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Letter III. of a feries of Letters from a Minifter of the Gofptl ~o .. (01:ne ef the ~ordis peqple !n So~r~ :j)evon and ·Com wall'; communicated by S. D-i, &c: are re~

.. ~:eivf1d, and !hall nave proper refpett paid them, by infer-:-fiop ~s eaFIY as ~o~ble~ ,. · · · ·· · · ' ·

We are greatly ~bliged 'to S. D-t,'' for his ~in~ ·~pm.; ,Dunication . .oJ the, abov.e.":"m.entioned S.eries of LET.T.ER$ 1 from a Minifie.r of tl}e Gofpel, to Jome Q[ the Lord's '!

people in D~vtin and, Co~~w:all ;· ~nd du. ~ Coq~rpo_ndentJ. : P1ay be ' alfured, .that we fball, wtt? pleafure, wfert one ~~ pr p1ore of them in our Collection till the whole are '' fipi~ed? proyif!e# ~h~y t?m~ ~~ han:d ih prt>pe~ t'ime. :'• '

1:< ' " . ' ,' J osEPHus,is in titled to opr fin cere thanks for his gnod •wifhes refpefting ou~ P.ub'lica·tion, ai_Id .for hi's' jud\cio1J.·~

. hints for the further 1mpr.ovement of H: .w~ hop!! to ren.~ . der it aq:~ptab'le,, by · a happy interJ!lix~ux:e 9.( profit imq ':• d-elight, . ~6 all t>udriends;~Sho~I~" pe '.e~ttFtn~h~. gla:d' (f M

fheA~J,th.<;>r• <;1,£ .. th,)': ~a}~able Letters o~ PR~DE~TI~~ i"~p;y ' . would fayo~'l' us w1th a further contmuation of them, ·1.f his other ''mimerous av'ocatio~s· (~s hinlfel'f: hinted 'to 'uS. \, ~ill perri:lit. " .. .. '· · '· · ,, · .. v ·~··. ~j ' ' ..... ,.,, ;' ~:'''·1

" We.f,re C](tre~ely forry ~hat an'y of o~r c6irifP,~nd~~~s ,fhould commufucate to us any Roet tcal compofitJOfls ~bich arf! not origi'nals, efpecially if they a~re .9fmodern date ;' ~n'd ''{ht>uld'"take it kind, if thc'y would'reter back'to pur, (oi'rrl'er 'vol t!i?es, ref p~~i n g th.e ~ n~~dot~s t(a.nfini (ted to us . conoyrmrtg the punp:n dwwes, &c. •as .. we may pombly~ .thrb':'\?~ )~adve~tei.we! be led to il~(~·r.t:.fome;of d~ole. w~1ch ~a~,e .~ppe~red. m f~rmer J\.1a~azJne.~ ; ,. ~h,f~~ :we fi1all at all ttmes 'Garefull v endeavour 'to· avo1d~ ·· · ,' .. I' .,)'L l J L '• , (-~' ·: ! ., • I \ . ,. ' .:.. ,·-•.· •• .--~ "'

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~*?t:1:~t~r . at ' La~t~nce Lycliard; ~n ?otnetfd: r" ~.~ ~ · ~~s ~ Both ' h1s fl! ther att~ grahdfath'1r wen! ~!)!}( _T ~~® - tn~iiifi~ts• • He tetei_~~jd1js ~ducati'crfi . * ·1f=~*-* t· :tt the U n!vedity' <J)f ' Oxford ; ·was ~ · "''$i!>~!'Ot·fidt .nlrilft,; ·,,, Culliii>n ·iti D.l_onl, ~~tal · · · · · a · ·11 · · a t. · s~~k """ ·..,. .... ;. · ·. ,., · ···;·an a terwar s a · w e ;~ewJ ugtort' from whent.e He dihe to 'Covent -Gaf-d~n~·, where he iuc..:. teeded Mi-. Seagewick. -Both Newc6urt and W ci.od fpealt of his taki~g orders in 1,66c, from Thomas bilhbp of _ Galloway; who, itfeems; at that time t>rdained fuch of the, Englifh· clergy a~ cain.e t6 him, ·Without oaths or Cuh1. fcriptions • . If th6te writers 'f!lp:pofed ' (as ·, they feel)'i l tb ~ave doneh· that the doctor, who had been. a ·ccleprllia·~d '

