e. ·conver gent fervants of tbe Lord, and at their holyprofef– iion,- and·make themfelves merry with the weak– nefs and failings of profelfors : Hear, ye defpiiers, hear your dreadful doom, Prov. I 9· 1 9~ 1. Chron. 36; 16. Prov. 3· 34· Sinner, confider diligently whether thou art not· to be found , in one of thefe ranks ; for if this be thy .ca.fe, _thou art in the gall ofbttternef~) and bo~d of tntqu1ty ; for all thefe do carry th_etr marks tn their foreheads, and are undoubtedly the fons cf death. - And iffo, the lord pity our poor congregations. Oh, how little anumber will be lefc, when thefe ten ·fortsare fet out : Alas, on howmany doors, on how many faces muft we write, Lor~ have n1ercy upon ·us ! Sirs, What ibift do you make to keep upyour confidence of your·good eftate, when God from heaven declares againft you, and pronounces you in a ftate of damnation? I would reafonwith you , as God with them; Howcanft thou fay, I tt~ not poUuted? Jer. t· 2. 3· See t by way in the valley, know J~Pbat tho;, haft done. Man, Is not thy confcience privy to thy tricks of deceit, to thy chamber-pranks, to thy way of lying? Yea, are not~hy friends, thy family, thy neighbOurs, witnelfes· tQ thy profane negleCts of God's worihip, to thy co~etous practices, to thyen• vious ahd malicious carriage ? May not th~y point at thee, as thou goeft, There goes a gaming prodi... gal; There goes adrunkenNabal, a companion of evil doers ; There goes a railer, or a feoffer, aloof~ liver? Beloved, God hath written it, as with a fun~ beam, in the book out ofwhfch youmuft be judged! that thefe are not the fpots of his children, and that none fuch (except r~newe~ by convfrtin6 grace) fhall ever efcape thedamnationofhell. · Oh that fuch of you woul<ilnow be perfuadcd to , repent,and turnfr~mall your tranfgreaions ~ ~~~ e~fG /' . E 2t · tOiqultJj . ,/ · .
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