam.
           10.
           22.
           that
           he
           
             hid
             himself
             among
             the
             stuff
             ;
          
           for
           many
           have
           buried
           and
           nested
           themselves
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
        
         
           VII
           .
           The
           seventh
           bar
           which
           keepeth
           many
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           
             hardheartedness
             ;
          
           there
           hath
           such
           a
           stupidity
           and
           hardness
           of
           heart
           seized
           upon
           many
           ,
           that
           let
           Christ
           preach
           as
           he
           will
           to
           them
           (
           by
           his
           Word
           ,
           or
           by
           other
           dispenations
           )
           
           they
           are
           no
           more
           moved
           ,
           than
           if
           his
           Word
           and
           dispensations
           were
           a
           thousand
           miles
           from
           them
           .
           O
           that
           strong
           bar
           of
           hardness
           of
           heart
           ,
           when
           shall
           the
           Omnipotent
           hand
           of
           God
           break
           it
           ?
        
         
           VIII
           .
           The
           eight
           bar
           that
           hindereth
           many
           from
           embracing
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           the
           bar
           of
           
             sloathfulness
             :
          
           Many
           of
           you
           cannot
           be
           at
           the
           pains
           to
           embrace
           it
           ;
           but
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           there
           is
           but
           small
           pains
           in
           the
           way
           of
           godliness
           :
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           it
           may
           so
           easily
           be
           had
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           in
           your
           offer
           to
           day
           ;
           and
           if
           you
           will
           ,
           you
           may
           put
           forth
           your
           hand
           and
           take
           it
           .
           Consider
           therefore
           what
           you
           will
           do
           .
           O
           will
           you
           despise
           it
           ?
           I
           say
           ,
           will
           you
           still
           neglect
           and
           despise
           it
           ?
           will
           you
           but
           read
           that
           dreadful
           word
           ?
           
             Acts
          
           13.
           40
           ,
           41.
           
           
             Behold
             ye
             dispisers
             ,
             and
             wonder
             ,
             and
             perish
             :
          
           Tell
           me
           freely
           ,
           Would
           you
           have
           us
           to
           return
           this
           answer
           to
           him
           who
           sent
           us
           ,
           that
           you
           are
           despisers
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Say
           to
           it
           ,
           are
           there
           none
           of
           you
           who
           (
           for
           all
           this
           )
           will
           consent
           to
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           O
           captives
           and
           prisoners
           ,
           and
           you
           who
           are
           in
           the
           bonds
           of
           
             Satan
             ,
          
           Will
           you
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           be
           made
           free
           ?
           I
           have
           an
           act
           of
           release
           for
           you
           to
           day
           ;
           if
           you
           will
           come
           and
           make
           use
           of
           it
           ,
           you
           shall
           be
           set
           at
           liberty
           .
           But
           ,
           oh
           shall
           the
           prison
           doors
           be
           cast
           open
           ,
           and
           yet
           none
           come
           forth
           ?
           But
           that
           I
           may
           come
           to
           a
           close
           ,
           I
           say
           yet
           unto
           you
           ,
           O
           poor
           
             Prisoners
             ;
             go
             forth
             ,
             go
             forth
             ,
          
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Oh
           will
           you
           not
           come
           foth
           ?
           What
           holdeth
           you
           in
           ?
           the
           foundation
           of
           your
           prison-house
           is
           shaken
           to
           day
           ;
           therefore
           if
           you
           will
           but
           come
           forth
           ,
           and
           cast
           a
           look
           to
           Christ
           ,
           your
           very
           shackels
           shall
           fall
           off
           your
           hands
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           be
           as
           those
           who
           were
           never
           bound
           .
           Now
           I
           leave
           this
           
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           you
           think
           upon
           it
           ,
           I
           shall
           speak
           these
           five
           words
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           I
           intreat
           you
           think
           upon
           them
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           First
           ,
           I
           have
           excellent
           tydings
           to
           tell
           you
           ;
           (
           I
           hope
           some
           of
           you
           will
           give
           ear
           to
           them
           )
           
             viz.
          
           there
           is
           a
           great
           person
           come
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           Mighty
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           who
           hath
           brought
           everlasting
           righteousness
           with
           him
           ,
           desiring
           you
           to
           make
           use
           thereof
           ;
           it
           is
           his
           desire
           that
           you
           would
           take
           his
           excellent
           gifts
           at
           his
           hand
           .
           These
           I
           say
           are
           the
           tydings
           that
           I
           have
           to
           preach
           unto
           you
           ;
           and
           I
           hope
           never
           to
           be
           declared
           a
           lyar
           for
           what
           I
           preach
           unto
           you
           :
           I
           say
           yet
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           Christ
           the
           Author
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           desireth
           to
           give
           it
           freely
           unto
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           will
           but
           take
           it
           .
           But
           O
           will
           you
           not
           take
           it
           ?
           I
           think
           if
           you
           did
           see
           an
           hundred
           men
           lying
           in
           prison
           or
           dungeon
           without
           all
           light
           ,
           bread
           or
           water
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           Prince
           coming
           to
           them
           ,
           saying
           ,
           I
           desire
           you
           all
           to
           come
           forth
           ,
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           liberty
           which
           I
           bring
           unto
           you
           ;
           and
           every
           one
           of
           them
           should
           answer
           ,
           
             I
             scorne
             to
             come
             forth
             at
             this
             time
             ;
          
           would
           you
           not
           think
           them
           exceeding
           great
           fools
           ?
           And
           yet
           I
           fear
           this
           act
           of
           great
           folly
           falls
           out
           in
           many
           of
           your
           hands
           to
           day
           ;
           that
           when
           Christ
           hath
           given
           us
           the
           keys
           of
           your
           prison
           doors
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           opened
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           come
           forth
           :
           But
           I
           must
           intreat
           you
           yet
           to
           come
           forth
           and
           shew
           your selves
           .
           For
           who
           knoweth
           but
           we
           may
           be
           commanded
           to
           shut
           your
           prison-doors
           again
           ,
           and
           to
           seal
           them
           with
           seven
           seals
           ,
           with
           an
           unalterable
           decree
           from
           heaven
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           recalled
           !
           Wherefore
           O
           ye
           prisoners
           ,
           
             Go
             forth
             ,
             go
             forth
          
           from
           your
           prison
           house
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Secondly
           ;
           I
           would
           say
           this
           to
           you
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           without
           much
           ground
           that
           this
           salvation
           (
           offered
           to
           yon
           )
           is
           called
           a
           great
           salvation
           .
           I
           know
           a
           little
           paper
           of
           two
           or
           three
           sheets
           might
           contain
           all
           the
           salvations
           that
           ever
           any
           man
           obtained
           ;
           but
           the
           world
           would
           not
           be
           able
           to
           contain
           all
           the
           books
           which
           might
           be
           written
           to
           the
           commendation
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           yea
           ,
           (
           unto
           any
           who
           will
           embrace
           it
           )
           I
           say
           ;
           First
           ,
           if
           thou
           find
           not
           this
           salvation
           above
           thy
           faith
           ,
           then
           go
           thy
           way
           when
           thou
           art
           come
           :
           But
           I
           know
           thou
           wilt
           finde
           it
           both
           above
           thy
           faith
           and
           hope
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           if
           thou
           find
           it
           not
           above
           thy
           desires
           when
           thou
           art
           come
           unto
           it
           ,
           then
           go
           thy
           way
           again
           ;
           but
           were
           thy
           desires
           as
           the
           sand
           upon
           the
           Sea
           shoar
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           always
           find
           more
           in
           this
           salvation
           than
           ever
           thou
           couldst
           desire
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           if
           this
           salvation
           be
           not
           above
           what
           thou
           canst
           conceive
           ,
           then
           go
           thy
           way
           when
           thou
           art
           come
           to
           it
           ;
           but
           think
           of
           it
           as
           thou
           canst
           ,
           it
           shall
           always
           be
           above
           thy
           thoughts
           of
           it
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           if
           this
           salvation
           be
           not
           above
           thy
           opinion
           of
           it
           ,
           then
           go
           thy
           way
           when
           thou
           art
           come
           unto
           it
           ;
           but
           I
           know
           thou
           wilt
           find
           it
           far
           above
           thy
           opinion
           of
           it
           .
           Therefore
           seeing
           it
           is
           so
           great
           a
           salvation
           ,
           as
           that
           all
           the
           world
           could
           not
           contain
           all
           the
           books
           that
           might
           be
           written
           in
           the
           commendation
           of
           it
           ;
           O
           will
           you
           embrace
           it
           ,
           even
           to
           day
           ,
           while
           it
           is
           in
           your
           offer
           ?
        
