194 GHRIST'S hanf, wickedncflé of them that were without; for if they that protèfled Religion , had been found , they might have pre. vented the Deluge, and prayed it away. But they that profefíéd Religion , had onely a Name. The Sennes of GOD faw the Daseghterr of men that they were faire, Gen. 6.2. That is, the Sonnes of God, they were one - ly fo in Name, their workes plainly (hewed that they were onely fo in name , therefore the Lord fwepc them all away : So the Lord will powre bitter things on us if wee be Chri- ftians onely in Name , if wee be not fo indeed ; nay, this is not all, but we (Ball have a deeper portion in Hell too then Pagans or Papitis, or any in our owne Land ; the more we have borne of his Name, the Purer and forer (hall our damna- tion bee, if we doe not really anfwer the Holy name where- with we are called. Wee may fee this in the man in the Gof- pell; Fritted, bow eameff them in hither ? Bind him hand and foot cog his. into otter darketeffe, where it Creeping &c. Matth.a2. 12, 13. Come friend how rime pm in hither ? Marke,hce had the Name of a friend of JEsys CHRIST; therefore the Text layes, her was fpeechlefíe, her bad nothing to fay for htmfelfe his damnation had nothing to leffen it ; other people fhould have fomething to lay for themfelves to lef fen their damnation ; but thofe that have a Name to live (hall not have the leaf( f j liable. Thirdly, then let another life bee to humble our hearts, let us goe to GOD in humiliation of heart , as the porre pro - digall Sonne did, and downe on the knees of our foules and bodies, and lay , Lord, j have finned agaioff Heaven, and before thee, and AM no more worthy, to be called thy Some, Like,/ s, zl. Se as many of us as are guilty ofthis enae, (as who almofl is not and that in a horrible manner ?) let us fay Lord J have bcenc called á Chrifiian , J have beene called a Child of thine J have had the Na me a good while ; but O what a Wretch have J beene ! J am not worthy of this Name , J have finned againft heaven and in thy fight, J have nor anfwered the Name J have had ; and tl ere ore it- were
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