of Chrifi inall Beleevers. man ' and in the{late of life,and noneelfe ; Howmany poor dead fouls may this Do&rine find in Congregations ! It's faid,that when the Egyptian! found their firft-born dead in their families,therewas a great cry thorow Egypt, a great cry in everyfamily. Andwere men as fenfible oftheir fouls, as theyare of their bodies Oh I what a great cry might therebe in divers ofyour families I Onecrying out and faying,Oh! Lord, I have a dead Child, whofe foul is dead. Another, Oh ! Lord, I have a deadServant in my family. Another, Oh ! Lord, I have a dead Wife in my family, whofe foul is dead. Another, I have a dead Husband, a deadFriend. I fay, were men and women as fenfible of their fouls, as they areof their bodies, what crying ! what a great cry thismorning mighttherebe found in this Con- gregation ! But I chafe rather to Exhort ye in theName of the Lord, for to get this fame Spiritual life that now I have been fpeakingof: above all getting,to get this Spiel tual life. Ye fee into what fad times you are fallen. Who knows how longhe than live? who knowes how long he fhall be the owner of his Eftate,Liberty,or Life? TheKing- dom is ful ofblood ; and there is a blood-thirity-difpoli- don that runs thorow theKingdom :and ifyou and I have our livestaken from us,andwe have not a better life ; what a fad condition fhall we be in ! Wherefore, Ibefeech ye in the Lord,labor to get another life, this Spiritual life that fhall neverbe taken fromyou ;and theLordgive youhearts to do it. But you will fay, How fhould that be done ? Come unto JefusChrift : whatever thou beeft ( man or woman) now come unto Jefus Chrift. Saies the Lord Chrift, They will not come unto me, that they might have life. There are Three things that keep men from Coming to Je- ri's Chrift : One thing is, MenaNegligence : men think they can repent afterward,and theymayhave Chrift afterward; and fo_for the prefent, they negle&coming to Jefus Chrift. Sometimes (nayalwaies) Vsibehefkeeps men off fromcom. ming toJefus Chrift. For as faith brings Chad and the Soul ueff. Antic: Jahn,5. 4-0
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