         
           3.
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           I
           would
           say
           this
           unto
           you
           ,
           Be
           perswaded
           that
           there
           is
           no
           sin
           that
           will
           more
           provoke
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           to
           punish
           you
           ,
           than
           the
           sin
           of
           slighting
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           
             Bring
             forth
             these
             murderers
             ,
          
           saith
           the
           Lord
           ,
           (
           of
           the
           slighters
           of
           this
           invitation
           )
           
             and
             slay
             them
             before
             me
             .
          
           I
           entreat
           you
           
           inquire
           at
           your
           own
           hearts
           what
           you
           will
           answer
           when
           you
           are
           reproved
           for
           slighting
           of
           it
           .
           Old
           men
           ,
           will
           you
           ask
           at
           your
           own
           hearts
           what
           you
           will
           answer
           to
           Christ
           when
           he
           shall
           propose
           that
           question
           to
           you
           ,
           Why
           slighted
           you
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Old
           women
           ,
           what
           will
           you
           answer
           when
           he
           shall
           say
           to
           you
           ,
           Why
           slighted
           you
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Young
           Men
           and
           young
           women
           ,
           inquire
           at
           your
           own
           hearts
           ,
           what
           you
           will
           answer
           ,
           when
           Christ
           shall
           say
           to
           you
           ,
           why
           slighted
           ye
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Can
           ye
           imagine
           any
           answer
           to
           that
           question
           ?
           O
           dreadful
           shall
           that
           wrath
           of
           God
           be
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           executed
           upon
           the
           slighters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           !
        
         
           4.
           
           Fourthly
           ,
           I
           would
           say
           this
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           Heaven
           is
           waiting
           to
           hear
           what
           exhortation
           the
           offer
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           doth
           get
           among
           you
           .
           Here
           is
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           here
           is
           the
           offer
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           here
           is
           the
           commendation
           of
           it
           ;
           what
           say
           you
           to
           it
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           an
           excellent
           salvation
           ?
           is
           it
           not
           a
           free
           salvation
           ?
           is
           it
           not
           a
           great
           salvation
           ?
           is
           it
           not
           an
           eternal
           salvation
           ?
           Why
           then
           do
           ye
           not
           welcome
           it
           ?
           Can
           any
           of
           you
           say
           any
           thing
           to
           the
           discommendation
           of
           it
           ?
           I
           know
           you
           cannot
           ;
           Yea
           ,
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           your
           own
           hearts
           are
           admiring
           it
           as
           most
           excellent
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           O
           will
           ye
           accept
           it
           ?
           Alas
           ,
           shall
           there
           be
           none
           here
           who
           will
           be
           found
           accepters
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           so
           freely
           offered
           to
           day
           !
        
         
           5.
           
           Fithly
           ,
           I
           would
           say
           this
           to
           you
           ,
           let
           all
           the
           Angels
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           All
           the
           Saints
           round
           about
           the
           throne
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           All
           those
           who
           are
           expectants
           of
           heaven
           ,
           praise
           
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           All
           ye
           to
           whom
           this
           offer
           is
           made
           ,
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           O
           heaven
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           O
           all
           ye
           fowls
           of
           the
           air
           ,
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           O
           fire
           ,
           hail
           ,
           snow
           ,
           vapours
           ,
           stormy
           winds
           ,
           and
           tempests
           ,
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           All
           the
           tribes
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           our
           own
           soul
           praise
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           is
           within
           us
           ,
           bless
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           O
           who
           would
           not
           praise
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Are
           there
           any
           here
           that
           will
           refuse
           to
           commend
           him
           ?
           O
           think
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           let
           not
           this
           be
           a
           day
           of
           slighting
           him
           .
           Now
           where
           are
           your
           hearts
           at
           this
           time
           ?
           I
           will
           tell
           you
           where
           many
           of
           your
           hearts
           are
           ;
           they
           are
           thinking
           upon
           the
           World
           :
           But
           I
           am
           sure
           there
           are
           not
           many
           of
           them
           thinking
           upon
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Now
           what
           resolution
           mind
           ye
           to
           go
           away
           with
           to
           day
           ?
           Oh
           ,
           have
           ye
           no
           resolution
           beyond
           what
           ye
           had
           when
           ye
           came
           hither
           to
           day
           ;
           Are
           there
           any
           here
           who
           have
           this
           resolution
           ,
           
             To
             whom
             shall
             we
             go
             ,
             but
             to
             him
             who
             is
             the
             author
             of
             this
             great
             salvation
             ,
             who
             alone
             hath
             the
             Words
             of
             eternal
             life
             ?
          
           Even
           the
           Lord
           breath
           it
           upon
           you
           .
           Or
           is
           this
           your
           resolution
           ,
           that
           through
           Christs
           strength
           (
           
             forsake
             him
             who
             will
             )
             ye
             will
             never
             forsake
             him
             ?
          
           Or
           have
           ye
           this
           resolution
           ?
           
             That
             ye
             will
             esteem
             more
             highly
             of
             this
             great
             salvation
             then
             ever
             ye
             did
             ?
          
           O
           that
           
             the
             Lord
             would
             keep
             these
             in
             the
             in
             the
             imaginations
             of
             the
             thoughts
             of
             your
             hearts
             for
             ever
             .
          
           But
           as
           for
           you
           who
           have
           no
           resolutions
           to
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           O
           wherewith
           shall
           I
           commend
           it
           unto
           you
           ?
           Do
           not
           your
           own
           necessities
           
           commend
           it
           ?
           But
           if
           nothing
           can
           perswade
           you
           to
           come
           away
           and
           embrace
           it
           ,
           then
           this
           place
           shall
           be
           an
           heap
           of
           witnesses
           against
           you
           ?
           
             for
             it
             hath
             heard
             all
             the
             words
             of
             the
             law
             which
             he
             hath
             spoken
             unto
             you
             ,
          
           John
           24.
           