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earpdl: in h\i,s ~4d_9,avo~s. to get the deal<>r,.t\~ ·~r~4 til\? a ~aw ; and, had 1t be~n ~om l~<tffud; ~oo+d h-ave· ~eeep.t~C£ the.dcai)ry that was offered hint. He ~as a man of great

learning! rj)l-!d.gm~;lr, · ~\ld~\n~gr.i:D'~J <?§ g_ieat .i~jJer. and. moderattqn, aqd refpedecl .by all that knew him. Arc.h .. ~~fh?P . \l~er ~Jf~~ .,t~ f<l,y, ,. ~~.· S.:e . w.;11s .. a.: - ~oll!njil\9\\~ ~_reacher;" nophat he was tedious for length, but he had ~be an: .pf.. J;ed4cing the fub:ftanc.e of v.olumts:o~ . divin,i ty in~A a .n:a;:r.qw, o,o;"Up~f-s~ 1\i<J..u •• C:harnq,ck 'li.tert li~ptef.Qnted-.him a.s tl~e ~e.~ .co1 .!1~S\~~ .. o.f.,~en~ <?~ t~~?;~· · : .Ijlis gene­rbus confhncy of mmd., m ·reftfbng the current of populaF

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· c.o~!id,er.aple ,flueiity,. ; . li~ .. geJ:l$rC!:,lJY.- lt.~4 .th~,sh~L(I';i¥1 : ~ltf ~-~e;i:.ingt~ . Jh~ djffemi.n-g . mj,l!iiJ:~r!l. iP~ J.!W .. ,s~trb . W.l39 'fpU:nd i:ht< waQ.tl . .of .his .. pp~d&9C~b! i!4\iY~;y1 •. - i~!l4; i.o.fii~fK joirt~~ 'rog.etbe.r, ~when ~e. was t~~M (rp)n , t).l.~l}lf ;; ij:~;.ru~4:, . ~~&pl>e~ · r8, 16.7 7, J;ea,v, ing ,:\J.eh:iJ;J,d.~ h.ipt ~l:lig~n~r.fJ(r;e Pl!r . ·tati r,m '•t;>f ·ilS exsdleiH .~ . }ireachc,;I' a.:Uh.is !;lity, ,q,~;, ;I}il;1~9-"'

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i:"riigeat' ftudy-~~·~ ' H€ . Wa$ ,Fndowed (with e4tra~dina,rf knowle~ge ·in ·the J~riptures, ~tid irl his prekhi~g''gave a' phfpiouous account 'pf the· order arid deP,erl·denc'e of ' di~· v.~ne trutlrs~J: His· ·difce,urfes''Weie . clea,r and convincing; fb as to be.effechia·l ·not only;'ta faife a· :lhort commotion··

in t-he· -aWelHons, ·but , t.o make a Ia~in~ change in .~he,; _life. ·' H~s dotl:rjne was the truth' according oo godlinefs/

He dill Mt ·enrertain hi st hearers wi.th imp_ertinent CuptiJ .. · tl~s, . e.mpt-yt nbti0'nsti:ntdeate difpu.tes, ·&c:' b·u.t preach;ed' as one -wjl6.b,ad· alway$ before' his eyes ·the glory' o'f ~Qq(! a.nd •the falv<!.t'iop 'of .men ; .. both in refpeet to his Q'llltfef... Q-~d his ,&preffici!l, ~n whic~ h~ ·~ad ~- fingu~al talent'. ' · '

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tions:'the ·f&Howing :an~·cd.ote- . of ·:him ·:. ,., Being to 'pr~~c~'

