S a C T. IX. OfConverfosl, or TurningNUMGod. 42; rib. It command kiffes thee as7tedar didChrílh when he had plotted the betraying ofhim into his enemies hands. Therefore judge thusofthy luds,and thou *de ¡pee.. dily efeape from them. fwelfchly, Therefore tarn unto Goad, becaufe the endof all gods judgements and calamities which are brought upon thee, whether publick or private, are for thie,to asok! toes tarn from thy finites. When Nineveh is to be deliroyed, the mutt turn from her evil wales , elfe no hope : That threatning was to prepare for Converfron. Thus the Prophet Pfui , and others,, Amos 6. corn- plain, P fmoreyou with famine, and reckons up many fev:ral judgements, and id theenuaseration of every one, Rill concludes, yet are ye not retrnswil tome, faith 9.1: So that the end why God bringeth his fore judgements, is, That e- very one in the Land fhould turn unto God. Had thou any perfoiiill Cala- mities , any Dameftick Afflictions I The lefon God would alto teach thee by theft roddes, is to turnfrom thy iniquitiestohim : Yea, as the endof all Gods Works, foofhisWordalto, of all Preaching , and all hearing, is Convertor untó God. Ufe , Of exhortation. Itefafe not all thefe Motives , rejeet not thefe grounds of Converton t Which of them hathnot realön and drengcb enoùgh in it to bring thee to God? Arc thounot Pure to fpeed ? Will not all forrow be turnedinto joy, when all wickedneffe is turned into godlinelfe ? Can yóu doe better, bemore happy by turning unto thy tufts which have a momentsplea - fore, andan eternities torment? Why do you not with all humility and thank. fulneffe bleffeGod" thatcalls you to turn to him? Why fhould he hot totter the Divell and finite dill to reign over thee, whom tóou dolt fo Willingly fern? Confider, What joy there is in Heaven, when a wicked man is converted tel God ; What joy there is on earth to faithful) Minifters, to Godly friends when this Convection is vouchfafed unto thee: Oh fay Then, though many Sermons have heretofore moved me, and made me *knoll to leave my finsi yet this (hall turn me quite from them t I will be temptedno longer: I will no more confulewith flefh and blood, and Godgrant you may go home with another fpirit upon yon God grant that you might findethe World like fire burning in your bowels, chat it may be laid of every one of you as the Fa. Cher ofhisProdigall Son y He was loft,but nowhe is found; he was dead; bat hoc* ha isalive, 4444'1444atataL.tt°*4444444444 Iii Sna>As
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