        
         
           Oh
           cast
           your
           eyes
           upon
           these
           pillars
           of
           the
           house
           and
           stones
           in
           the
           walls
           .
           I
           take
           them
           as
           so
           many
           witnesses
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           speak
           and
           testifie
           against
           you
           in
           the
           great
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           if
           ye
           neglect
           this
           great
           salvation
           to
           day
           .
           Therefore
           as
           ye
           go
           away
           ,
           be
           thinking
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           whether
           or
           not
           ye
           mind
           to
           embrace
           it
           now
           while
           ye
           may
           have
           it
           ;
           This
           day
           I
           have
           set
           life
           and
           death
           before
           you
           :
           I
           have
           set
           before
           you
           both
           the
           great
           salvation
           and
           the
           great
           damnation
           ;
           And
           O
           that
           ye
           had
           understanding
           in
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           that
           ye
           being
           wise
           might
           be
           provoked
           at
           last
           to
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           the
           which
           we
           do
           yet
           again
           entreat
           you
           to
           think
           upon
           .
           Is
           not
           heaven
           looking
           upon
           you
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           to
           see
           what
           ye
           will
           do
           with
           this
           great
           offer
           of
           salvation
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           this
           day
           from
           the
           Lord
           presented
           unto
           you
           ?
           Now
           to
           him
           that
           can
           perswade
           you
           to
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           this
           gospel
           redemption
           ,
           this
           blessed
           mystery
           ,
           into
           which
           the
           Angels
           desire
           to
           pray
           ,
           to
           him
           
             who
             can
             bring
             you
             back
             from
             the
             pit
             ,
             and
             can
             enlighten
             you
             with
             the
             light
             of
             the
             living
             :
          
           To
           him
           ,
           who
           hath
           the
           keys
           of
           your
           prison
           ,
           
             Who
             can
             open
             ,
             and
             none
             can
             shut
             ,
             and
             can
             shut
             ,
             and
             none
             can
             open
             :
          
           To
           him
           ,
           
             Who
             hath
             all
             power
             in
             Heaven
             and
             in
             Earth
             communicate
             ,
             to
             him
             who
             can
             deliver
             you
             from
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Grave
             ,
             and
             can
             set
             you
             free
             from
             all
             your
             enemies
             ,
          
           we
           desire
           to
           give
           praise
           ,
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           SERMON
           II.
           
        
         
           
             Heb.
             2.
             3.
             
          
           
             How
             shall
             we
             escape
             if
             we
             neglect
             so
             ,
             great
             salvation
             ,
             which
             at
             the
             first
             began
             to
             be
             spoken
             by
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             was
             confirmed
             unto
             us
             by
             them
             that
             heard
             him
             ?
          
        
         
           THere
           are
           two
           great
           and
           most
           ordinary
           complaints
           in
           these
           dayes
           .
           1.
           
           There
           are
           many
           who
           complain
           ,
           that
           their
           estates
           and
           persons
           are
           in
           bondage
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           are
           sold
           for
           Slaves
           to
           the
           hands
           of
           strangers
           :
           But
           O
           that
           we
           could
           also
           turn
           over
           the
           complaint
           to
           this
           ,
           that
           our
           souls
           are
           in
           bondange
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           are
           yet
           
             in
             the
             gall
             of
             bitterness
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             bond
             of
             iniquity
             ,
          
           that
           so
           we
           might
           be
           provoked
           to
           long
           for
           the
           great
           salvation
           that
           is
           in
           our
           offer
           !
           2.
           
           There
           are
           many
           complaining
           (
           and
           not
           without
           much
           cause
           )
           that
           there
           is
           now
           such
           a
           toleration
           of
           errours
           :
           But
           O
           wilt
           thou
           complain
           also
           of
           this
           ,
           that
           within
           thy
           heart
           there
           is
           a
           toleration
           of
           lusts
           ;
           is
           there
           not
           an
           act
           of
           toleration
           concluded
           in
           thy
           breast
           ,
           that
           the
           devil
           and
           all
           his
           company
           may
           reign
           in
           thee
           at
           pleasure
           .
           Oh
           ha●e
           ye
           not
           need
           of
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Shall
           I
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           Christ
           is
           courting
           you
           to
           embrace
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           putteth
           on
           all
           his
           most
           
           glorious
           robes
           ,
           and
           manifesteth
           himself
           unto
           you
           ,
           a
           a
           suitor
           making
           offer
           of
           himself
           and
           of
           his
           great
           salvation
           !
           O
           tell
           me
           ,
           have
           ye
           seen
           him
           ?
           Or
           do
           you
           think
           to
           see
           him
           this
           day
           ?
           What
           robes
           hath
           he
           on
           ?
           There
           are
           five
           glorious
           robes
           wherewith
           he
           clothes
           himself
           when
           he
           condescendeth
           to
           manifest
           himself
           to
           his
           people
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           He
           cometh
           to
           his
           own
           with
           the
           
             garments
             of
             salvation
             ,
          
           according
           to
           that
           word
           ,
           
             Zach.
             9.
             verse
             9.
             
             Kejoyce
             ,
             O
             dauhter
             of
          
           Sion
           
             greatly
             ,
             shout
             O
             daughter
             of
          
           Jerusalem
           ;
           
             for
             behold
             thy
             King
             cometh
             unto
             thee
             ,
             he
             is
             just
             and
             having
             salvation
             ;
          
           Ay
           ,
           your
           King
           is
           come
           here
           to
           day
           ,
           and
           will
           ye
           not
           fall
           in
           love
           with
           him
           when
           he
           is
           cloathed
           with
           the
           garments
           of
           salvation
           ?
           Can
           ye
           ever
           have
           a
           more
           conquering
           sight
           of
           Christ
           than
           when
           he
           is
           cloathed
           with
           such
           an
           excellent
           robe
           ,
           and
           offering
           you
           salvation
           ?
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           He
           appeareth
           to
           his
           own
           sometimes
           
             in
             garments
             dyed
             in
             blood
             ,
          
           according
           to
           that
           word
           ,
           
             Isa.
             63.
             verse
             1.
             2.
             
             Who
             is
             this
             that
             cometh
             up
             from
          
           Edom
           
             with
             dyed
             garments
             in
             blood
             ,
             as
             one
             that
             treadeth
             the
             Wine
             Fat
             !
          
           And
           now
           I
           say
           to
           you
           that
           will
           not
           look
           to
           Christ
           when
           he
           appears
           in
           the
           garments
           of
           salvation
           ,
           have
           ye
           a
           heart
           to
           refuse
           him
           that
           hath
           fought
           such
           a
           combat
           for
           you
           ,
           who
           
             hath
             trode
             the
             wine
             press
             alone
             ,
          
           and
           hath
           stained
           all
           his
           garments
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           thy
           enemies
           ?
           or
           is
           there
           any
           here
           ,
           who
           dare
           refuse
           his
           salvation
           ,
           when
           they
           see
           how
           
             he
             treadeth
             his
             enemies
             in
             anger
             ,
             and
             trampleth
             them
             in
             his
             fury
             ,
          
           and
           thus
           
             sprinkleth
             their
             blood
             upon
             his
             garments
             ?
          
           O
           tremble
           at
           this
           sight
           ,
           and
           seek
           quarter
           from
           him
           in
           time
           ,
           or
           he
           shall
           dye
           his
           garments
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           thy
           mortal
           soul.
           
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Christ
           appeareth
           unto
           his
           own
           ,
           being
           cloathed
           with
           these
           humble
           robes
           of
           condescendency
           ,
           
           when
           he
           came
           in
           the
           
             similitude
             of
             sinful
             flesh
             .
          
