I ' I I , t!<'- . - • . (6$) , 1 . ' . l , 1 . . .. { . . ~ \ . the life of God, through th~ igr1brance. .thar is ~~ them, they gi;ve up themfdv'es eo lafcivipufnefs to\ work all undcannefs with greedinefs ?w~l\<ing iQ the Jults of their hearts , after the, co~rfe of this World; in 'rior, luxury, excefs of Win~, r_evelli11g1t banquettings, c:·ovetoufncfs, lying, blafphew.i~ , ;im\ abominable, adulteries, I and ldolatri~s; a~d Jesrfj~ main without any confcfence offin, or ,fear of thqir danger; being as. natural brait Bea~s, ,as ifth~y ~er~ made for flaughi:er and defl:ru£tion.. '" ,,, '· '• ' • · Are there none fuch it1 this place ? l)oth n.ot ,the ' Earth every where groan,our Land Inourn,ou.r Co~ gregations travelf ,in pain? Is not this Congr~~1 tion black"d and burthen1 d with fuch miferaple ere~ cures; who after ~ll the infhut1ions, counfell~, wo~ ings, warnings, ·threatnings and Judgq:t~nts ofGo~ whch have been in their ears, andbefore their~ eyq. remain to this day a.ttopid, blockif11, brut~Cll:g~ 9 ration, without the Iealt fenfe of their fin~ or vvHh.~ be deli ve'red from it ? · .: f Oh you blind and dark Souls, confider & ·undeyri fl:and, if it be poffible, thefe two Scriptures,.. ~ Corl 4,3 :,4.!/our Gofpel be hid,it is.hid to th(Jfc_ thatAr~ loft~ In whom the god of~his- World hathblindedJ~ minds of thofe t hat believe not, left t~e light _of~tk£ gloriom Gofpcl {hould fhine unto them_. T~1s dar~~ nefs is from Hell; the Prince of da~knefs nath bel~ you under your blindnefs; and this darknefs-lea~t~ hdl to tbe. blacknefs!of, darknefsfor ever-: ,You;~ Jolt, you fire loft Souls. lofl: for ~v~~, jf t·h~ ·:GRLeR! leave you in this Na te · of lfJindnefs· il1:· .whi~h. yqll have fo fecurcly continued 'to this day, /fa 27.J-I,~ it t"s a people of no u!"d.1rff~tnding; therefore he th~ 1111tfl'f ' I . .
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