3do Ifir..Beettnati's Farewell Sermon, Aug. 17. - deliver you from Inch Minifters, asfor DOtirine, do teach the tradi- tions of men ; and cry peace, peace, whenfudden dettruetion hangs . over their heads : fuch Minitters may pleafe you,- but -believe me theywill never rofit you : but at tall you will find, that through the vale of Security, you are led to the pit of Perdition. Theywill tell you, you need not be fo itri& and diligent in your converfations ; nor Heaven is not'fo hard and difficult to gain, -as forne would make , you believe : believe them not, but remember, that without holi- neffe, none thall fee God ; and that neither Fornicators, Adulterers,' Idolaters, Thieves, Murderers, Covetous perfons, Drunkards, Revi. lers, nor Extortioners, than inherit theKingdom of Heaven. Tenthly and lattly, Take heed you be not found profeffors (of the Goi-pel) only. Chrift, when he was preaching to to a throng of peo- ple, (as I amhere this day) faid unto Clem, 'yak heed, and beware of the'Veaven of <be Pharifees which is among you. Olt that -I had no cauie to fay, the leaven of the Pharifees is.among you I I, mean, that there are many here that are but bare profeffors ;. let me askyou that are only profeffors, this one-clue-1E0n, Isaeligion good. or bad-?, if it be not good, what is the reafon thou art not alharned to profeffe it ? -if', it be good, What is the reason ftou dolt but profelle it ? by thy bare profeifin?,, thou. lofeft.the love ofman ; by no more-than profeffin-g, thou canff never gain the love of God ; fo that on all tides thou arc like to be milerable : Tne tro:Id will hate thee- for being fo good, and. Godwill hate thee for bung-no better. - Wnat a fad thing is it that- thou lofeft-thy comforts in this life -by profeffingfomuch,- . and thy i comforts in the life tocome, bynomore than profeffing. Thus you have heard what I have to fay by way ofCaution : I Ihall now fpeak to you by way of Counfel. The former ten were Negative, thefe hall bePofitive. Firft, I intreat you all, that above all things; you' would mind the one thingneceffary : that yotrwould not trouble your felves fo much with many things of little concernment, but mind the great thingfor which you came into the world. Oh my friends , will you fpend your time-for that which will nonprofit you, and your mony for that which is not bread :-, Look after Grace, labour to get an intereft in Chriff, of which if you be unprovided, you will be undone for ever, and it will be better for you,. you hadnever been born : 'Oh; gain Chrift,` and.then youvilf be fitted for all times, all troubles, and all conditions that canhappen'u-nto you'; you will. be endued with all wifdom and with all riches ; ifyou gain not Chrift, all that God cloth- - toyou, and for you, will naught at all avail you. , - Secondly
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