t,~e grtf{efl Self-murder. 33 lieve verily thou art adam.ned man, becal.1fe.thou art dot a new creatur~ in Chrift, may be thou wouldil: never have done till thou art one, thou wouldfr forfake ~ll, and follow Chrifl- in all ings,but thou wilt not-. . . · . · Secondly, but I cannot L1yefr thou: why then wilt thou not .defpair ·in thy[elf? a man muft -defpair as he is, otherwife he can never et into Chrift: as long as a m(\n lives at.1d does after the flefh , he have no true hop~ of mercy·~r · g, no, he is a dead man,all the ...4.ngels eavencannot h.elp him; if therewerea thou and Chrifrs , he fhQuld pe– rifu without them; and why wilt thou not de– fpair in thy ·felf? I defpair ? God forbid. I'' le never defpair while I live , God is n1ore mer– cifull than fo, and I hope I need not defpair. Chrift. died for }inners,, and . I were a fool if I uld defpair. Thus thou pleadefi with God r thy ·vaiq hopes; but why wilt thou faye~ God , wh wilt tbo·u plead with me? thou haft flgainfl: me, Jer. 2. 29. Thou for hopes , and liefi in thy fins , why t thou ? mark, the will. is fet on it, thou . t plea? : thou might Jf de[ptlir of. thy .Jelf, ut thou w•# not, and therefore thou wlltWllful– lyperi!h. Thirdly , but I cannot pull down mine own· , nor mafier mine own will fayeU thou ; ? Why then ~anft l!hou not go and r~ fi gne to God? Lord, here is aprouaheart, I can.. .humble itc; Oh , here is a ftony heart , cannot · break it; Lord do thou: here is a rebell_ious h~~art, I cannot fubdue it; Lord do . ~ , - thou: . j>
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