46 it I)e INN ,, ano farnifp5ook. Grace, he will judge you to depart for ever from his Glory alto. And it will go much the worfe with you in Hell, becaufe that you might have had the Grace of a Redeemer, and you refufed Chrift, and reffted his fpirit, andnegleded his great falvation. So that to deal freely with you,/ would not be in your 'cafe one day for all the riches in the worldöFor you have no aijiir ance ofyour life a minute ; and you are certain it can- not be long : Andyou are f}i(l in the power of that Gott whom you offend : And if you thus die before a true and foundÇonverfioi,you are loft for ever ; and all your time, your mercies, your comforts, and your hopes, are gone for ever, paff all remedy. This is as fure the Stateof every unregenerate, unholy, impenitent fin- ner, as the (b) word of God is true® And therefore as you loveyour felf, and as ever you care what be-' comes ofyour foul, when it mull fhortly leave your body, gopre f ently try, and throughíy try, whether you' are a penitent regenerate perfon or not ? S. Alas, Sir, I /know not how. to do .it ; for I have left my foul hitherto carelefly to a venture, thinking that this hadbeenTrufiing Chrift with it, and now I am unskilful in fuck matters, andknoi not how to examine myfelf. Therefore Iprayyougive me your direElions: P. With all my heart, if you will but promife me to do your belt ; Will you fet your Pelf force time a- part for the bufinefs, and do it as a man would cart up' an account, with your molt ferious thoughts ? And will you examine your felf as you would do another Man, with au unfeigned uiillingnefs to know the truth; be it betteror be it worfe ? H b.I 2,14- S, 14/as,
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