398 Generadl direiitions for a aske the rett of his people one after another, be they hun_ dreths or thoufands, what conceits they hold of themfelves foe che world to come ? what they thinke will become of them after this life ? what theirpretent judgement is oftheir fpirituall eliate ? Audi thinke he {hall fcarce meet with any, who will not in fume kinde or other difcover Tome ground: lef èconfidence of his wellbeing - that way. Their anfwer 9iklt t .Pt t ordinarily wouldbe to this purpofe:"We thank God, weehave a goodfaith to Godwards : Wee have beleeved in Chrifi, ever fence we my remember : Wee . hope God will be merciful!; though wee be not Scripture-men, nor le forward at others, or fwd) fol. lowers of Sermons, &c. yet wee loelv to be Paved atwell at the beff of them all, &c. Vpon the matter, and in fumme : Wee doubt not but wee Mall gee to heaven, And if their Minifter Mould reply : But Iprayyou tell mee, you that are fo confi- dent, Doeyou beleeve,and repent, and make confcience of all yourwayes, &c ? Yes, would they fay,withall our hearts, elle it werepittie we fhould live. Whena, Ged knowes, it is neitherfo nor fo : their poore frozen flinty hearts, never yet melted before the Miniftery of the. Word; were never truely touched with remorfe for their innumerable finnes; never warmed with any Caving 'worke ofthe holy Ghodt; but ever thus farre, meere {hangers to themyftery ofChrifl. (Thofe that are true ofheart, are not wont to conceit for the integritie, but ever tocomplaine of the naughtineffe and see¿ice, aegais untowardneffeof their: -hearts.) And therefore ifthey be.. kl lamnpmas r come not newmen in themeane time, thevaileoftheir felfe- piretur,&e: delufion and vaine confidence, will moacertainely at lad} be {Loot ere putatis flighted and fired from their blinde miracles, with that ter.. e,v;tatennftta, rible and dreadful! doome ; Depart from mee, I knowyou not, dui falvi fiant?in- ge(}am quidem Cáryfoftome ii one of hisHomilies, to hispeople of Antioch, diQum t.t ns - ., teaching them not to tru$:in multitude, fpeakes thus unto tefum; sft Non dieao d poi- them: Howmany, doeyou thinke., are there inour chie, which be fabus, in theffate ofalvation ltvill.vexe,rbich lamabout to 'freak, l airi quifalventur;yet I trillfpeak it : There arn.mgfl f many tboufands, an glen' 8t de his du hundred befound which are in that flak : Nay, and I doubt sito. ,4dpopuium f a.Syt:oeltiom.40.whether all.ihofee. Now had this. good Father at. the fame timer e.
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