( 54° ] filch. I remember but one that could tell juft the Time, Means and Manner, but wich moft it be– ·gan early, and was brought on by flow -degrees; · but fo as fome · One Time and Means made amore obfervable change than any orher: Among thefe three fpake their own cafe, that after many Con– victions, and a love to Piety, the firfr lively mo· tion that awakened their Souls to a ferious re– folv,ed care of their Salvation, was th~ reading-of . ]Junnys Book of Refolution : Thefe three were Mr. Fawler, Mr. Michael Old (for Zeal known -thro.ugb muchof England) and my felf. And ha-. vipg ,fine~ heard of the iame (occefs with others, (~hen yet now there be many Books ~hat I had rather read )I have reafon to think that God noti– ned his will, ,that we lhould ( infiead of rafl1 ha– tred )profit by each oth'er, .and ·love his \Vord whoever writetii 'it. § XXV. AQcl we are the more obliged ro -be– have our (dves with alJ due tendernefs to Papifis ·and all .other exafperated parties, in the Confcioqf– nefs oftheaforefaid guilt that we have fallen un· . der, to their hardening and hurt. Weakning the Protefiants _is firengthening the Papifis. Repen· ranee is fo hard a work, that it feldom goeth well .downwith any party to hear of ~heir ~ns, efpecial– ly the mofi heinous, becaufe they are moft fright– _ful and odious. But ¥et it is fo necefiary aW()r~ to Repent, neceffary to the finners, and ·nece{fary 'to this Land, that a Dying· Minifier pf Chrilf: ( who- daily ·lamenteth , his own fin) {hould pot for fear of the anger or reyiling of the impenitent, omit fo neceifary a work, wl~il.e Danger ~pp yet Hope feem to tell us that thu u the rime. · Jlayin~ ofc ~one it ~q t~e difrle~fing 9f ma11yi
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