           O
           what
           a
           sight
           was
           that
           ,
           to
           behold
           the
           Prince
           of
           Heaven
           cloathed
           with
           our
           nature
           ?
           What
           a
           sight
           was
           that
           to
           behold
           him
           that
           was
           
             cloathed
             with
             light
             as
             with
             a
             garment
             ;
          
           to
           be
           cloathed
           with
           our
           infirmities
           ,
           yet
           he
           condescended
           to
           cloath
           himself
           thus
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           have
           access
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           be
           partakers
           of
           his
           gifts
           :
           O
           can
           we
           refuse
           him
           ,
           when
           love
           hath
           thus
           pressed
           him
           to
           put
           on
           the
           beggars
           weed
           ,
           that
           
             he
             might
             say
             to
             worms
             ye
             are
             my
             brethren
             ,
             and
             my
             sisters
             !
          
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           Christ
           sometimes
           manifesteth
           himself
           being
           cloathed
           with
           the
           garments
           of
           beauty
           and
           ravishing
           majesty
           ;
           such
           was
           the
           sight
           that
           the
           Spouse
           got
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             Song
             2.
             verse
             3.
             
             As
             the
             Apple-tree
             among
             the
             Trees
             of
             the
             Wood
             ,
             so
             is
             my
             beloved
             among
             the
             Sons
             ;
          
           and
           
             Song
          
           5.
           when
           she
           saw
           him
           
             white
             and
             ruddy
             ,
             and
             the
             Standard-bearer
             of
             ten
             thousand
             ;
          
           And
           such
           was
           that
           joyful
           sight
           of
           him
           ,
           when
           his
           garment
           was
           as
           the
           light
           ,
           and
           white
           as
           the
           Snow
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           at
           the
           transfiguration
           ,
           when
           these
           glorified
           ones
           did
           come
           [
           as
           it
           were
           ]
           Ambassadours
           from
           that
           higher
           house
           to
           make
           him
           a
           visit
           .
        
         
           And
           fifthly
           ,
           Christ
           he
           sometimes
           appeareth
           to
           his
           own
           in
           robes
           of
           dreadful
           majesty
           ,
           and
           terrible
           highness
           and
           loftiness
           ,
           when
           the
           soul
           upon
           the
           first
           sight
           of
           him
           remains
           dead
           ,
           and
           there
           remains
           no
           more
           life
           in
           them
           ;
           such
           was
           the
           sight
           
             Daniel
          
           got
           ,
           in
           his
           tenth
           Chapter
           ,
           and
           such
           was
           the
           sight
           that
           
             Iohn
          
           got
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             Revel
             .
             1.
             verse
          
           17.
           
           And
           I
           would
           ask
           of
           all
           that
           are
           here
           ,
           what
           a
           sight
           have
           ye
           gotten
           of
           Christ
           to
           day
           ?
           in
           which
           of
           all
           these
           robes
           have
           ye
           seen
           him
           ?
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           to
           look
           for
           the
           extraordinary
           sights
           of
           him
           ;
           but
           yet
           if
           ever
           thou
           hast
           seen
           him
           in
           any
           of
           his
           wooing
           ,
           
           robes
           ,
           sure
           he
           hath
           appeared
           matchless
           ;
           and
           how
           then
           shall
           ye
           then
           refuse
           him
           ?
        
         
           But
           now
           to
           come
           to
           the
           words
           I
           was
           speaking
           unto
           you
           of
           ;
           The
           first
           thing
           in
           the
           words
           [
           to
           wit
           ]
           That
           there
           are
           many
           who
           live
           under
           the
           offer
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           that
           do
           slight
           it
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           embrace
           it
           :
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           only
           add
           a
           few
           things
           further
           unto
           you
           .
           1.
           
           Let
           me
           propose
           a
           few
           considerations
           to
           perswade
           you
           to
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           God
           forbid
           we
           go
           away
           before
           we
           embrace
           this
           gospel
           salvation
           :
           and
           therefore
           I
           charge
           you
           in
           his
           name
           ,
           go
           not
           away
           before
           ye
           embrace
           it
           .
           And
           to
           press
           it
           home
           upon
           you
           ,
           there
           are
           these
           eight
           or
           nine
           properties
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           that
           is
           offered
           unto
           you
           this
           day
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           ,
           it
           is
           
             a
             free
             salvation
             ;
          
           ye
           have
           no
           more
           a
           do
           but
           to
           put
           forth
           your
           hand
           and
           take
           it
           .
           O
           come
           and
           take
           it
           !
           Christ
           hath
           foughten
           for
           this
           salvation
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           no
           more
           required
           of
           you
           but
           to
           come
           and
           reap
           the
           fruits
           of
           his
           victory
           ;
           
             Who
             ever
             will
             let
             him
             come
             ;
          
           there
           is
           nothing
           that
           should
           move
           you
           to
           stay
           away
           :
           
             O
             captives
             ,
             bond-slaves
             to
             Satan
             ,
             O
             prisoners
             of
             hope
             !
          
           will
           ye
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           What
           holds
           you
           from
           coming
           away
           and
           partaking
           of
           it
           ?
           it
           is
           freely
           offered
           unto
           you
           :
           Ay
           ,
           believe
           it
           ,
           Christ
           requires
           no
           more
           of
           you
           ,
           but
           that
           ye
           should
           come
           and
           take
           it
           out
           of
           his
           hand
           ;
           
             if
             we
             consent
             to
             obey
             ,
          
           the
           bargain
           is
           ended
           ;
           
             ye
             shall
             eat
             the
             good
             of
             the
             land
             ,
          
           Isa.
           1.
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           This
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           a
           compleat
           salvation
           that
           is
           offered
           unto
           you
           to
           day
           ;
           this
           is
           clear
           ,
           
             Luke
             1.
             verse
             71.
             
             That
             we
             might
             be
             saved
             from
             our
             enemies
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             hands
             of
             all
             that
             hate
             us
             .
          
           There
           is
           not
           any
           enemy
           that
           is
           in
           thy
           way
           ,
           but
           if
           thou
           wilt
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           the
           great
           
           salvation
           ,
           thou
           mayest
           have
           victory
           over
           it
           ;
           so
           compleat
           a
           salvation
           is
           it
           that
           is
           in
           your
           offer
           this
           day
           .
           O
           shall
           we
           pass
           away
           and
           not
           embrace
           it
           !
           O
           shall
           our
           cursed
           hearts
           undervalue
           this
           compleat
           salvation
           that
           is
           come
           to
           your
           door
           ?
           Believe
           it
           ,
           salvation
           is
           near
           unto
           you
           ,
           ioye
           will
           take
           it
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           It
           is
           a
           wonderful
           salvation
           ;
           it
           is
           such
           a
           salvation
           as
           the
           Angels
           desire
           to
           pry
           into
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           such
           a
           salvation
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           Prophets
           desired
           to
           pry
           into
           it
           :
           It
           is
           almost
           six
           thousand
           years
           since
           all
           the
           Angels
           in
           Heaven
           fell
           into
           a
           sea
           of
           wonder
           at
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           It
           is
           almost
           six
           thousand
           years
           since
           
             Abel
          
           fell
           into
           a
           sea
           of
           wonder
           at
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           And
           what
           think
           you
           is
           his
           exercise
           this
           day
           ?
           He
           is
           even
           wondering
           at
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           Would
           you
           ask
           at
           all
           the
           Angels
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           would
           they
           not
           all
           say
           ,
           O
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           !
           Would
           ye
           ask
           at
           all
           the
           Saints
           that
           are
           above
           ,
           would
           they
           not
           advise
           you
           to
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Should
           ye
           ask
           at
           
             Adam
             ,
          
           would
           he
           not
           say
           ,
           O
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Could
           ye
           ask
           at
           
             Abel
             ,
          
           would
           he
           not
           say
           ,
           O
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           And
           would
           not
           all
           the
           Patriarchs
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           O
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           And
           do
           not
           all
           that
           have
           tasted
           of
           the
           sweetness
           of
           it
           ,
           cry
           out
           unto
           you
           ,
           
             Come
             and
             embrace
             the
             great
             salvation
             .
          
