Vae Poo? st_., anz famílp Zan. I 9 light, who when he firft cometh into theopen world . and feeth the Sun, is aftonifhed at the change, but. muff have time, before (by all that light) he can be- acquainted, with all the things arid perlons which he ne-. ver before faw. Long (d) ignorance will not be cured in a day : And darknefs naturally feedeth fears. But time and patience in the light will overcome them. But to anfwer your defire,I will direct your thoughts: And I think that now the next thing you have to think on, is to look intoyour heart, and look backupon your life, and come to a clear refolution of this queflion ,. whether you are yet a truly Converted firmer , and are forgiven, and reconciled to God, or not ? and whether you are yet in the way to heaven or no ? I pray you tell me now what you think of your felt? Ifyou die this night in the cafe you are now in,do you think you Mall be Paved or not ? S. God knows :hold tol you that I do not know , But I hope well: For no man mnfl de/air. P. To defpair of ever being converted and laved, is onething that you muff not do : And ro know that a man is notyet converted and to defpair of being laved without converfion , is another thing : That is your duty, if you are yet unrenewed. But as for your Hoping well, I muff tell you that there is a Hope of Godsgiving,and there is a Hope of our own and of the Devils making: And you (e) muff not think that Godwill make good the Devils word, nor our word, but only his own word. To a Repenting Believer, (d)yoh. 3 . 4,6,7 , 8. Hebo 5. Ì I,I 2,Ì 0, 3 30.4...//e1.8.3 1.4' (e) i Coro6. 9. Ga1.6.7. i Cor. 3. i 8. Eph. ). 64 I Yoh. I g 8. f4,iYel"eZZ;26r C God
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