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 one. Now assent to this, and then, before you except yourself out thereof, 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; there is a depth in it that all the angels in heaven cannot fathom; 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 coming up himself, his all-sufficiency and superascendant excellency, and calling upon all poor needy things, come, here is enough for you; give me your desires, and you shall 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, say 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; the 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 so 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 courses and abominations, by paying them cess and locality, and by furnishing them meat and drink, which is more than a bidding them God speed, which the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of John, forbids, 2d Epistle of John, verse 10. Quit the putting the sword in God's enemies' hands and come: ye who have given bonds to the adversary, break your covenant with hell and death, and come: break your sword allegiance to the devil