        
         
           The
           fourth
           property
           of
           this
           salvation
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           bought
           at
           an
           exceeding
           dear
           rate
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           dear
           salvation
           ,
           Would
           you
           know
           the
           difference
           between
           Christs
           coming
           to
           this
           salvation
           ,
           and
           your
           coming
           to
           it
           ?
           it
           is
           this
           :
           Christ
           was
           forced
           to
           travel
           through
           all
           the
           Armies
           of
           the
           Justice
           of
           God.
           He
           was
           forced
           to
           drink
           of
           the
           cup
           of
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           before
           he
           could
           come
           to
           purechase
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           now
           what
           is
           requird
           of
           
           you
           to
           obtain
           this
           ?
           we
           may
           say
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           put
           out
           your
           hands
           and
           take
           it
           .
           Will
           ye
           look
           to
           the
           price
           that
           was
           laid
           down
           for
           this
           salvation
           ?
           there
           is
           not
           a
           wound
           in
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           it
           saith
           ,
           
             This
             is
             a
             dear
             salvation
             :
          
           There
           is
           not
           a
           reproach
           Christ
           met
           with
           ,
           but
           it
           saith
           ,
           
             O
             is
             not
             this
             a
             great
             salvation
             !
          
           there
           is
           not
           a
           necessity
           that
           he
           was
           put
           into
           ,
           but
           it
           saith
           ,
           
             is
             not
             this
             a
             great
             and
             dear
             salvation
             !
          
           O
           Sirs
           ,
           will
           ye
           not
           come
           and
           take
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           this
           dear
           salvation
           ?
           What
           must
           I
           give
           for
           it
           ,
           say
           ye
           ?
           I
           say
           ,
           ye
           must
           give
           nothing
           for
           it
           ;
           come
           and
           take
           
             it
             without
             money
             and
             without
             price
             ;
          
           It
           was
           dear
           to
           Christ
           ,
           but
           it
           shall
           be
           cheap
           unto
           you
           .
           O
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           cheap
           unto
           you
           !
           I
           assure
           ,
           if
           you
           will
           come
           to
           the
           market
           to
           buy
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           there
           is
           none
           of
           you
           that
           needeth
           to
           stand
           for
           the
           price
           of
           it
           .
           O
           come
           and
           take
           it
           ,
           and
           have
           it
           ,
           and
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           more
           priceing
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           It
           is
           an
           everlasting
           salvation
           ,
           that
           ye
           shall
           enjoy
           the
           fruits
           of
           throughout
           eternity
           ,
           as
           is
           clear
           
             Heb.
             9.
             13.
             
             He
             became
             the
             author
             of
             eternal
             redemption
             unto
             us
             ;
          
           it
           is
           a
           salvation
           that
           the
           Devil
           can
           never
           be
           able
           to
           take
           out
           of
           your
           hand
           ;
           if
           ye
           take
           it
           ,
           ye
           shall
           never
           be
           robbed
           of
           it
           again
           .
           O
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           whereby
           the
           gates
           of
           hell
           shall
           never
           prevail
           against
           you
           .
        
         
           Sixthly
           ,
           It
           is
           a
           noble
           and
           honourable
           Salvation
           ;
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           taken
           out
           of
           one
           slavery
           to
           another
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           to
           be
           taken
           
             out
             of
             prison
             that
             we
             may
             reign
             ,
          
           Luke
           1.
           71.
           compared
           with
           
             vers
             .
          
           74.
           it
           is
           ,
           
             That
             we
             being
             saved
             may
             serve
             him
             without
             fear
             in
             holiness
             and
             righteousness
             all
             the
             days
             of
             our
             life
             .
          
           I
           say
           ,
           Come
           ,
           come
           ,
           and
           partake
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           your
           glory
           may
           be
           increased
           ,
           and
           that
           
           ye
           may
           be
           exalted
           above
           the
           Kings
           of
           the
           earth
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           It
           is
           a
           most
           advantagious
           salvation
           :
           What
           are
           the
           advantages
           of
           any
           salvation
           that
           are
           not
           to
           be
           found
           in
           this
           ?
           Is
           there
           not
           peace
           to
           be
           found
           in
           through
           this
           salvation
           ?
           is
           there
           not
           liberty
           to
           be
           found
           through
           this
           salvation
           ?
           is
           there
           not
           eternal
           enjoyment
           of
           God
           to
           be
           found
           through
           this
           salvation
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           all
           salvations
           are
           in
           this
           one
           salvation
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           It
           is
           a
           royal
           salvation
           ,
           for
           it
           cometh
           to
           us
           from
           and
           through
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           :
           Christ
           is
           the
           author
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           we
           conceive
           Christ
           may
           be
           said
           to
           be
           the
           author
           of
           this
           salvation
           ,
           in
           these
           respects
           .
           1.
           
           He
           is
           the
           meritorious
           cause
           that
           did
           procure
           it
           ,
           it
           was
           the
           price
           of
           his
           blood
           that
           was
           laid
           down
           for
           to
           purchase
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           2.
           
           He
           is
           the
           fountain
           from
           whence
           it
           floweth
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           word
           which
           we
           have
           cited
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           5.
           9.
           
           
             He
             became
             the
             author
             of
             eternal
             salvatiou
             .
          
           3.
           
           He
           is
           the
           person
           that
           fitteth
           our
           Spirits
           for
           the
           partaking
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           he
           that
           removeth
           mountains
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           have
           fair
           access
           unto
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           4.
           
           It
           is
           he
           that
           must
           perswade
           our
           hearts
           to
           embrace
           and
           to
           take
           hold
           of
           it
           ;
           He
           standeth
           without
           ,
           and
           cryeth
           to
           the
           heart
           to
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           and
           he
           standeth
           within
           ,
           making
           the
           heart
           cry
           out
           ,
           Content
           ,
           I
           will
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           He
           is
           indeed
           the
           person
           that
           commendeth
           and
           doth
           point
           forth
           this
           great
           salvation
           unto
           us
           ,
           he
           is
           the
           noble
           Minister
           of
           it
           ;
           it
           began
           first
           to
           be
           preached
           by
           him
           .
        
         
           Now
           is
           there
           any
           of
           you
           that
           have
           fallen
           in
           love
           with
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           try
           your selves
           ?
           I
           shall
           give
           you
           some
           evidences
           of
           the
           persons
           that
           are
           near
           unto
           this
           great
           salvation
           .
           1.
           
           Is
           
           thy
           estymation
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           increased
           ,
           be
           what
           it
           was
           in
           the
           morning
           when
           thou
           camest
           hither
           ?
           is
           thy
           estimation
           of
           the
           great
           gospel
           salvation
           a
           foot
           higher
           then
           it
           was
           in
           the
           morning
           ?
           I
           say
           unto
           thee
           ,
           thou
           art
           not
           far
           from
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           come
           away
           .
           2.
           
           Is
           thy
           desire
           after
           the
           great
           salvation
           increased
           ,
           be
           what
           it
           was
           in
           the
           morning
           ?
           Hath
           thou
           stronger
           desires
           after
           the
           great
           salvation
           then
           before
           thou
           camest
           hither
           ,
           that
           is
           an
           evidence
           thou
           art
           not
           free
           from
           it
           .
           3.
           
