To theReader. f^mbiies, from thefiery corners of the Pit below, with everlafting burnings about their eares, and with chains of darknefs ratlisrg'at their heels , theymight fright men out of their wits perhaps, or from the acts offin it may be for a time, but it 'Would not work up- on their hearts, their defperate, dead,befatted hearts. 7hr foles in Ifrael will have their fwinge in their Tufts, andgo to hell in a full cariere, let Goddo his belt. Oh the bardneffe of mens hearts ! And the main seafan of it, is becaufe they hear but afoundof words, but they do not hear theLord in that Word they hear words that arefpoken by God, but they hear not, they fee not God him fel f therein. Ifever thou rrouldefi profit by reading or hearing, take every word as a fpeciall mufage to theefront God ; andof this fruitlefs bearing, and the rules of hearing a- right is the other Treatife. . Confcience of his Sabbaths. Of which there is an elaborate difcourfe of this Author, formerly pub- lifh'd by him jet'., Therefore we 'hall adde no more. The blunt ofheaien go with thefe, to snake us awil- litag People in the day ofhis power, tofrebmit to his Ward, and to conic under the wing of the Govern= anent of Jefus Chri/t , as efteeming thefe fpirituall mercies our belt mercies, ourchoycelt and dearefi li- berties.Ifever the Lord Jefcs (which mercyforbid) ,(Mould take his dolefull and fnall farewell of the EnglifhNation,as when he laid the tomb-Jtone upon Jcrufalcm, finch as thefe will be bis sssournings over r;s : Oh Jerufaletn, Jcrufalem, thou that killeft the Prophets and butnett them that are lentunto thee, as they did in the timeof Popery, howoften would I have gathered thy children together (by my Word and Spirit therein) evenas a Rai gather- eth her Chickens and :r the wings (ofmy fpeciatl Governi
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