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Rh willingness in the Lord, to give you whatsoever your necessity requires.”

'Ability',’ What would you have? Salvation and deliverance; then ‘He is able to save to the uttermost, all that come unto him,’ Heb. vii. 23. lift up your eyes and behold a wonder, which ye cannot behold, behold a wonder, which you cannot know, and put forth this question, Isa. Lxiii. 1. 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength.’ and his answer will be unto you, it is ‘I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.’ Gain-say who will, ‘The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand, he shall see of the travel of his soul and be satisfied.’

Now methinks I hear you saying, All that is he, we can set our seals to it but O, is he willing? there is our question. Willing indeed; it is not more able, than be is willing, What is all his promises, but declarations of his free willingness? What are all his sweet invitations, to tell you that he is willing, and ye are Welcome? ‘He that thirsteth let him come, and whoever will, let him come and take of the water of freely.’ Ah! what say you to it now? Give your seal to his willingness also. Go, say ye, say not? Ye have it. Then come away, there is more wanting, say come; we know he is willing, and we set our seal to his willingness. But be willing to receive me? Satisfy me in that, then I will be right. Ah cheat! ye are taking your word back again now, and lifting off your word if ye except not yourself, he will not except it. His invitation is unto all; every one come, that is thirsteth, come, he that hath no money, Isaiah Iv. 1. Now, why will ye be so ill yourselves, as to debar yourselves; For he doth