befi>re ·the lord·, mayo~, the eourt of a:ld'erll_len, &t~ •. at:" _St. ·Baul'-s; thet·clo&or chofe·a' fU'bject; ·in which' he' had' art · opp'ot!turiit'y of,difplaring hi·s.' j'~dgment an'd l~ea;r~i.ng3~\ . He was heard- wi-th- admira~i,on and_ appl~uf: oy ~.~e . l;fl4r~' ,intell\igentf ;:part oPth~ audien~e. · B.u 't.a~ he~was return't' i~g from dim1er· :whli>t<he%rd-mayoi- ·in the ~~enhrg·; ··# · pt>Or. 1-pan• f~Iroi71~g h}m';. ptill~d him o'y tl;l.e fleeve f,>f ~i~ gown; 1and aiked hit11. if he w.ere the genth:man_ that' pr~a~hed · \\efore. the 'lord-mayor.'; 'He'' rep'l'ied;· he was.') ~-\ Si·r ··,fa.y'S'·heO··dme wrttt ·r~op.d' ofi getting; .fome g'· ootf , ' . . ... t<:>' my. foul,:'-but, I · was great·ly difappointed_, for, 'I ·c?uhf not'l~tlderfiand · a great deal bf· w}lat yc~u: fai d<; yo~ weh;i' quit~ abo¥e '~e. ~ The.doGlor replied with ~te~r-s; '' 'Friefid~· i\ J .did .. not:.give ' tou.:a fermon, you lfave grven :me:brie:it ~d:.:hy; tll~ gracf£ -of'God I will" .ReVer' ~h\y · theJ fo'ol,h~ preach -~eforc m.y lard~mayGr in; fu€-h ·a n1anner .' :iga,k.';; ·

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c,o~f~nt !.11. t~e ·f~ar.~rs: H~ . fpoke as , one, . .vvlto. h~d a . hvmg fa1~h WI,th1n bun o( ~IIvme truth~• · tf,l!e fi:Hmd of \~ords only ftrikes t~e e~r; but the mind teqfop~ witli the: p.ind, ant the, hear~.fpeaks to the heart; I:Je, a.~oupded :

in the work of the ,Lord, preaching with un~ar;t~leled af.; : fiduity anq frequeric'y; yet was alwa'y's ftJperi~r ~~ dthers, an_d eq1,1al to himfelf .. In the decline of his !if~; he ~ou~d not leave his belove.d work, the vigour o( his Hti~d fu~.;

'notti~g ' th'e wea)cnef?'Pf. hi.s body.~fre was no fo\!l.entei· of' f~tJio~; ~ut <(ludioiJ ~ , qf ~he pubjic tranquillity; . lt· As' aChriftian, his life was anfwerable to his doCl:ririe.:

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i,ng wroug4t upon by \h~f~ l.?w t;nRti vc;:s, ~hi<;h Jrr.r.n pt for~ di~: fpi~.it~_frqm their ~uty. ,. His th~r.ity was .em~nent iii l?.fqcur,in~J~.PPl~l!.s .fr9!fl"otll~rs, , ~qen.tinr· l11~<].11 c\r~.tulJ.; fiances hJ[)Jfelf,. Bu,~ 'he ~~aA great e~peri_en~e · of Go<fi ,. ~:'-ther!y . pr.q.vifion,, Jo . ,'Y.~~~~ his-)i,lial . ~?nfipei}Cfe wail . corr~fponde,nt. His ,co~verfa~ion in his fa!Uily; was holy and ~xernplary, every~ day ,infirutling them iq. ~b,eir.,duJy: f.r~m th~ fcripture,s • .. His ,humility W:;IS grt<at . • If~ w~~j' deeply 'affeCted with the fenfe of ·h.is1 frail,t~es ~n~ ·Un"',

~~rth,i~efs. -H€' expreffed his thought~ to .Or. Bates, Qri

thi~ .·head a littl~ befo,re his death. ·Y ';~Tis in.fih.iteJy; ~e;rible (fays h~) to appear ,hefore God the judge of. aU:,: whh~ut the .. p1~qtetl:io.n of. th,e blood of fptinkling, that1 fpeaks bett~r t~ings ~hlln th~ blood o~ Ab,eL" Thi s alone relieved ~im, and fupport.ed .hi s hop~;:s ; whi~h ,was 'the· fubj~c;t of hi11 laH .public difcourfc. • . :. ; • · '< • ,

, Some of hi s works wer<:> ,A' ,p.l;aCl:i t;:<\( ~xpo!ition on' , !fai~h liii,-On the Epiftle p f Jaq1es,_:l'he, ~aints tri­

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~p a fhiki!';1~ · _ma.nner fe'ts forth the killing, pierci~g, an! ~ou~di,ng pat~;~!e' ~qf fin. Seco~dly, i't · 'fignifies "an armour;· wflich ' fets for'th the .. flten 'P.:th and'.power of fiit

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. ·mi'y PC?i'ht f~r.tb _that fplrituar cleat~ arid "coldrt~fs of it!~ feClion that fin fpreads"in the affeClions Qoii-ward. · : , . . ' . .

