! 1~ .AS'Aint wa BrNte. Part rn· [perit_! of thu world ! I now .fi~d what I lo.(t /Jy TrJ) continuing in , fin (o long : bu: then I k_new Jt not. 0 frz~~nd, M. you loveyour . {oul,tak; Warmn.f.bJ me, andmakg ufe of my expcnence, andgive upyourfelf to God ~etimes ! l_l his, ?r to this purpofe, would rhe . anfwer of an expenenced per1on be, tfyol'l fhould askhim, Which , is the better way ? ·· But if you fay' that thas we would be OHr [elves the rudges,.and I ~ring the matte·r into fJHr own hPZnds, I anfwer you, 1. It u true, we would be flfitr felves your Helpers, and do the beft w.e·could for your falvation : And if );Ou will neither help pur felveJ , nor give 1:1s leare to help you, take what you gee by tt ; we have done .– our part. · Bt~t, 2. I will not yet fo part with you. I :will further make you this reafonable offer. 1demand of thee, whoe'i'er thou art that Rea.defi t:hefe words, Whether thoa k_nvw of any man on earth ' . that thou think!ft to be awifer man then thy felf ? lf nor, thou an fo like the Devil in Pride, that no wonder if thou be near him in rnalignity and mifery. If thou qo kyow of any -wifer then thy [elf, .-go with me, or with fome faithful Minifier ro that man, and ask him, Whether aailigent holy life, be not much Better thenan} othtr life on earth? and if he do not fay as.) fay here, and as Chrift {aitbin myText, that [.thegod!ychoofe thebetterpart] or elfeif I prove hi"i11 not a very tot before rhy fat:e, I will give thee leave ro • 'brand myundedlanding in thy efieem,with the notes of infamy and contempt. · . ·- · . ¥ea more thenfo, I will allow thee to go to one that dijfereth from me in the way of his Religion : Ask an A tut!Mptift, if thou think him more impartial, whether A Holy~tnd Heavenly heart a~d lift be not the bejl f and try whether he will not fay as I do. Ask thofe that you call Epifcopal, or Presbyteritt:.n, or Independ. ents, or Separatifts : A$k an· Arminian, or o~e of the contrary · mind : Yea ask aPapi ft, and fee wb_echer he wt.!l not fay as I do ? · le is true, they are every one of them of minds fomewhat .diffe. n~nt about fome points in the order and manner of their feeking . Go·d. But ail of them> that arcbutfohtr men, will confefs as with · One mcuth,that (jodformld be lovedabove all,andfoughl and[trved \ ab~l've all, and that aB fuould live a Holy , Diligent' , Hea7unlJ i1je. z. But yet if all this will not fatisfie you> I will come yet low– er; Who is it that: you wouldhave to be Judge or W.itnefs in this · - ··- - - - --- -- --- _.. . · - caf~?
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