aoz on-the Excellency of the Soul. do to bee Paved, and wee have had great hopes of young people; but here is the policy of the Devil, when the Lord p was bringing the greateft harvell of young people within this three or four years to himfelf, as everwas, I think, fine the beginning of the world, and the Devil knowing that bee could' get them to turn to lewdnefs and prophanenefs prefently again, therefore hee labours to put them upon turning all their Religion into quellions about controverfal things; which they could not be able to mannage and under- hand, and fo puts them olfthe thoughts of that great queLli- on, it hat they fhould do to bee faved ? But O labour to inquire, and to bee fatisfied and refolved in that queftion betimes. Secondly, If you ask this queftion, as you are to do it betimes, fo do it earnefdy, do it with a great deal of fer- vency of fpirit, as a matter of infinite concernment; fo in Matth. I o, 17. Wheî hee forth into the way, there .came one timing, and kneeleto him, and caked him , good . Mafler, rahsit fhalt I do that I may inherit eternal life ? Hee came running with a great deal of fervency and eàrneftnefs about the bufinefs; and the fervency that youth hash fhould bee manifefted in this, in being earned in the inquiring af- ter the way of falvation; people that are elder, they think they are well enough, and they have not lived fo long, they think, as not to know how to bee faved all this while, and therefore will not enquire; fo that their fpirits dó not boil with that fervency and heat as young ones do hee came 'running to Chrifl. Thirdly , If you do inquire, inquire fincerely , with a heart truly willing to do whatfoever God lhall make known to you; we are this day about this great queftion, what a man fhould do to fave his foul ? I fuppofe many of you would bee glad to know what fhould bee done, and mee- thinks every one is ready to ask fuck a quellion as this is : But before wee come to anfwer it; let mee fpeakto you as in the Name of God, do you delre to know it with a heart truly willing to yeeld to whatfoever fhould out of Gods Word bee revealed to you ? 'put this to your own hearts before
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