If we turn to the x6t~ cl:mpter of Exodus, we find' the ;whole cong_regat~ OJ?- of the children 'of Ifrael murmuring·

f!galnft, th!t ·.Lord _and aga'itjft'Mol"es; an~ fo it Wwitll.thi! ~Chriftian, efpecia1ly jn Jti.s 1fir.~ progrefs' heav~n:ward ~ . he then fears 'tha~ l}e:fhall die in ' the' wi,ldernefs; ahd be~ '• gins to m,~rmur . agf!i.n:f\ the Lor~; and tri'~t:hink harp 'of

~is ways; for · 'f.~ pave ~he fa.m.e m';lrm'uring hearts wheh ' l'rov.ldence frowns, as the I frai:li te5 'had, ·and arC: theft' ready ·to think that God intends to defiroy .us, · · t . V er,. I:X . . ' .~ A ·1~d en.efl~ped in Dophk'ah>; DoPHKA~ ;lignifies ·.'' kO:oc~ing,'? in. which refpeCl: ii may"l:i~ fig~r~~'· , Jive of the authority of God's word,' hy 'the.'miniftra'fio'fi.'1

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pear :Lo~dJ!l~Y.s, '\~noej{, . ap~ ~t -lhall •he . · o~ep~d :":'ft:f ~s ;<lj ~ap?e~ h ~o ~he .. do_or~ fo i~ ,tq~ , ;v<;>ice , ?~ ,f~ilth ~ ' ,Jlr~:f~E .at the}~ron~ :~(_grfce . •. ¥at. vji• ,7,· ,,.;_. 1 ... ,.

. Ver. 13 •• _ ~~ ~n~, .e1~vm~e? .. 1,~ J\1uf4.'; .J~hHsH__:,fig.. nJfie~ " leavening'." · Our Lor~ compares the kingdom «>f..h~ax~,.. thJl.t .i.s_,.Jhe <;}nii::ch .. Hat~_, ... to .. lea.ven:c hid in three meafures of meal, tiiJ ,the whole be leavened; in ~~~ refpe~ it points o~t tb'e "ttfff~ti~;~ and 'r~r'e·i?jtig fOW~!~ · o.f , ~-ivine . ?5ac~ ur,~m . t~~- ~~~~d,. , t.ill ,.the -~~ole {oul, 1.n alltts ,P,owers and fac.~J~~~s, ts enga-ged for _th~-L d ' ... 1 • . • . . ..

or • · , , . . ,,. , , . V er. 14. " And eqcamped .atRephi~iri].''- REPHIJ1iM

- ~.gnUie! ;".the weakef\ing of ,hahds~•: iln~~-,the " · ft~~ngth:­E~-in& :o.f Hands, ;~ i~efe c?ritrary' fig~·ifica,tions ; Of_ the 1-Je~n~yl names ar~ lH)>t u~?<>Mm9!l ; ~pd. ~e. fa.aU ~n~ Jhat J.l]is , w~s e;x;>~~jJ~~fiJtled in; th~, ehi·t~re.n o~Jfrae~ · at. t~is 1~Cfim.p~ent,. feF :E.:~od~ ;~vii. 1.-z. wher~ we ffl).d th¥ ·

' ~h~ir faith-, ;(>ec;;,L!l'e ,r;-Q ~~~~,) that th~y l,l'l,.,Urmutj~d, agai~fl · ~h~ L~r~~ -and ~ag~i9~ M~fes, ;, , ~nd_;f~id J ·,~l1at; ~ .. h.~ .. h,~p· ~~?~gh~ the,m ,OJ!lt. o(Egyp.t to ~}~l them; their ~hiHreJ'l~

· ;md their cattleb ~it.li tbi·rft, Bu"t we find 'that the l;.of.<l . • ~ ' ,, ·•t • • ) ,,- ~

~r.engthep,~~ theirJaith, by fmit.ing t)lerp}:K, ,by th,e pand .->f_Mofes~ and th'Creby. b«?ught-for~h w,ater in' ahl.lnd~fl¢e,: )n . wJli.ch -re-f peel: ~4rs .enca!Jl.~me.qt,was a fig.uTe , 'of his !l~~~h-· .when. tl,ley e.nj()y ne firea:ms ~r .comf.ort, nor -tl!:e

