The soules of c7uallcalling reChrift, e z I thy owne foule,and fay,HaveI found faith in the Lord jefas Chrift ? ifthcrcbenot, then I can tell my owne doome, the fenrence is pare already, [hallwe thinke ofthefe, and yet live quietly? lay this underyour pillow,and fay, How can I fleep -? acondemned man and fleep ? what if God hould take away my life ere morning?hell is prepared, andI fall into it: let every man takeaccount of hisowne heart, and fay, Have I any faith? huf- band,wife,childe,haft thou any faith? It may be, faith one, I have it as well as another, but Lcw= doe you prove it ? and howwill you doe Wyou have it nor? no ignorant per Con, no carnall Gof- peller, noneofall thefe hathfaith ; what fo many men that have fo much knowledge, and yet fall [}tortoffaith and falvation ? Lord,what (hall be- come of mee? is thrre any faith here ? make it good then,orclfeyeeld the day,andconfeffe,that there is no frith,and then there is fome hope,fay, I am a thoufand miles oFf from faith, I never knew what it was tobe thus iniightened, and to bee wounded for finne, I cancommit finne,_ and play with finne,bur I never knewwhat it was to be wounded for finne, I never knew what it was to be zealous in a good courfe, there are many ftri& truths that I have not a heart to receive, I confefi'e,I haveno faith; nowifyouyeeld this, then there is force hope -that you may get out; therefore take this advice, goesto forne faithfull, humble, experienced Chriftian,and tofore faith- full Minifter, and intreat them toadvifeyou how toget faith, but doenot goe to afaithletfe heart; Ttt 3 that 4
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