After that, thou shalt cut it down.]
When Christ giveth thee over; there is no Intercessor, no Mediator, no more Sa∣crifice for Sin: all is gone but Judgment, but the Ax, but a certain fearful looking for of Judgment, and fiery Indignation, which shall devour the Adversaries, Heb. 10. 26, 27, 28.
Barren Fig-tree, take heed that thou comest not to these last words, for these words are a give-up, a cast-up, a cast-up of a cast-away; after that thou shalt cut it down. They are as much, as if Christ had said, Father; I begg'd for more time for this barren Professor; I begged until I should dig abou•• it, ••nd dung it: But now, Father, the time is out, the Year is ended, the I Summer is ended, and no good done. I have also tried with 〈…〉〈…〉 have digged about it; 〈…〉〈…〉 the fat and hearty 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Gospel to it; but all comes to nothing. 〈…〉〈…〉