('sr1- '''1tft chari~e: or you are loft for ·ever? 0 .fiupid fouls~ thai:·wHF not be moved with Nueffiry of everlafhng tonfequence ! 0 · what bath God, or Chrifi, Oi" heaven, or holinefs, done againfl: thefe men, that will rather lie in Hell for ever, then they wi!llive in rhe love and fervice of this God,and in the pratlice ofhohnefs, and in thehQpes of Heaven !How meet are they for Hell, that will venture upon it deliberately and upon choice, to fcape the _ trouble of living in the holy Love,delight and fer vice of the~ver bldfed God ? that is , to fcape the trouble of Heaven. Is tt fo great a fin to fbur up the bowels of compaffion againfl our bro– ther in his need ? I J:ehn 3. I 7. And is it not more nnnatural ro·· deny compaffion wyour felves in yonr own neceffity? and iq tlle greateft neceility ? 0 poor finners, remember your Necejfities! Yot~r own, your great, your abfolute Necefsities : Whtn you bear men that gather alms cry [Remember the poor J doth it make thee think [What apoor· mcefsitom foul have 1 to remember ?] As Paul' faith of Preaching to others, I may fay much mote to you, of minding and practifing this great work ofyour falvation_ [ Necefsit) is laid upon yeu, and W'Oe to JM if J"OU do it not·], 1 Cor. 9. 16. Woe to you that ever you were born, and that ever you were reafonable creatures, .or rather, that ever you fo abufed your Reafon,if you neglect and mifs of the-One thing. nccdfary. I know youhave other wants to be fupplyed~ and 'other mat-' ters to look after in rhe world : But alas, how fmall are they ! ' <Sod will fupplyall your other wants, if you will firfr and faith~ · fully look afr~r this. Phi/. 4. 19. Matth. 6. 33· I Pet. 5·7· 0r if life and all go, yo1il 1 willfind all in heaven: Butif you mifs of this One thing, nothing in the world can make fupply , or do · yo.u good. And th_ough ~ow your feeling tell you not thefe · tbmgs, alas bow qmckly Will God make you feel:, and tea(h you ' i>y that fenfible way that you would needs be taught by?- , Aw.ake then you .fluggifu cardefs fouls ! Your houfe over your · JHeads IS on a flame r The hand of God islifred up ! :If you love . your fdves, prevent the firoke : :Vengeance'' is at yom• bac-·ks :: :rhe wrath of God purfueth your fin; .arid woe to you if he .find ~ 1t upon you when he ovenaketh you : Away with it fpeedily ~ : UPan~ be. go~~' return to God ? make Chrifi -and mercy-your · frtend m ttl'llt, tf you love your hves, . The Judg~is coming ,. for – all. that .j'_ouhan .hea.rd- ~f it f~ long~ £iHy_<ro beli~v-e· it not : .Y()u · · - - - · fuall ·
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