in the Soul if Matt. 73 prophet, Who amongfl us can dwtll with e-verlafling burnings *? To this very purpofe it is that the ter– rors of another world are fo frequ en tly reprefented in holy writ, and that in fu ch terms as are moft proper to affeCt and in– fluence a carnal n1ind. Thefe fears can never fuffice to make any perfon truly good: but certainly they n1ay reftrain us fron1 n1uch evil, and have often n1adc way for more ingenuous and kindly impreffions. But it will not fuffice to confider thefe things once and again, uor ,ve mufi keep a to forn1 fo1ne refolutions of conflant watch abandonina our fins unlefs over ourfelves. b ' we n1aintain a conftant guard, and be continually watching againft them. Son1e– times the mind is awakened to fee the difn1al confequences of a vitious life; and fl:raight we are refolved to reforn1: but, alas! it prefently falleth afieep, and we lofe that profpecr which we had of things; and then ten1ptations take the advantage ; they follicit and importune us continually, and fo do frequently engage our confet)t before we are aware. I t is the folly and ruin of n1oft people, to live at adventure, and take part in every thing that comes in their way; feldonl conudering wha t they CJ are * Ir ... 1a. xxxm. 14.
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