THE
SAINTS' DUTY
IN
EVIL TIMES.
Isaiah xxxvi. 20.
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
THE bowels of the Lord's sympathy toward 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. lv. 1. 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 buyers 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
