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not do it: ye may as’ well, and as rationally say that you are not a body, as to say, he debars you. His invitation is to every one. Now, assent to this and then, before you except yourself out the most you must then not have a being, neither of soul nor body. We say for you to think that he excepts you, it is all one as to deny yourself to be the children of Adam. Now, O come, come niggard, what aileth thee! Come, what would you have, that is not in Christ? O! what sweet invitation ‘come,’ we cannot tell what is in it: is a depth in it that all the angels in heaven cannot fathom it; it is no less than Jesus Christ, ‘who was; delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification,’ spreading forth his arms and inviting you, he is opening up himself, his all sufficiency and supertranscendant excellency, and calling unto all poor needy things, come, here is enough for you; give in your desires, and you that have them satisfied to the full. What then have ye to say to the bargain? Come, come, it is a rich commodity, and there is no sticking at the price only receive and have, the easiest of all terms there is no more required at your hands. But, for ye, Ha, Sir, ye go without your bounds, the; invitation in your text, is to his people, ye are. wrong. We are not so far out, as ye trow; invitation is to his people, to enter into their chambers.’ and to all, who will come and become his people, to ‘ enter into their chambers,’ and; this is a free market. We must invite all to come ye who are enemies, lay down your arms against him, and come; ye who are upholding his enemies and complying with them in their sinful court and abominations, by paying them less and locality, and by furnishing them with meat and drink (which is more than, ‘a bidding them God speed which the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of John,