The Nec~{jity of Converfion~ think with his loathed embraces to reconcile thee.. It is a great mifery to labqur. in the fire. The Poetscould not invent aworferhell forsi/jpbas,than ~obe getting the barrel H:ill up _t~e hill and then_that ttfhouldprefently fall down agatn, and renewhts la– hour. God threatens it, as the greatefl: of temporal judgments, that they lliould baild and not inhabit, plant and not gather, and their labours Ihould be eat up by ftrangers, Deut. 28. 30,38, 39, 41. Isitfo great amifery to lofeour comtnonlab~urs,tofow in vain, and.build in vain? how·much1nore to loie our ' p~ins inReligion, topray, and hear , and fafl: in vain?. Thisisan undoing and eternallofs. .Be not deceived,: . .. :· if thou goeft onin thy finful ftate, tho~ thou fl1ouldft . · fpread forth thine hands, ~od will , hide his eyes i tho~ ·thou n1ake n1any prayers'~ he \villnot hear, I{a.. I. I). If a man without skill ft2t about oar work~ and marr it in thedoing, t_})o~ he take much pains, · we give him but (mall thanks. God will be \V or- _. . fhipped after the due order, 1 Cbum. r) .. 1 3· Ifa fervantdo our work, but quite contrary to our or· der, he {hall have rather ftripes thanpraife. God's work mu!l: be done according to God,s mind, or he v;.ill not be.pleafed ; and this cannot be, except it be done with aholy heart, _2 Cbron. 2). 2. . IV. Without tbk,tby hopes are in vain, Job 8. 1:., r3. , Tbe Lord hatb reje6led thy confidence, Jer. 2. 37· Firfi, Tby bopu of comfort b~re are in vain. 'Tis not only nece{fary to the fafety, but comfort of your condition, that you be converted. Without this, you fhall not know pea~e, Ifa. ) 9. 8. Without ' the fear of God, you cannot hav~ the comforts of the·HolyGhoft, Act. 9· 3r. God fpeaks peace only to his people, and to his Saints, P{al. 8). 8. If vou have a ~alfe pea~e, cqntinuing in your fins, 'tis'not of Gods fpeaktng, and then you ·may guefs the Author. Sin a~a -real .ficknefs} ;I{a-, 1. s. yea, the D -.4 . ,_ wor!t J
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