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XIX.]
NONE
EXCLUDED PROM HOPE,
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fruitless enquiries
whether thou hast heretofore believed
in
Christ, or
no;
but
come now
with
an humbe sense
of
thy guilty
and sinful circumstances, and
surrender
thy-
self
to
his
charge
and
care
by a
new
act
of
faith,
or trust,
or,dependance. Plead
with him to
accept
a
vile
crimi-
nal
over
-
loaded
with
guilt and
misery,
and to make
thee
accepted
with
God
by
a righteousness
which
was
not
thy
own.
Beseech
him to look with pity on thy unholy soul,
to sanctify and
renew
it, to
take
thy
hard
heart
into
his
hand, and soften it
into
repentance. Plead
with
him,
and
say,
Lord,
art
not
thou exalted
to
give
repentance
as well as
remission?
Entreat
of
him to
subdue
thy
sins, to
new
-mould and create
all
the
powers
of
thy
na-
ture
in
the
beauties of
holiness,
and
to
prepare
thee for
the heavenly state.
Go
and complain humbly
at
his
mercy
-seat, how long
thou hast sat
under
the
ministry
of
his own gospel;
and
felt
no divine power
attending
it.
Intrust
thyself
now to his
care, and place
thyself
by
faith
under
his
divine influences.
He that
comes
in
this
man-
ner,
shall
in
no wise
be
cast out,
for the
Lord
has
pro-
mised to receive
him;
John
vi.
37.
Wait
on him with
.daily importunity,
follow all
the means
of
grace which
he bath appointed, and the
gospel
of Christ
shall
appear
in
due
time to be the
power
of
God,
even thy
God,
to
thy
salvation. Amen,
HYMN
FOR SERMON
XI
X.
NONE EXCLUDED FROM HOPE.
COMMON
JESUS,
thy
blessings are
not
few,
Nor
is
thy gospel
weals?
Thy grace can melt the stubborn
Jew,
And heal
the dying Greek.
Wide
as
the reach
of
Satan's rage,
Doth thy salvation
flow
:
'Tis
not confined
to
sea
or
age,
The
lofty or
the
low.
'While grace
is
offer'd
to the prince,
'f
lie
poor may
take their share
:
Nu mortal
has
a
just pretence,
To
perish in
despair.
METRE.
Be
wise,
ye
men
of strength and
wit,
Nor
boast
your
native
powers
But
to his sovereign grace submit,
And glory shall be
yours.
Coupe,
all
ye
vilest sinners, come
He'll
form
your
souls
anew:
His gospel and
his
heart have
root%
For rebels
such
as
you.
His doctrine
is
almighty
love
;
There's, virtue in
his
name,
To turn the raven
to a
dove,
The lion
to a
lam
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