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it,
if
almost
all
England
should
be
placed at the
left
-hand
of.
the
judge
in
that
day,
and fall
.udder
the sentence,
`.`
Depart
ye
cursed
?"
And perhaps numbers
of
our
own
kindred, ruined
by the
grOwing
vices
of the nation,
shall
stand
amongst the guilty, and expect
the
vengeance.
Let a
natural
compassion
touch our
hearts
here,
and
move us by
proper
methods
to
put
a stop
to
spreading
'wickedness.
Let
us use
our utmost
efforts to quench
that
fire
which will
burn
to
the
lowest
hell.
The
third proposal
was
to
mention the discourage
-
ments that attend
this work
of reformation,
and
try
to
remove
them.
I. Reproaches and
scandals have been cast plentifully
upon
the societies
for reformation
:
These
are
ready
to
sink
the spirits
of
such
as
are engaged
in
the
work, and
affright
others
from
joining their
assistance.
But have
you so
learned
Christ,
as
to
shrink
at
his service,
and
re-
tire
because the world hates
you,
and
gives
you
ill
lan-
guage
?
Consider
the
Captain
of
your
salvation, what
a
sea
of
Malice and
reproach
he
passed
through,
when-he
came down
from heaven to
take upon
him
the work
of
a.
reformer
;
the
gentiles had
wofully
darkened
and
lost
the
light
of nature
;
and
the
Jews wretchedly corrupted
the:
law
of Cod,
when he came
into
the world
:
His business
was
to restore
religion,
to
destroy the works
of
the devil,,
and
repair
the
ruins
of
mankind
:
This
was
his
blessed
errand and
design,
yet wheresoever
he
went
slander
with
all her tongues
stood ready
to
assault
him.;
he was
abused
with
the odious
naines
of
a
glutton and a
wino
bibber:
His
own
nation
cry
out
against
him,
"
He
bath a
devil
and
is
mad
;"
John
x.
2O.
Are
ve
not
willing
to
follow
so
glorious
a
leader
"
through honour
and
dishonour;
though
good
-report
and had
report,"
espeéiaHÿ when
he,
employs yon
in
his
own work too
?
"
Consider
him
who endured the contradiction
of
sin-
ners against
himself,
and
despised
the shame,
as well
as
endured
the
cross,
lest
ye
be
wearied and faint
in
your
minds
;"
Heb.
xii.
2,
3.
And consider
that
most
encou-
raging discourse
which ye
have
heard
on this text.
The
prophets, the apostles,
the
martyrs and.confessots
have
-
ever
been
the
reformers
of
the age
in, which they lived
:
And are
we
ashamed
to
have our
names inserted
in
this
noble
catalogue
?
The
reformers of doctrine
.since.
the