~ The Saints ------ fubmit to the fceprer ofChrifi; our extreme cruel– tie, even-to our ow:ne poore immortal! foules, in withflanding, fo much as iQ>us lay,tkevery workof ' grace:>and.our everlafring good,the mioifrery,men, holy_mottpns, and a_l~ <!rher meanes, fet on foot atid fantbfied by Gods !putt., to lead usoutofheiJ, into the glorious Hbertie ofthe Saints : our lifrening, even when Chrifr ca~led:)and heaven was tobehad, to the Syren· fongs, fubtill fuggefiions and cries of ·, the world,ourownecorruptions,the Devillandour oldcompanions ,&c. 2 The great difproportion betweene the noto– rious wickedneffe of oux former life, and the.ex– treme weakne1fe ofanfwerable bewayling it : be– tweene the number of our finnes, and fewneffe of our teares ; the hainoufneffe ofour rebellions, and little meafure ofour humiliation~ Andwhat afrefh , .fpringof new penitent forrow may this create in the heart, to confider that we have been farre grea– ter finners than fome others,whomwe have obfer– ved, yet have paffed through thepangsofthenew– .birth ·with far leffe trouble of mind~woundofCGnfci. ence andremarkable farrow, than they : but ordi- - nary remorfe and taking on; in our c~nverfion, af– ter an extraordinarie finfulllife, fhould make us walke more humbly ~fterward, all the dayes ofour I life. Wantofintentionofmourning for finat our _ · firfr turning untoG.od, fhould quicken us continu– allyan~ with extraordinary care toreeo~pence it, w1thextenfion9f the tame antoour endmg houre. . 3 All the difhonours offered to the free grace of God,his fweet name,Ex~d·34·6·Chrifis invaluable ' blooo-lhed· ---------------------~----------------------------' \ .
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