464 ofConverfion, or Turningunto God. Secr.IX. A- .4. . 44.-d ; eèL,W+WW12 SERMON LXXVII, She reth that all Perfins have need to turn unto god,andJet.rforth the trueacceptable c lotivet to Repentance. Obferv. Who muai be converted. Every man. For AU by nature are in a dam- nable Rare of Jrn. JER.18. It- Return nom every onefromhit evil way. IN this exhortatory conclufion hatlibeen confidered, t. Theduty, (Return). z. The adjunet time (Nor.) 3. The fábjed towhom, with the appropriation ofit, Every oneframhue evil way :; This latter .part admits of a. tub,divifon; a. The general term from which ;map muff turn, .and that is, 9n evil Way. s. The rettritlion of it, His evilWay.: The reftridion bath alfo been abfolved. There remaineth,onely one thingmore,in this Exhortation, and thatis.thegene- ral term, (Evil Way.) Converfion is a motigp; and as local motions have a term fromwhich, anda term towhich ; ;Thus ibis here in fpiritual Converfion ; and you cannot clearly underfiand the nature of this duty, unlefs it be conf- dered in both the terms: and of the term fromwhich, at this time from this Text. The Obfervation, The termfromWhich xve are to turn in our Converfion unto Col, at the evil andfin We live in. That which we are to move from, yea run and fly from, is the impiety and tranfgreffionof our lives. Every one that Beth in any fin, mutt becurned up- fide down, as it were ; his love muff be where his hatred was; hisgrief where his delight was.; his back, wherehis facewas.- andhis.face and affeaions upon that, pn which his back and all contempt and fc4r4was. To turn.and change from a mans'fòitmer fins'; is no difgrace, but ä nfceffary duty, and a great dignity: Thus Converfion isa motion from fin, not like the turning of a door upon the fame hinge, never moved out of his place. Wonder not that I am long on this fubjer ; for Iam not yet near the bottom of this excellent Foun- tainof matter, andwefhall draw up new and frefh water, not troubling you with the famematter that bath already been handled. For the difcoveryofthis point; Confider Firft, who they are that are in fin, or live infin, and therefore need converfion Tor manya'ihan is eternally undone, becaufe he Both not fee a neceffrtyof his tarningtoGi#d; he either takes for granted, that he is already converted, or he thinks converlon is onely for Pagans or Hereticks, to the true Chrifhan faith, or fome notorious grofs finners,whofe fins are of a crimfon colour. There- fore toundeceive and convince you herein, know and confider, what it is to be in fin, or who may befaid to be in fin, and every filch perfon needs conver- fion. Firft therefore, Every one by nature is in the damnable fiateof fin, although he never
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