494 A SERIOUS ADDRESS TO peace is upon him. God bath laid on him the iniquity of us all, and with his stripes we are healed. See, PARDON FOR LOST SINNERS, is written with pointed steel and streaming blood on his pierced hands and feet : the double flood issuing from his wounded side, more than seals the dear - bought blessing : the hand - writing against us is nailed to his cross, and blotted out with his precious blood : his open arms invite, draw, and welcome, returning prodigals : and there encircled, the worst of sinners may find a safe and delightful retreat, a real and present heaven. O sinner, let thy heart fly thither on the wings of eager expectation, and impetuous desire By all that is near, dear, and sacred to thee, fly Fly from eternal death Fly for eternal life. The law, violated by ten thousand transgressions, pursues thee with ten thou- sand curses: the sword of divine vengeance flames over thy devoted head : sin, the sting of death, has been a thousand times shot into thy wretched breast ; its subtle and dire poison continually works in thy hardened, or distressed heart guilt, the sting of sin the never-dying worm, perpetually benumbs thy stupid soul, or gnaws thy restless conscience : raging lust, those sparks of the fire of hell, which no-thing but the blood of the cross can quench ; or fierce passions, those flashes of infernal lightning, that portend an im- pending storm, frequently break out in thy benighted soul; a heart -felt pledge of tormenting flames Satan, whom thou hast perhaps invoked by horrid impreca- tions, goes about as a roaring lion, seeking to ensnare his careless votary, or devour his desperate worshipper; death levels his pointed spear at thy thoughtless or throbbing heart : hell itself is brought from beneath, to meet thee at thy coming : and the grave gapes at thy feet, ready to close her hideous mouth upon her accursed prey. Fly then, miserable sinner If thy flesh is not brass, and thou canst not dwell with everlasting burnings, fly for shelter to the bloody cross of Jesus. There thou wilt meet him, who was, and is, and is to come :
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