I' (8~) (their carnal interefls whatfoever, .at the feet of I. c .hrifl:; and preferring a clofe Con1mnnion with . G~~.>. the pea~e of agood Confcience, the jc:yes of Reltgton, yea the very reproa~h of Clu;ft above 'all their worldly Honours, ~ ?nd flelhly pleafures, have given ~.bcn1felves up to the.power t>f theGo· fpel,and an exen.1plary Spiritual and Heavenly life. Bqt it is to be ft'(lred , l~fl: there b.~ alfq futb, w.ho have defervedly gain.,d great refpefr an1ong the Saints, and gone f:ir along with rhen1, who yet aro con1e but tot he thrdhold of Chrifbanity; anp be– ing,afraid to pu~ in, there they are in dangertope· rilh everlaflingly. . ~Qtl 'fere fit non fit, ~e that is, but almofl: Caved, is datnned for altoged1~r., Oh Friends,what do you n1ean? ~ill you loofeall the grou.nd ''you have gotten~aU the things you have 'wrought? fhal~ all your fuffcrings_for the, name of C:!1riH be lofi,and in vain? :after y~u . have ta.fl:ed the bitternefs of tl,ie Crofs, will you not go one ftep far· ther, and take'the joys ofthe Crofs? Is ,the workof Regene'ratior{ brought to the Birth, anq,!hall it at lafi n1ifcarry,and prqve an abortion? wotlld one fiep more Ja,r}d your So~1ls in the_Kingdom of God, are you gottten fo near a ihor,e, and will you perifh in , d1e _Harbour? are you gottenofffl·onl t~e T.ents of the Edom·ites>and gott~n even.to the Borders of Ctt·· ~aan, and y;ill you not enter? Are lyou gotten to l'ifgah, and hav·e avie.woft he LandofPromife,and fee that it is-a; good Land? are you con1e fo near as .to fee, that true holinefs is fuch a beautiful State, · fuch a bleifed State, and doyou wifbyour (elves in, and will you yet dieon.the other 6de Jordmt l Y?a have ,prayed, put on;a ltttle more prayer may do1t: r .ou have lab9ured~ , ·a,nd rea(ontd wi>tb, ~,nd perd·, · · · fwadt: I '
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