'!he jure <Trial of Vprig,htnefs. =~-i-ng-h-is-C-,o-lll~Ci-cn-cc-,-,.i-th_a_S_'crmon of Righteoufnefs , and 7 emperonce, and Y, .dgme;, ~ come : Go ~~~~~y for_ tbe pre{ent, when rt rs a convement feafon fuJt_!l c~ll for_thee. Uut \viil rhc h~ly Spm~ aH1fl_rhc ~1 ac Death \\ho h~vc always rc_fdl~d hu~ m r~1eu Li,·cs? \:Virhout h1s powcnul quKknmg Grace, they will be unrelennng lll rhcu gUilty polluted State· And can they, hav~ a;1y regular !w~e to obtain Repentance unto Life, when they ha"e ~~ ~~~~:~s<.~~~~:lct~ICl:~f01~v;r~;~ ~~J~arwns ? Delay proceeds from HardneiS of Heatr, and How inconwuous is it to expeCt, that Divine Mercy will accept of a Dearh~bed Repentance, that IS_ mccrly by confl:raint Of_Fear_, an_d a Refolu:ion to live well when they ~~~~; ~~c;'c~~:~ c1i~~~ ~~~ 1~;:1~1~r~ ~~h~~~fr';u~h~~ ~~:1~~~~nt~~!fthCcl~~~:ix:1~fre~~~n;v~} .Sorrow and Fear, !o_r ~he tCnf1ble EflCds o_f Sin in Pain§ and Sicknefs , and worfe that immediately ancnd tt 111 the next State, wtll oBtain a total and final Acquittance from our ]udg~, is an exrream ?i~10nour to, his ruling Wifctom, his unfpottcd Holincfs his in~orrupttblc Ju~ice, a1~d ~mwl able Truth. ~rhe Mercy ?f Go_cl char willjuflifie all unfetgnc~Uy repe1~nng b~hevtng Sinners for Chn£l:'s f.1kc, wdljuihfic God int_hc condemning _w,lful obnmatc Smncrs, who render rhem1Cives eternally unworthy of tt. To conclude the Motives; if we defire the Favour of God that is better than Life if we fear his_ Wrath that is :vo~e than Death, if we would obtain Heaven, or eiCapeHcll, let us morttfic our rcfpeCbvc Su1s. ' ] !hall now propound t!le Means that are_requif1te _for the prefervi ng us from our fpecial Sins. I f rhc followmg Rules fcem hadh and ddlallcful ro rhc Carnal Mind, it is t? be con!idercd, that :Medtcu~cs for the Recovery and Prcfcrvanon of Health, arc not fwcet Meats of a plcaianr.Reh01. 1. In ~rd ~r to the keep!n~ our fdves pure' and ~1 pright, w_c mufr be inquifitive to undcdl:and mtm1ately and dtihnGtly what are the Sms to wluch we arc mofi: liable : For he that doth not know wl1at he Jhould fear, is careleiS, and fecure, cafily diforder'd and \ 1 ai1qui01'd by a. Temptation. Some Lu1ls arc open and notorious i? the grofs Commiffion : O~hers h_c d~cp_ and are of a harder Difdo~ure.. Ignorance IS d_te 1lrong defence ~h;i~;lJ~rX~~~~~~1di:~~:r~t~~;;,c~t~ ~t~uc~~~::,:Js~~l~t /r~~~~~~ ~f :~: s~~~~e:~ difCo1rered, we arc not ~cquai:n:ed with our danger, and fl1allnot avoid it. A pri_ncipal lt~~~ o;o o~~~~~~;r~~~c~~~~:n~~d~fl~~~OI~~~~ ~~~l~,r~~~,~~;sP~~~~~~k~~ £":CC,~;~~~:~~ fl1alt be oYcrromc without Refifi.ance. Now by apply ing rhe Rules rhar have been largely inG!lcd on in explicating rhc DoCtri nal Point, we may underfiand our peculiar Sins. If we confider our Confbmrion, we m:~.y know what Sins arc fuitable to our Tempers. Our frequent Lapfes are a fenlible DifCovcry how the weight of Nature incli nes us. The refleCting upon the fcrcral Ages of Life, and our Conditions in the 'Vorld, will be an Indicat ion "What Sins indanger our Souls: The Young are !lrongly difpos' d ro Pleafures, the Old ro Avarice, the Hcalrhful and Prolperous to Inrcmpcrancc in the ufc of Worldly Things, rhe Sick and AfTitcted to Impancncc, the Rich to Sccunty, the Poor .to Envy. When the fpecial Sin is found il:rip'd off its flattcr~ng Colours, devefi it of its alluring Drcfs, that it may appe~r in its foul Deformity, and kin?Ic_an Averfa~ion i:f1 our _Brcafis againfl: it. The corrcCl:tng vicious Errors begins in the mhghtned Mmd, that ~1fcovers Ethocipfum them, and our pronenefs to them. And ftnce we arc fo apt to difguife our darling Sins, and :ns~::!~i~s to be partial ro our felves, let us with the PfalmiO:, pray to the Father of Lights, 1ha: he . 1r~nftati aA~-. wou!t_l feurch us, and try us, and fee whetber there be an;wa..r of Wickednefs in us, to difco· E';,~~~:2; ~:rt~~ ::~'e~;r~~i~t'' of bis Word, and cover it w1th lnrpardoninr, Mercy, and kodus vid_tt. Sm&. z. Diligent Watchfulncfs and CircumfpcChon is an effectual Means to keep our fclvcs E,,,n. 6 · from the Sins chat caftly encompafs us. This implies Prudence ro difcoYcr dangers, an? ; the exerciiC of the Spiritual Powers to prevent and rcfifr chem. ' Vatchfutncfs is a ~r.t· verfal Duty of con!lant Revolution: There arc rcfpedirc Duties that belong ro Pcr_fons according to their Relations, and iCveral Conditions: There are Duties of ft~ted ~nm~_s and Scafons : But the Duty of Watchfulntfs to prevent Sin, extends to atl ll1 tbts fraJI State, according to our Saviour'~ Co~:rt!!lan~ t~ ,his Difciplcs , YV_!Jat 1 fay unto you, ! fo; lOtto all, Watch: And a~ all ri_mes; (or tho_ we me no~ a~ ways 1ngagcd in atl:ual f1g?r, we arc always in the Field, hable to m::.n1fo~d Temptan~ns, that are ready to furp~ae ns upon carclefs negleCt of our Duty. Ual,:nn~ a l Grace _tf it . be: not drawn forth mro t:xcrcife by couftant \Vatchfulncfs , cann~t fortdlc us agamfl: Sm. ..L .. A Sainc
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