Serm.3. towards their on Converfloss ? 45 men who lay at hepool of Bethefdah cur'd, till the Angel came down and flirted the waters : fo a man in this cafe is to wait un.ili the'Spiriit of theLord come in, & 'omnipotent; fuavitate, or vitlrici delrilatione overcome his will, and fecit for the Lord, and fpiritual things : when this is, the work is done, anddone without violence to the will for is an omnipotent prefence prevails with the will, and its immediately made willing in the day of this power. By thefe forementioned things men are in a proximity or nexrnefs to Converfion,but not converted. It muff be an higher power than our own, which lifts us up into an higher nature or (lace than we are in at prefent.Though men maydo muchupon moral perfwafions : yet not fo much as to make themfelves Converts,or fp:ritual, ofAnimal or Natu- ral. Previous a&ions and preparative difpofitions,may make a man a pi- 6ureof a Convert, not a true or living Convert., Having (hewn what perlons can, and may do towards their. Conver.- fion,it remains todeclare what they ought to do. Theword mutt or ought, the fignificacion of ct in Greek imports two things. i.Neceßîty,there muff be H,refies,i Cer.; I.19.irsno mans duty to broach or bring in Herefies,but they mull be,ics neceffary for the difco- very of men approved. 2. Duty,God is a Spirit,and mull be worfhipped in fpirit and truth, its mens duty fo ro do, 70h.4.24. It was the Pharifees and Scribes duty to pay tythe of Mint, A ale and Cummin,d-c. therefore, faith Chriil, Thefethings ought they tohave done,d-c. Mar.23.2 3. Nov then what perfons can do, hey ought to do :- Firfl,t_here is a ne- ceffiçy of it we mutt do what we can ; elfe we are floathful.and unf:ith- ful,and our damnation will be jut+, one thing is neceffary, viz,. to turn untoGod that our fouls may be faved, here it will hold good, Turnor burn; ifit be neceffary to prevent burning in everlAng fl mes,its ne- ceffary to turn,and fo to do the utmotl we can towards the fame. Secondly,its our duty,Strive to enter in at the f+rair gate,faith Chr«l, hecomtnands ic and hies this injunetiota upon all,«ynie,- ,91 firain,be in an agony,as Chrifi was in thework of mans redemption, fo ler men be in the works of their Convercion,put forth t hemfelves as they did in the Olympick Ga:nes,the Wre(+lers and Runners exertedall their might to obtain,anci fo mall men about the workof their Converuiion. The Lord who h tth no pie fureinrhe death ofafnner,f < i :la, Turnyour felves and live. There is life in turning, and what fhould not men do to preferve or obtain life ? The
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