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219

Chrifi,

thy

very

layipg hold

on

Chrift

will plainly

phew

thou

`h

aft

a

right

unto him,

and

therefore

be

not difcouraged

lut

come

in.

Twelfth'

y;'Upon thy

clofing

withChrit

;thou

wilt

find

firth

change

as was

never wrought in

any

creature

bcfrdes

;

for though

thou

wert

vile and

filthy

,

more

vile and

filthy

than

a

child

new born

by

original

and

ac4ual fins

ingendred

in

thee,

et

thou

'halt

be

made cleaner

than

a

child,

and

more

purFin

the

eyes

of

God

than any child cleanfed

from

his

filrhinefs

;

would

not you

do

any thing

to

be

pure

in

the

eyes

of

God

,

make ufe

of

what

I

fay,

and

you

'hall

be clean

;

when

you

hear the Minifters

utter

the

threatnings

of

God

you

fall

out

with

the man, and

fay, he preaches nothing

but

terror

;

alas

'tis

our delight

to

preach the pardoning grace

of

God

;

but

we

mull: Thew

the

evil

of

fin,

and

it

is

that you might

come in

and

imbrace mercy

;

for know, we delight

to

preach

mercy

more

than any

thing

elfe

;

and

know,

that if

thou defireft

that

all

thy

thoughts,

ways and

a

&ions may

be

for Gods

glory,

he

will not upbraid thee

for coming

in

unto him,

Joh:6.

37.

He

that

cometh to

Chrift,

he

will

in

no

wife

.caft

out

;

though

thou haft been

never

fo

great

a

fanner,

yet

thou

may'ft

come

in

and

clope

with

Chrift

;

for

he

that

conies to

him,

be

he

what

he will he

will

in

no wife

caft

out.

Thirteenth)

y,

Thou

wilt

fill

Heaven

with

joy,

and

there

1

°l

be

more melody

in

Heaven

than at

the coming

in

of

anyïFrincc

to

his Kingdom

;

and

I

may fay

unto you,

even in

this place,

if

you come in, the Angels will

rejoyce at

it.;

for there

are ma-

ny Angels

Rand about

you

;

therefore

take

heed

of

your car-

riage, for they

come

to

fee,

your

behaviour

;

have

a

fpecial

care

your hearts

be

pet

upon

the

work

you

come

about,

for

they

are here

to

fee

how

you

carry your

felves.

Fourteenthly, In

obtaining

'pardon

of

fin

and

clofing

with

Chrift

by

faith,

thou

art

made

heir

of

the

whole

world

Rom.

4..

13.

How

does many

of

you

Marriners,

and

others

venture

upon

dangerous

Voyages to get

great Eftates

in

this

world

,

and

you

count

them happy that

are

born to great Eftates

;

Why,

by clofing

with Jefus

Chrift

by faith for

remiffion

of

fins,

you are

made

heirsof

the

whole

world, I

mean not

of

F

f

z

thy:

t