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has commanded you to believe and do, you cannot say the time is too late, if you do yet condemn yourselves for refusing grace heretofore, and are now willing and desirous to accept of it. Moreover, would you now, with all your heart, use the means of salvation, and endeavour to believe and repent, if you thought it were not too late? And does it grieve you that you have neglected the opportunity? And would you gain and redeem that lost time, if you knew how? Then, I dare in the name of God assure you, that the date of your conversion is not expired. It is not too late for you to turn unto the Lord. While it is to-day, I may boldly say, harden not your heart: which, if you do not, you must know that now is an acceptable time, now is the day and time of your salvation, Heb. iii. 15. At what time soever God does send his ministers unto you, by whom God does beseech you, they entreating you, as now I do, in Christ's stead, that you would be reconciled to God, 2 Cor. v. 20, this is the accepted day, if you will be intreated by them, 2 Cor. vi. 2; the day wherein God will accept of you is not passed. Moreover, at what time soever, and by what means soever, any man shall humble himself for sin, and seek the grace of God in Christ Jesus, the date of God's acceptance of him is not expired. Learn this in the example of Manasses, and many others, who refused grace in their younger time, yet were converted in their age, 2 Chron. xxxiii. 10, 12, 13. You have God's express word for it, who saith, From the days of your fathers, that is, for a long time, ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them; return unto me, and I will return unto, saith the Lord of Hosts, Mal. iii. 7.

But may not a man pray too late, and seek repentance, in vain, as Esau did, who found no place of repentance, though besought it carefully with tears? Heb. xii. 17. Did not the foolish virgins seek to enter into the bride chamber, but were not admitted? Matt. xxv. 11, 12. And did not our Saviour say, Many shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able? Luke xiii. 24.

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