, w~te~sof c~pf~~~~~On; ' t~en th~i,r fai~hgrows weak; -~qt ·whe,n ~he Lord leads t~em · to C)1·riJ.1: the roc~ of.agesf and from l}im fWw living .fireams of falva~ion, freely_ fe.r-evcry ~hi;r,lly, f,ol!l~, ~hen their fa~th o~. ;ha.nd,s.'i+re. again ftrc;;ngttJi:-tneli in the Lord. • ,, . · , · ,,,.. . . ' .. . . ' .,

Ycr. 15. H~re we find thein in the wildernefs .o~' Sil1ai, SINAI lignifies " thorny,'' or '" enmity.'' .It m<ty ~e figurative 1~f ~he fp.iritu<,~,J ~ty of the law of Go;d, flirt ing up fin, a11d the emnity of our n:ature agairrfl: it, _ an~ •there.­~y l'eadi:'~l: in,to bondage, fince ~· by ~he la)'ll'·inbe k'nqw_,.

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ied~c of _fin ;Jor as a holi Jiature loves a 'holy law, .fo 'Our lirifu"l naturl! ~.ates it, ~ Roin. viii •. 7· ' It .ls npt fubjeet ·to the ·law: of cibd·~ ne'lther 'i~deed can be: this :is .Mount Sinai wh!~h genderedh unto' lioftd'ii~e i fJ t all the law can do, i~; to} eyeaJ...IiE; but does .~ot relie_ve the finn'er, '

.Ver. 16. " And ·pitched at K.1broth•hattaavab." KlBilO't' H: HA-1-tAA'vA.k .figriiid rn a grave of luft ;" \V~jch is (o called, beq.ufe , the children of Ifraer her'e_ . hified fbr flel4 to' eo;t, defpifed the Dianna, and prized the. ordinary · food of Egypt beyond. th~ rich provHio1~ of

,heavon;; for which the Lora dew them, by a plag).le~ with a great llaughter>: ~ee ch. xi.

Ver: 17. '' An~ .e~t:~~np~,d at,.Hazeroth." .HAZER~TH fignifies " palaces · trertibli'ng.~' or ' " feadul diviiion ;" which happened at this . encampment between Aar01it,

~iri~~' and ~~Fes,1 .!lbout his ~:nrying an E);hi9pia:' •woman. If we tu(n to chap. xu. we find· the Lord 1s .

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a?"gry . witl( ~af~~ ~ a,n.d > :Mi'riam, for fpeakjn~· againfi: ' Mofa$; '~nd )!ro,hah.ljJli'e m~re r4, becaufe as Mofes was, _in · the ~h;l'ra~er oC¥e?iat?r, a type of Chrift, ;fo ,h .is · marriage with · ~n , Ethiopian woman may be a ,figur·e o.f Chrifl's P,.arri'ag¢ wid} die Gentile, -orE thiop'iar1 church;

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flgnifies i• bind in~,'"~ af1d it ~i\_S , herb th~t the. wJ~oJe c,on-, grcgation f-cen'led ~to . be' bound in unbel-ief and rebr~Ili'on,

which. renders it a lively figure of the children of God; who are at times fo bound 'up iii' unbelief~ that th~y ki1ow not . what to do;· be<:aufe ~hey look more at the difcou­tagements that appear, than at the power of the Lord, anc! rhe filithfulnefs of his wor~. · · \cr. 1g. "And pitch~d at Rimmon~parez," RrM­

. ~n1.N~:r'A RE:'l. f~'giiifi.es " an eleva~ion ·breach," ,ol' " trjbu-' lation f,or ·c;Iev~ti'on ;,'.' which !)ppears to have been ch•

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cafe of the children of Ifra~l ; for at. this enca!llpment ., • . I I'' ( , _ _ ~ • · . _ •-_ ·, . -. . 1_ '

tht!y had a bad J!)irit, fol::,\Vhich the ' Lor_d 'mady _il ~r~at .' breach up·on th.ehl./' See· cn•ap. xi'v. so) &c·. . . ' · 1

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Ft~m a D 1s.s'Ji: .NTING Mt~ISTE}t in th:eCountry,'al}d· -:{Cd: Rb'¥ MA'N in'tne cftablithed Church. ~'~ · ' y - I ,. I ! '·. ·~ ; A ~ '1 . ,. ~ •

