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IV
rIEaTFt.
tflisc.
tit,
ead
lives,
which confirm
their
title
to
there'.
They
have
no
bright
views
of the
celestial
world,
and
earnests
of
%heir
salvation, for it
is
only
for watchful
souls,
that
these
cordials
are prepared
in
the fainting hour
:
It
is
only to
he
watchful christian,
that
these
foretastes
of
glory
are
given.
" The fruit of
righteousness
is
peace,
and
the effect
of
righteousness
is
quietness
and
assurance
for ever,"
is.
xxxii.
17.
"
Blessed
is
he
Nvhich
watcheth,
and kcepeth
his
garments
clean,
that
he may
enter
with
triumph
into that
city,
where
nothing
shall
enter that de-
fileth,
Rev.
xvi.
15.
3.
"
Slumbering and slothful christians, are oftentimes
left to wrestle
with sore
temptations
of
Satan=,
and
have
dreadful
conflicts
in
the day
of
death
:"
And
the
reason
is
evident, because they have
not
watched
against their
adversary, and
obtained but
few
victories over
him in
their
life.
These
temptations are
keen and
piercing
thorns,
that enter
deep into the
heart of
a dying
creature.
The
devil
may
'
be
let
loose upon them with
great
wrath,
knowing
that
his
time
is
but short,"
Rev.
xii.
l2.
and
yet
there
is
great
justice
in
the
conduct
of
the
God
of
heaven,
in
giving them
up
to
be
buffeted
by
the powers
of
hell. W
hat
frightful agonies are raised
in
the
consci-
ence
by
the
tempter
and the
accuser
of
souls,
on a
sick
or
dying
bed,
can hardly
be
described
by
the
living,
and
are
known only
to those
Who
have
felt
them
in
death.
4.
"
Such drowsy
christians
.make
dismal work for
new
and terrible repentance
on
a death-bed:"
For
though they
have sincerely
repented
in times
past
of
their
former
sins,
yet having
too
Much
omitted the
self
-
mortifying duties,
having given too much indulgence
to
temptation
and
folly,
and
having
net
maintained
this
ha-
bitual penitence for their
daily offences
in
constant ex-
ercise,
their
spirits are
now filled with
fresh convictions,
and
bitter remorse
of
heart.
The
guilt
of
their
careless.
and
slothful
conduct
finds
them
out
now,
and
besets them
around;
and they
feel
most acute
sorrows,
and wounding
reflections
of
conscience,
while they have
need
of
most
comfort.
What
a
glorious
entrance
had
St.
Paul into
the world
of
spirits,
and
the
presence of
Christ? He
had made repentance, and mortification, and
faith in
Jesus,
his
daily
work
:
O
wretched
man
that
I
am
1"
who
shall
deliver
n;e
f'roin
the
body
of
this
death?
Ror.
i,