they added that of crucifying the Lord of glory : and yet are they not utterly and eternally cast off. Nay, when once the Spirit of God shall be poured out upon them, they shall, con- trary to the course of nature, be like a majestic river " flowing up to the mountain of the Lord's house, itself established on the top of other mountains ;" so wonderful shall be the opera- tion of divine grace upon them11. Who then should -despair ? Who should limit the exercise either of the power, or of the grace, of God ? Dear brethren, let none despair either of themselves or others ; for God's mercy is open to all, and shall be effectual for all who seek it in his appointed way. I say not but that a man's day of grace may be passed even whilst he is alive in this world : but I do say, that no man who desires mercy, can be in that deplorable condition, because he would have been already given up by God to utter insensibility and obduracy. Only let a man come to God through Christ, and he shall find that with God there is mercy, yea, and plenteous redemption. Let any man whatever be moved by a sense of God's unbounded goodness to him, and be led by that good- ness to fear and serve the Lord, and he shall never perish; but shall be made a monument of that very grace, which shall be so wonderfully displayed in the latter days, in the restoration of God's ancient people, and the consecment salvation of the heathen world.]
n Isai. ii. 2.