ThesedereffeánallcalíingtoChrift. 523 when will his eyes beopen ? he will never fee, he can never awakenhimfelfe; and jog him, and pinch him, awaken him, you mutt, beleeve the word, you are in a fearfuilcondition, in amifcra- ble eftate. A naturali man, is anaccurfedman; thus deale one with another, and refolve of this in twoor three paffages. Let every man fay the Word is true, and reafon undeniable, unlefi'e I bealtered in my condition, I tlaall bee confounded in my condition ; unleffe I be anotherman, I am an ac- curfed man ; unleffe I bee borneagaineby tl:e Word, it had beene better for mee I had never beene borne into the world. I mutt not thinke that Chrift will carry my foule and my finnes to Heaven together : I muttnot perfwade myheart that Seth and bloodcanenter into theKingdome ofHeaven : no heart, it will not be, youare flee- py and iluggith, and you thinke Chrift will fave you ;no,no, tis trueChritt came to fave finners, and tis as true Chritt came tohumble finners, and tofanttifie firtners, and to convert finners : Chrift came to fare his fervants from thane, as well as from Hell : Tell thou thy owne heart thus, and never be quiet till thouaffect thy foule with the apprehenfionofChritt; I am amifera- ble man, and(hall bee fofor ever, if!continue in this condition. Secondly, againe, imagine that the heart is now awakeneda little ,that the firmer beginnes to fee that bee mutt change ; bee lookerabout, and conceives God is angry, andhis finnes are hai- nous,
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