           
             Is
             thy
             thoughts
             of
             thy
             necessity
          
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           greater
           than
           they
           were
           ?
           Thinkest
           thou
           that
           thou
           hast
           more
           need
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           than
           ever
           thou
           thoughtest
           before
           ?
           And
           is
           thy
           opinion
           and
           thoughts
           of
           saving
           thy self
           ,
           less
           than
           they
           were
           before
           thou
           camest
           hither
           ?
           Art
           thou
           forced
           to
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             None
             but
             Christ
          
           can
           save
           me
           ;
           I
           say
           thou
           art
           not
           far
           from
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           wilt
           thou
           come
           away
           !
           O
           that
           you
           would
           once
           seal
           this
           Conclusion
           with
           much
           heart-perswasion
           ,
           
             I
             am
             undone
             without
             Christ
             ,
             I
             am
             undone
             without
             Christ
             ,
          
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           Are
           there
           any
           of
           you
           that
           are
           sensible
           that
           you
           are
           in
           the
           fetters
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           bonds
           of
           iniquity
           ?
           Are
           you
           brought
           to
           the
           conviction
           of
           this
           ,
           that
           you
           are
           yet
           in
           the
           gall
           of
           bitterness
           ?
           I
           say
           if
           thou
           be
           brought
           to
           this
           length
           ,
           to
           be
           sensible
           of
           thy
           bonds
           ,
           and
           art
           crying
           out
           ,
           
             O
             Redeemer
             hasten
             and
             come
             away
             ;
          
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           thou
           be
           sensible
           ,
           of
           thy
           bonds
           and
           imprisonment
           ,
           and
           crying
           out
           ,
           
             O
             thou
             that
             wast
             anointed
             from
             eternity
             to
             proclaim
             liberty
             to
             the
             captives
             ,
             and
             the
             opening
             of
             the
             prison
             to
             them
             that
             are
             bound
             ;
          
           O
           hasten
           and
           come
           away
           and
           redeem
           me
           ,
           
             even
             poor
             me
             ;
          
           sinking
           ,
           sinning
           ,
           perishing
           ,
           self
           destroying
           
             me
             ;
          
           thou
           art
           not
           far
           from
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           4.
           
           Art
           thou
           a
           person
           who
           beginneth
           to
           weep
           because
           thou
           hast
           been
           so
           
           long
           a
           stranger
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Old
           men
           that
           are
           here
           ,
           How
           long
           have
           you
           been
           strangers
           to
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Author
           of
           it
           ?
           Now
           will
           you
           shed
           one
           tear
           for
           your
           estrangement
           ?
           and
           cry
           out
           ,
           Woe
           is
           me
           that
           Christ
           and
           I
           have
           been
           so
           long
           a
           sunder
           ?
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           thou
           hast
           come
           that
           length
           ,
           thou
           art
           not
           far
           from
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           
             Come
             away
             :
          
           O
           pitty
           your selves
           ,
           make
           haste
           ,
           make
           haste
           ,
           and
           
             come
             away
             .
          
        
         
           But
           now
           in
           the
           third
           place
           ,
           let
           me
           give
           you
           some
           evidences
           by
           which
           you
           may
           know
           more
           clearly
           whither
           or
           no
           you
           have
           embraced
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           know
           your selves
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           walk
           not
           down
           to
           your
           grave
           with
           a
           lye
           in
           your
           right
           hand
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           evidence
           of
           a
           person
           that
           hath
           embraced
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           have
           an
           high
           esteem
           of
           the
           Saviour
           and
           Author
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           :
           Hast
           thou
           a
           matchless
           esteem
           of
           matchless
           Christ
           the
           Saviour
           of
           the
           world
           ?
           that
           is
           a
           speaking
           evidence
           unto
           thee
           ,
           thou
           art
           a
           partaker
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           :
           Art
           thou
           come
           to
           this
           length
           ,
           that
           thou
           cryest
           out
           ,
           
             None
             but
             Christ
             ,
             none
             but
             Christ
             !
          
           It
           is
           a
           speaking
           evidence
           ,
           that
           thou
           art
           come
           to
           be
           a
           partaker
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           when
           thou
           canst
           cry
           out
           that
           word
           ,
           
             Exod.
          
           15.
           2.
           
           
             The
             Lord
             is
             my
             strength
             and
             my
             song
             ,
             he
             alone
             is
             become
             my
             salvation
             :
          
           if
           Christ
           hath
           become
           thy
           salvation
           ,
           then
           it
           is
           like
           he
           hath
           become
           thy
           song
           .
           I
           would
           ask
           this
           of
           you
           ,
           Were
           you
           ever
           brought
           this
           length
           ,
           that
           you
           durst
           nor
           adventure
           to
           praise
           Christ
           alone
           ,
           but
           was
           forced
           to
           call
           in
           all
           the
           creatures
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             O
             magnifie
             the
             Lord
             with
             me
             ;
          
           O
           that
           is
           an
           evidence
           that
           you
           have
           embraced
           his
           salvation
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Those
           who
           have
           embraced
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           will
           study
           to
           maintain
           and
           keep
           their
           grips
           of
           it
           ;
           they
           would
           study
           to
           hold
           fast
           so
           precious
           a
           Jewel
           ;
           this
           is
           prest
           ,
           
             Gal.
             5.
             1.
             
             Stand
             fast
             in
             the
             liberty
             wherewith
             Christ
             hath
             made
             us
             free
             ;
          
           yea
           ,
           they
           will
           study
           to
           walk
           suitably
           to
           this
           noble
           mercy
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           they
           will
           strive
           and
           endeavour
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           as
           is
           also
           prest
           in
           that
           same
           verse
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           thou
           hast
           been
           made
           a
           partaker
           of
           the
           Gospel
           of
           salvation
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           strive
           to
           keep
           thy self
           from
           the
           power
           of
           those
           things
           that
           once
           triumphed
           over
           thee
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           A
           person
           that
           is
           a
           partaker
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           will
           have
           a
           high
           esteem
           of
           this
           mercy
           and
           salvation
           ;
           so
           
             Paul
          
           when
           he
           speaketh
           of
           it
           here
           ,
           he
           cannot
           but
           put
           some
           note
           of
           excellency
           to
           it
           ,
           calling
           it
           
             the
             great
             salvation
             ;
          
           Therefore
           I
           say
           ,
           if
           thou
           hast
           embraced
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           have
           so
           high
           esteem
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           not
           to
           be
           so
           subjected
           to
           it
           as
           thou
           shouldst
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           in
           subjection
           to
           the
           power
           of
           thy
           lust
           in
           any
           measure
           ,
           will
           be
           thy
           burden
           and
           affliction
           ;
           the
           man
           will
           be
           sorry
           when
           he
           is
           brought
           forth
           from
           the
           house
           of
           his
           bondage
           unto
           the
           red
           Sea
           ;
           he
           will
           be
           sorry
           ,
           that
           when
           he
           should
           have
           songs
           of
           triumph
           over
           his
           Idols
           put
           in
           his
           mouth
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           sing
           songs
           of
           triumph
           over
           him
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           A
           person
           that
           hath
           embraced
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           he
           will
           be
           longing
           sometimes
           for
           the
           day
           when
           this
           salvation
           shall
           be
           compleat
           ,
           when
           he
           shall
           sing
           that
           song
           with
           that
           
             numerous
             multitude
             which
             cannot
             be
             numbered
             ,
          
           Revel
           .
           7.
           9.
           
