82 Few are faved, and that with difficulty. of invitas Lion to take held. on Chria 0b1ec#. Anfw. Security a eangerous fin, Objcc . Anrw. To fay thatChriff hazh not redeemed ,b thee, Is no excufe for not com- ing to Chrift. 2-he Sincere Convert. love to thy felfe to Iàve thy felfe, but with the hand of faith, and love to him to honour him. I am well enough already ; what tell you me of Chrift ? This is the damning fìn,of thefe times ; when men have Chrift offered unto them,foretelling them elfe of Wrath to come, they fay they are yell hence feeling no judgennegt here, they fear nowrath hereafter; hence being well,they -feel noneedofChrift ; hence till they die they never leekout for a Saviour : Men will not come into the Ark alreadymade for them, be- fore the flood arife. The w3rld makes fo much of thofe it nurfeth up, that they are unwilling to come toHeaven , when they are called to come home. But it may be Chrift bath not redeemed me, nor (hed his blood for me , therefore why Mould I go to-him.? It may be it is true,may be not ; yet do thou venture , as thofe ?oel 2. Who knows but the Lordmay return ? his true, God bath elected but tèw , and fo the Son bath filed his blood, and died but for a few ; yet this is no excufe for thee to lie down and fay , What fhoùld I feek out of my felf for fuccour ? Thou mull in this cafe venture and try as many men amongft us do now, who hearingof one good Livingfallen, twenty of themwill go and feek! for it,although they know only one (hall have it. Therefore fay as,thofe Lepers in Samaria,! If I flay herein my fins I die ; If Igo out toy the Camp of the Syri4ns we may live, we can; but die however : If I ;o out to ChrifL,I mayl get;
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