154 Sigpal? ansyfamflp 1600k. Portlyturn ; But while I was purpofing and, delaying, thefever took nie: And having feen the death of Sir Elymas andofMalchus,, andthen received the Sentence ofdeath in myfelf, God byhis terreursdidawaken me out ofmy delayer. P. 0what an unreafonable thing is it to delay when you are once convinced ? What I delay to come out ofthe bondage of the Devil? The guilt of fin ? The flames of Sodom ? The wrath of God ? If death take you in an unconverted State, you are loft for ever. What if you had dyed formerly in your fin ? What if you die this night ? What ffurance haveyou to live an hour ? Alas how brittle and corruptible ä thing is the body ofa man I And by what a wonderof providence do we live ! Is fin fo good ? Is the State of a fanner fo fafe or comfortable, that any fhould be loth to leave it ? Is God and Chrift and Heaven fobad that any lhould de- lay and be loth to be Godly ? Can yoube happy too loon ? Or too foon be a Child of God ; Or too loon get out ofthe danger of damnation ? Is God hateful ? Is finand mifery lovely,that you are fo loth to change?If fin be beft, keep it !till : IfGod and Heaven be worff, never think of turning to him. But if beft, do you not prefently defire the belt ? Mutt Chrift and his Holy Spirit wait on you while you take the other Cup, and flay your leifure while you are deftroying your fell? How know you but .theSpirit of God may (c) forfake you, and leave you to your own Will and Luft and Counfel, and fay, Be hard ened,and be filthy !till : What a forlorn miferable Creature would you be ? Do you not know that every fin, and every (d) delay and (c) Pf l.8 i. r .7 12. (d) PfRl. a i 9. 6o. every
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