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the Excellency
of
the
Soul,
means
by which
bee will open
his
eyes
:
So
if
God
will
have
h_aring
the
Word
of the Gofpel to bee the means by
which
bee will work
Faith
in
the
foul, take heed how
this
bee
neg
le
&ed,
4îl.
20.
i
8.
Paul
teas
Pent
to
preach
,
to
what
end?
To
open
their
eyes,
aed
t
o
turn them
from darkyefr
to
light,
and
from
the
power
of
Satan
unto
God,
that
they
may
receive
forgivenefs
of
furs,
and
inheritance
among them
that
are fan-
tlrpèed
by
Faith
that
is in mee.
Saith
the Lord Chrift to
Paul,
I
will fend thee
to
open
the
eyes of
men,
and
CO
turn
them
from
.darknefs
unto
light,.
and from the power
of
Satan
un-
to,God
that
they may receive forgiveness
of
fins;
and
this
is
the
great ordinance
that
I
intend for
this
end,
and
that
I
will accompany
to
thoCe
that
I put
9fe
to
fave
at
any time.
Therefore
when yob come
to
hear
the.
Word
,
you
fhould
come
to
it
as
the great Ordinance
that God
bath
appointed
to
fave fouls by.
Is
there
any foul
that
begins
in
this
Con-
gregation
to bee
awakened,
and to think with it
fell,
Oh
Lord, what
(hall
I
do
to bee
faved
?
I tell
thee,
that
every
time
thou
comet}
to
hear
the
Word
preached,
thou fhouldeft
come
to it
with fuch thoughts
as
there;
Nòvr;
am;.
Igoing
to
that great
Ordinance that
the Lord bath
appointed
to
convey
his
power
thorow,
to
the falvation of
thole
fouls
that
are appointed
to eternal
life;
I
am going
to
the
Pool
f
Bethefda,
and
there will
I
wait until the
Lord
f"hall
bee
pleafed for tofend
his
Angel to
-flit in my
heart,
and
I
have begun
to
feel
fome
power-
of
Chrif+
already,
which
loth
incourage mee
to'hiope for
further power; There
is ma-
ny
a
foul bath
met
with
Jefus ChrifI, and bee bath
brought
it
from
the power
of
Satan,
to
his own
Kingdome of
light-,
and
why
may not my.foul
meet
with the fame power
of
Je-
fus
Chrift
?
however,
,J
am refölved,
that
as long
as
I
live,
I
will wait
upon
God
in the way
that
hee
bath
appointed:;
Oh
the
Word
it
bath
a
great deal of
efficacy for the
falva-
Lion
of
fouls,
therefore
if
thou
woul.deí}
have thy foul
Pa-
ved, attend
upon
it
for
that
end.
I
(hall
apply one
Scrip-
ture,
which
may
bee
for
the
preparation to
what
remains.--
-
You
are
about
inquiring how
you
fhould
bee
faved,
and
wee