Go#el hemf sign. 7 5 them be what they will, ifthere be but a poffibility it is enough, thinking every one it might behe : Well then, ix the poffibility of being faved, would be received with fuch joyfulnefs by the damned in Hell ; What then is thePoffefìion of it, and glorious knowledge of it to a foulthat is already pardoned?If they would all ,cry out, on fuppofition a meffage fhould be delivered ofa poffibility that force fhould be freed from Hell, and have their Tins pardoned ? Theywould all cry out, O bleffed, bleffed in- deed is he that fháll have his fins pardoned, and be delivered from Hell l if they would give this teflimony , let us give it much more : Though there be a bleffed difference between their condition and yours, yet not long fence there was not,it may be, for ought you know, force of themmight go to Church with you, fit in the fame Pew, and hear thofe Sermons of the Evil of Sin, which now they are gone to feel, and are Phut up in the bottomlefs pit , beyond any poffibilityof pardon : But this is granted to you all that are before the Lord this day ; In the Name of God I can boldly preach this unto you, that if you come in and believe, there is a poffibility, yea, even for the worft of all, theymay come in and be pardoned. Now ifthe damned in Hell would prife it fo high, if there were a poffibi- lity for them to be pardoned, (hall not you prife it as high as they ? As I remember in fetttng out the evil offin, that was one thing that aggravated the finof men above the Devils, that the Devils believe araá tremble, and yet force men will not do fo much as the Devils : fo now I fay,if there were buta poffibility of pardon to the damned inHell, how would they rejoyce ; and (hall not you rejoyce more than the damned fouls in Hell would? Bethink your [elves, if the damned fouls inHell would rejoyce , if they had a meffage of a poffibility for them to be faved ; methinks you fhould not be quiet , if you find not the fame workings in your hearts as would be in theirs ., Shall a poor Minifter be forc'd to fay , there is lefs hopes to prevail with you than if he were to preach to thofe in Hell ? Shall he fay, there would be better Auditors in Hell than are here ? God forbid it fhould be fo , that there fhould be more ftirring in' Hell (if they. might but hear of aprobability ofbeing pardon- ed ) than there is with you, ifYour hearts are not ftirred at the L 2 hearing
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