Abe Joq anz fatníüp' ooit. 79 in comparifon of your own ? You can aggravate his faults, and extenuate your own ; And judge him very culpable and cenfurable and punifhable, for that which you make nothing of in your felf. S. Imuff confefs 1 have finned againfi the Love of God, ofmy felt andofmy Neighbour. And Ifee that Imuff bavea better heart, before I can truly Love God, myfelfandmy Neighbour,for the time to come. P. 1 have now plainly opened to you the natureof true Converfion, even (k.) ,with and Repentance ; that is, The nature of the Covenant which your pa- rents in your Baptifm made in your name, or entred you into, and which at age you mull fincerely make your felf, if you will be faved. What fay you now to it upon Confederation of the whole ? Can you hearti- ly confent to it,and thus give upyour felt to God and to Jefus Chrift, or not ? S. OSir, it is agreat bufinef : 1 masfrz have many a thought of it yet before IMall underiand it well; And manya thought more to overcome all the backwardnef of my heart: Such aworkis not to be rafhly done. P. I like your anfwer, fo be it that it come not from unwillingnefs, nor implynot a purpofe to delay : That which muff needs be done or you are for ever (1) un- done, cannot be done toofoon fo it be done well. But tell me, were you never confirmed by a Bifhop, by the laying on of his hands ? S. Tes, to tellyou the trxth I ; Though none of ai? the Parifh went to him but by myfelf. P. And what was it that hedid to you ? And what did you? (k) Z t. Ac ` l . zb. i 8. (l) Lisk, r 3, 3, 5. Aix.. IQ,J.. S. He
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