           O
           what
           a
           day
           shall
           it
           be
           ,
           when
           thou
           shalt
           begin
           to
           sing
           that
           song
           !
           after
           this
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             I
             beheld
             ,
             and
             lo
             a
             great
             multitude
             of
             all
             people
             which
             no
             man
             could
             number
             ,
             of
             all
             people
             ,
             nations
             and
             languages
             ,
             stood
             before
             
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             before
             the
             Lamb
             ,
             cloathed
             with
             white
             robes
             ,
             and
             palms
             in
             their
             hands
             ,
             and
             they
             cryed
             ;
          
           and
           how
           cryed
           they
           ?
           
             They
             cryed
             with
             a
             loud
             voice
             .
          
           They
           would
           not
           mutter
           the
           song
           ,
           nor
           sign
           silently
           ;
           but
           
             cryed
             with
             a
             loud
             voice
             :
          
           And
           what
           did
           they
           cry
           ?
           they
           cryed
           with
           a
           loud
           voice
           ,
           
             Salvation
             unto
             our
             God
             who
             sitteth
             up
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Lamb.
          
           I
           would
           only
           ask
           of
           you
           that
           are
           partakers
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           what
           songs
           shall
           be
           put
           into
           thy
           mouth
           when
           the
           waters
           of
           
             Iordan
          
           shall
           divide
           themselves
           ,
           
             that
             the
             ransomed
             of
             the
             Lord
             must
             pass
             thorow
             !
          
           when
           thou
           shalt
           sing
           that
           song
           
             Psal.
             115.
             1.
             
             Not
             unto
             us
             ,
             not
             unto
             us
             ,
             but
             unto
             thee
             belongs
             the
             glory
             of
             our
             salvation
             .
          
           O
           what
           a
           day
           shall
           that
           be
           ,
           when
           that
           excellent
           song
           shall
           be
           put
           into
           thy
           mouth
           !
           yea
           ,
           what
           a
           day
           shall
           it
           be
           when
           thou
           shalt
           be
           cloathed
           with
           those
           excellent
           garments
           that
           are
           made
           mention
           of
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           6.
           10.
           for
           he
           hath
           cloathed
           thee
           with
           the
           
             garments
             of
             Salvation
             ;
          
           and
           he
           hath
           covered
           thee
           with
           the
           
             robe
             of
             righteousness
             .
          
           O
           what
           robes
           are
           these
           ?
           Did
           you
           ever
           see
           such
           excellent
           robes
           as
           these
           must
           be
           ?
           I
           think
           we
           will
           misken
           our selves
           ;
           O
           do
           you
           not
           think
           we
           will
           misken
           our selves
           ,
           when
           we
           shall
           put
           on
           those
           excellent
           robes
           !
           Now
           therefore
           is
           the
           bargain
           closed
           ,
           or
           will
           ye
           go
           away
           before
           ye
           take
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Dare
           ye
           go
           out
           at
           these
           doors
           and
           neglect
           the
           great
           salvation
           ?
           I
           would
           ask
           this
           of
           you
           ,
           think
           ye
           it
           will
           not
           be
           most
           sad
           ,
           that
           Christ
           should
           tell
           this
           in
           Heaven
           of
           you
           to
           night
           ,
           I
           was
           preached
           to
           a
           pack
           stones
           ,
           that
           none
           of
           them
           would
           love
           me
           !
           Will
           ye
           not
           be
           feared
           that
           this
           report
           shall
           be
           carryed
           back
           to
           Heaven
           of
           you
           !
           for
           what
           report
           can
           Christ
           carry
           back
           but
           this
           ?
           Now
           is
           the
           cord
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           let
           down
           unto
           you
           ,
           is
           there
           none
           of
           you
           that
           will
           take
           a
           gripe
           of
           it
           !
           will
           ye
           flighter
           after
           it
           ?
           will
           ye
           make
           this
           a
           rejoycing
           
           day
           in
           heaven
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           fasting
           day
           unto
           
             you
             ?
          
           and
           the
           
             way
          
           to
           make
           it
           so
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           .
           Now
           what
           
             say
             ye
          
           to
           it
           ,
           old
           men
           ?
           let
           me
           speak
           to
           
             you
             ,
          
           and
           ask
           
             your
          
           thoughts
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           
             Gray
          
           Hairs
           should
           be
           a
           crown
           of
           
             glory
          
           if
           it
           be
           found
           in
           the
           
             way
          
           of
           righteousness
           ;
           old
           men
           ,
           speak
           
             your
          
           minds
           ,
           that
           
             young
          
           men
           
             may
          
           not
           have
           
             your
          
           bad
           example
           :
           What
           
             say
             ye
          
           of
           this
           salvation
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           most
           glorious
           salvation
           ?
           is
           it
           not
           a
           most
           excellent
           salvation
           that
           is
           in
           
             your
          
           offer
           ?
           I
           intreat
           
             you
          
           speak
           
             your
          
           minds
           ,
           tell
           Christ
           
             ye
          
           are
           content
           to
           take
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           otherwise
           ,
           whoever
           he
           be
           that
           will
           not
           partake
           of
           this
           gospel
           salvation
           ,
           I
           in
           the
           name
           and
           
             authority
          
           of
           Christ
           our
           Master
           ,
           denounce
           eternal
           and
           irrevocable
           war
           against
           him
           ;
           put
           on
           
             your
          
           harness
           ,
           
             ye
          
           shall
           not
           boast
           when
           
             ye
          
           put
           it
           off
           again
           ;
           the
           wrath
           and
           
             fury
          
           of
           God
           shall
           come
           upon
           
             you
          
           to
           the
           uttermost
           if
           
             ye
          
           embrace
           not
           this
           great
           salvation
           :
           Other
           wars
           are
           but
           for
           a
           time
           ;
           the
           greatest
           Captains
           that
           ever
           the
           earth
           did
           
             carry
             ,
          
           are
           now
           laid
           
             down
             in
             the
             sides
             of
             the
             Pit
             ,
             and
             their
             swords
             broken
             under
             their
             head
             .
          
           Armies
           of
           ten
           hundred
           thousand
           ,
           a
           hundred
           
             years
          
           time
           have
           laid
           them
           all
           in
           their
           graves
           ,
           and
           ended
           all
           their
           contests
           ;
           but
           there
           is
           no
           discharge
           of
           this
           war
           that
           shall
           be
           concluded
           betwixt
           Christ
           and
           
             you
             :
          
           it
           shall
           become
           an
           eternal
           and
           most
           terrible
           war
           ,
           which
           shall
           be
           but
           beginning
           when
           time
           is
           ended
           .
           Now
           peace
           or
           war
           ,
           which
           of
           them
           will
           
             ye
          
           choose
           ?
           Dare
           
             ye
          
           send
           a
           charge
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           
             say
             ye
          
           will
           defie
           him
           ?
           I
           am
           afraid
           there
           will
           be
           two
           things
           that
           
             many
          
           of
           us
           shall
           report
           to
           
             day
             .
          
           First
           ,
           I
           am
           afraid
           there
           will
           be
           
             many
          
           that
           will
           give
           
             Pharaohs
          
           repot
           to
           the
           offer
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           
             say
             ,
             Who
             is
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             I
             should
             obey
             him
             ?
          
