` CÄe tom &F1110 fatuity ' book. 105 about fuch things, to the marvail of Spectators. Oh Sir, CouldI but perfwade you to that due fenl of things eternal,as their truth and greatneß do befpeak even of Reafon it Pelf ; Could I prevail with you to engage your heart and life to fuch careand (r) dili- vencefor God and your Salvation and the common good, as God will require of you, I would leave you topats away as much time as this work can reafona- bly fpare. (s) One thing is neceffary : Do that, and thengo to play, "El. But you are the moll Cenforious Generation " ofmen in the - world : You make a Se& and Party. "for Religion, of precife and felf-conceited people; 6ç and then none muff be faved, but your precife party : " And how empty will Heaven be, if none be there but Puritans? P. i . I fuppofe you will grant, that if we fhould ne- ver fomuch flatter ungodly perlons, with the hopes of Salvation, their cafe might be the worfe, but it could be never the better. Gods will and word will not change with ours. He will never fave an unholy foul, if all the Prelates and Preachers in the world fhould agree to tell them that they (hall be faved : They would ftand before God never the more juftified for all this : It would but keep them from Repentance, and confequently from being faved indeed. 2. And you cannot but know that all mankind is proner to fecuri- ty, prefumption, felf-flattery and impenitence, than to overmuch fear, unlefs it be force perfons that are me- lancholy. 3. And you cannot but know that falfe hopes are far more dangerous, though unjuft fears be (r) Yoho6. 27. (s) LhlZg to. 42. the
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