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⟨them⟩ the best good-fellows, who will take most ⟨and⟩ freeliest; and he debars none from him, but ⟨discovers⟩ his riches, and invites all, Rev. xxii. 16, ⟨17.⟩ 'I am the root and offspring of David, and ⟨the⟩ bright and morning-star. And the Spirit and ⟨the⟩ bride say come, and let him that heareth, say, ⟨come,⟩ and let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life ⟨freely⟩' And if this, and such sweet invitations, ⟨will⟩ not prevail, he makes taws to whip his own to ⟨himself⟩: terrors within, and judgments without; ⟨and⟩ he never lays on a blow, but he is still provoked ⟨to⟩ it, and when he lays it on, the tears are in his ⟨eyes⟩, because he must do it, Lam. iii. 33. "For he ⟨doth⟩ not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children ⟨of⟩ men," yea, when his own turn their backs upon ⟨him⟩, he lets them not alone, but is still calling them ⟨back⟩ again, Zech. i. 3. "Turn ye unto me, saith ⟨the⟩ Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith ⟨the⟩ Lord of hosts." And also, when he threatens ⟨most⟩ sadly, he fails not to make large promises to ⟨the⟩ faithful, and to give them ample invitations "to ⟨come⟩ to him," for their pleasure, and for their safety, {{reconstruct|"come my people," &c. When the Lord is coming out of his place, to sit in judgment upon the ⟨inhabitants⟩ of the earth and to give out sentence ⟨upon⟩ them, according to their doings, and to ⟨punish⟩ them for their iniquities, he calls his own ⟨people⟩ to himself, where they are to be hid and ⟨preserved⟩. O stand still amazed, and wonder at his ⟨tender⟩ love, and fatherly care of his children, who ⟨will⟩ come with his cloak of zeal, and clothes of ⟨vengeance,⟩ to give out, and to execute his sentence of ⟨justice⟩ upon his enemies, until that he give his ⟨people⟩ fair warning thereof; and also invites them to ⟨their⟩ shelter and safety, which he hath prepared for ⟨them.⟩ Ye know, Ezek. ix. the Lord sends forth, ⟨first⟩, "A man, clothed in linen, with a writer's