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Mercies of God in Christ Jesus, the danger of dallying with them. [ 1191]

ONe that hath plyed his cups hard,* 1.1 and coming home drunk finds a Can∣dle lighted on the Table, but through the swiftnesse and violence of the spi∣rits being oppressed to and fro, he seeth things double; instead of one Candle he sees two, and going, as he thinks, to put out one of them, he finds himself in the dark, and cryes out,* 1.2 Where is the other Candle? but all in vain. Thus carnall-minded Men being, as it were, intoxicated with the delights and pleasures of this World, do through the multiplying glasse of their own deceitfull fancies, see not onely one or two, but the many and superabundant mercies of God, yet extinguishing and not seasonably applying the sweet and tender Mercies of God in Christ Iesus to their Souls,* 1.3 like Children that have played away the Candle, and go to bed darkling; so they having abused the time of Mercy, are cast out into utter darknesse to all Eternity, and then when it is too late, they cry out, as the Drunkard did for the Candle,* 1.4 Lord, where are thy Mercies of old?

Notes

• * 1.1

  S. Fr. Bacon uat. hist.
• * 1.2

  Lud. Grana∣tens. Dux pec∣cato••••m.
• * 1.3

  Joh. Bromi∣ardi sum. praed.
• * 1.4

  Psalm. 88.