THE
SAINTS' DUTY
IN
EVIL TIMES.
isaiah XXVI. 20.
THE bowels of the Lord's sympathy ⟨towards⟩ his people, are always bursting out, and ⟨he⟩ dow not see them forsaking their own mercy, ⟨and⟩ straying from him; but is much taken up in ⟨lamenting⟩ over their folly, and with giving them many a moving and sweet invitation to come to him, where their happiness lies, and lays himself open to them, and the riches that are with him, with ⟨his⟩ arms spread abroad, inviting them by his precious and hearty promises, seeking nothing of folk, but only, That they would come and receive freely, Isa. Iv, I. 'Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price.' He opens up precious and rich ware, and says to his buyer and merchants, the commodity is good, come ⟨away⟩, we shall not cast out about the price; if ye ⟨have⟩ hearts to receive, I have a heart to give: ⟨Come⟩ away then, hearty good fellows, we will never ⟨stand⟩ upon it; for 'tis not with him as with the ⟨men of⟩ the world, for they count them the best good-fellows, who give most and freeliest; but he ⟨counts⟩