           I
           tell
           
             you
          
           who
           he
           is
           ,
           He
           is
           
             glorious
             in
             holiness
             ,
             fearful
             in
             praises
             ,
             doing
             wonders
             .
          
           O
           
           embrace
           him
           before
           he
           go
           hence
           ,
           and
           give
           not
           
             Pharaohs
          
           report
           ,
           lest
           
             ye
          
           be
           drowned
           in
           the
           Sea
           of
           his
           wrath
           ,
           whence
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           
             recovery
             .
             Secondly
             ,
          
           I
           fear
           there
           will
           be
           
             many
          
           here
           to
           
             day
             ,
          
           that
           will
           give
           
             Demas
          
           report
           to
           this
           precious
           offer
           :
           I
           will
           go
           and
           forsake
           Christ
           ,
           and
           embrace
           this
           present
           world
           :
           O
           bad
           exchange
           !
           Cursed
           be
           he
           that
           shall
           make
           it
           !
           Will
           
             ye
          
           be
           of
           
             Demas
          
           humour
           .
           I
           fear
           there
           hath
           been
           
             many
          
           of
           that
           humour
           of
           a
           long
           time
           ;
           but
           I
           entreat
           
             you
          
           once
           be
           wise
           before
           
             ye
          
           die
           .
           I
           confess
           that
           proverb
           ,
           Old
           fools
           ,
           are
           twice
           fools
           :
           I
           think
           old
           men
           that
           will
           not
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           I
           think
           
             ye
          
           are
           triple
           fools
           .
           What
           wait
           
             ye
          
           for
           ?
           is
           there
           
             any
          
           thing
           can
           afford
           
             you
             any
          
           satisfaction
           but
           this
           great
           salvation
           ?
           Now
           are
           
             ye
          
           convinced
           old
           men
           ,
           that
           Christ
           is
           waiting
           for
           
             your
          
           answer
           ,
           I
           intreat
           
             you
          
           before
           
             ye
          
           go
           hence
           ,
           speak
           
             your
          
           minds
           what
           
             ye
          
           think
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           :
           is
           it
           not
           a
           
             lovely
          
           salvation
           ?
           is
           it
           not
           
             lovely
          
           now
           ?
           What
           
             say
             ye
          
           to
           it
           ?
           I
           am
           to
           go
           
             away
             ,
          
           and
           the
           offer
           is
           to
           be
           taken
           up
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           hard
           to
           
             say
             ,
          
           if
           ever
           
             ye
          
           shall
           have
           an
           offer
           again
           .
           I
           would
           
             only
             say
          
           this
           to
           
             you
             ,
          
           and
           be
           sure
           of
           it
           ;
           though
           I
           should
           never
           be
           a
           partaker
           of
           this
           great
           salvation
           ,
           
             yet
          
           I
           shall
           be
           a
           witness
           against
           
             you
          
           that
           are
           not
           partakers
           of
           it
           .
           I
           tell
           and
           declare
           unto
           
             you
             ,
          
           I
           shall
           be
           a
           witness
           against
           
             you
             ,
          
           if
           
             ye
          
           embrace
           not
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           Now
           old
           men
           ,
           are
           
             ye
          
           perswaded
           to
           embrace
           it
           ?
           let
           me
           obtest
           
             you
             by
          
           the
           
             beauty
          
           of
           Christ
           ,
           come
           and
           partake
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           ye
           that
           are
           travelling
           upon
           the
           borders
           of
           eternity
           :
           Now
           if
           ye
           will
           give
           no
           more
           ,
           give
           this
           ,
           will
           ye
           go
           home
           and
           think
           upon
           it
           ?
           I
           shall
           not
           be
           uncharitable
           ,
           nor
           enter
           to
           judge
           your
           thoughts
           .
           I
           fear
           there
           shall
           be
           many
           declared
           and
           found
           guilty
           amongst
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           declared
           unto
           heaven
           we
           will
           not
           embrace
           the
           
           great
           salvation
           ,
           but
           have
           troden
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           
             Son
             of
             God
             under
             foot
             .
          
           Now
           I
           entreat
           
             you
             every
          
           one
           of
           
             you
             ,
          
           ask
           of
           
             your
          
           selves
           if
           
             ye
          
           be
           the
           persons
           that
           will
           
             presume
             in
             your
             hearts
             to
             do
             so
             .
          
           Now
           I
           shall
           leave
           it
           with
           
             you
             ,
          
           let
           it
           not
           be
           a
           witness
           against
           
             you
             :
          
           I
           shall
           leave
           it
           with
           this
           ;
           O
           come
           
             away
             ,
          
           old
           men
           ,
           
             young
          
           men
           ,
           old
           women
           ,
           and
           maids
           ;
           come
           and
           embrace
           this
           precious
           gospel
           salvation
           .
           Ye
           
             may
             say
             ,
             ye
          
           bid
           us
           come
           ;
           but
           we
           cannot
           come
           :
           I
           desire
           no
           more
           of
           
             you
             ,
          
           but
           to
           come
           with
           this
           ;
           Lord
           I
           am
           content
           to
           come
           ,
           but
           I
           cannot
           come
           :
           Come
           once
           to
           that
           :
           for
           if
           once
           
             ye
          
           be
           content
           to
           receive
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           not
           be
           long
           before
           
             ye
          
           be
           able
           to
           receive
           it
           .
           Now
           shall
           Christ
           depart
           ,
           and
           will
           none
           of
           
             you
             say
             ye
          
           are
           content
           to
           take
           him
           ,
           will
           
             ye
          
           charge
           
             your
          
           own
           consciences
           with
           this
           ;
           〈◊〉
           I
           content
           to
           take
           Chrst
           and
           the
           great
           salvation
           ;
           O
           blest
           ,
           blest
           ,
           blest
           be
           he
           that
           is
           the
           author
           of
           this
           
             great
             salvation
             ,
          
           and
           blest
           be
           he
           that
           gets
           
             any
          
           of
           the
           ends
           of
           the
           cord
           of
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           that
           we
           sink
           not
           under
           the
           wrath
           and
           
             fury
          
           of
           the
           Lord
           !
           Come
           and
           embrace
           this
           great
           salvation
           ;
           and
           again
           I
           
             say
             ,
          
           come
           and
           embrace
           it
           ;
           for
           what
           can
           ye
           have
           if
           
             ye
          
           want
           it
           ;
           and
           what
           can
           
             ye
          
           want
           if
           
             ye
          
           have
           it
           ;
           I
           shall
           
             say
          
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           close
           with
           that
           word
           ,
           
             Isa.
             62.
             vers
             .
             21.
             
             Behold
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             proclaimed
             to
             the
             ends
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             those
             that
             are
             far
             off
             :
          
           What
           hath
           he
           proclaimed
           ,
           
             Say
             ye
             to
             the
             Daughter
             of
          
           Sion
           ,
           
             Behold
             thy
             salvation
             cometh
             ,
             behold
             it
             cometh
             !
          
           I
           
             say
          
           to
           
             you
          
           that
           are
           the
           ends
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           Salvation
           is
           brought
           hear
           unto
           
             you
             ,
             Stout-Hearted
             and
             far
             from
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           the
           great
           salvation
           is
           brought
           near
           unto
           
             you
             ,
          
           and
           will
           
             ye
          
           send
           it
           
             away
             !
          
           Oh
           consider
           what
           
             ye
          
           are
           doing
           .
           And
           to
           him
           that
           can
           perswade
           
             you
          
           to
           embrace
           the
           great
           salvation
           ,
           we
           desire
           to
           give
           praise
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .