ott the Excellency of the Soul. 299 Secondly, They could not fay thus, That they did prize Jefus Chrift for a San fifier, as well as a Saviour : None of them did look upon Jefus Chriff, that hee might deliver their fouls from the power of their fin , and work righteoufnefs in them, as well as deliver them from the wrath that is to come. Therefore though fome of them would bee glad to bee faved from hell by Chrif, yet to look upon Chrift in regard of his purity and holinefs, as altogether lovely, this none of them could do. Thirdly and laf#ly, None of them did lift up God as the higheft end of all, and give up themfelves, and all that they had, or were, or could do, being empty of themfelves, fo as to lift up God as revealed in Chrift as the higheR end, fo as God and Chrift to bee all in all to their fouls; they went not thus far : And therefore do nor think that it is a putting people to great Rreights, to tell them how far ma- ny went, whofe fouls were loft, and if they went no further, their fouls would likewifebee eternally loft. - -- Now then, thefe things being fo, what remains, but that you fhould lay them to your hearts ? Oh lay them to your hearts, and if God would but bee pleafed this evening to caufe every one in this Congregation to examine themfelves, and call their fouls intoqueftion, O my foul, how is it with thee ? how do things Rand between God and thee ? art thou in fuch an e- fface, as if God fhould call for thee out of the body this mo- ment, that thou fhouldef bee Paved ? Oh bee not fatisfied in any thing in the world, till you come to a refolution in thefe things; And if you finde that thefe things fpeak 'a- gainR you, and your fouls bee caR by them for the prefent, do not fleight them, for verily God will make them good up- on thee, thefe things fhail Rand when thy foul lhall pe- rifh. Wherefore then this is the laR ufe about this point of blfe. the dreadful `lofs'of the foul; Oh then let every man or wo- man propound this queftion, What [hall I then do to bee fay- A 16. ed ? The world is troubled with a great many queftions at this day, quellions that have no great neceffity in them ; P p a but 3 e.
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