Lt T ·T ' iu~ from -· ~he .Rev. Mr •. E.~h, to W. A. :' .I f.} I • • • I '\ .•.• 1-, p , , ·' . •- ' '

ill'Anfwer to the, precediug; p. r.). ,, .. ~' 1 < J/'·t:-i-·1 ',} t ,' ,; ~~:~ ·.d :} \. 'l ~·c ,;;·.f; 11:1

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S. d '' tiie ~orcfS cbnt;tfn ·~~n. ad~cmttf~~ ·t~ ,th~ duifiia~ ', Je\;;s," do\lieyl 1'4o: ' Si~;,: tl)~y~~hot; nor is'it i;,;·

. • . "1 ~ . '' ,. r.·' (~r'i".,' - ' . . ~; ~· · your power to tell me ' w :1at . a .cpi_ift\an J <:vr)s.. .Tne, · \voni:s can ; 9;j-ii t ., ?f n,\> propr(ety~,· fin~g , ti~'~1p~itg~~ . Y,e~:~ mean, f.o }epr'e,tent by, it w,~re .n<?t bot,~l ,clirj,fJ;i~~~~;!t!.l~l~.y.; ·~ . at the fame tinic. Do you th!tlk:; .'Sif, ~ ·a~; ~~ 'be qher~:: .. rbgatect by' )'ou iri i:l-i'e nranner of" i bhaH ;'llh1lt, . ~o· Be,\

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fure, c.~~didly impar~ my fentiments i:o you, w,hen yo"4r J:Cl'tJarks upon my {ermons were 'ch candid,fme~ ~. In :youi: Jecond ' rem:uk: ·: you ,:a~;, whether I' me?ln- to i.nfinuat_e

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tha~ you, ate a d~cei vc;r; and t<;acpt;r of damn}lble.herdies ~ 1 reply to you~ if{lperti ~ence~ Does tl~e fap fii you, S,ir! . yoU.;

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need i10t t~ll me "many of tl,le ~Iergy <!re . Hrpnglr,;. pre-: • ' ' . 1 ' ~- " ,. . j.• - ' .• 'f1 • • . · -~ .... ... . ~! .

jud,ic<;dl<a~~ ip,ftl ~he e iffcnt~ng ~ifliilr:(s, br, fal[e, rep(:>tt.s, and 'baic ri1ifreprefcntations; I have now, Sir1 . a worfe ,

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opiniort of ,yo,u ' ( fn;>m I,Vhat,l. h~.ve , ~,nd,er yo,ur ownh;uiJd-~ ,(; ·' l'l<f' • • • ~ - .) '·\. ,;. ....... •;, .. _{. "· ~

writing.), th:m .I 5ould ever. hav~ , en.te,rtaine:d, f1;am.,. thr.: ,:qice of.fli: _~ nci<;l: ; . . ' , , : . . , · / · · ~- · i l·. 1 ,i to o , • _, . . t • ; 1 l ~ • , <1 ~ ) ., f_i . I I> •

v .§a' you -affcrt, that ·Y?.u do adhere to tl,l;·~ d.o~ripe_s of the 'church, in yourpn:achi11g1 more than mnny of

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Letter from the Rev. Mr. R-J! .. lP W. A. . St - • 1 .f ·~

tne ,clergy . th~mfe}ves, ,w~o .Jlave: fu.bfcri•bed them; , and' by your alkii)g .in fu~h a,pert. ~~nne~) W.hai: doB:rjn~s, you deviate from., you feem to .think yourfelf .a church-fninif-'

.. ter; why then, Sir, .dq you .. not,come .ov~ to the ch urch, ;and fuhfcrjbe her dodrines! 'You;..cap affign no ,good re~­!on, but that y@u cannot do ,it .confc ientioufly, and 'then Jt. \will Jpp~ar that you tc.ach ~l.oehi, ~1e s which ~re an offence

' to yo1;1r· ~wn confc.ience; .and you haye the impudence to affirm, iJt is well .,kuov.m you do adhere . to the doCtrines

1.'>rthe church. t r~:Y:· ~ ·~~~. it . is better lmo,wn, · tl1;1t you

. do not; and 1 couJdprt>duce you many inftanccs whcre~n you do, not; only let ~ tf!Jffi~e ,at prefent to tell you, that in predeftiJ:Iatiqn a~d( elefli();n f ?U di-ffer widely f rom us ; what you have .a4y,ancfi9 <>~l, t};lat heai,l.,'' is , neithe~ more

' nor )efs .than co.llirad]~i?.? up,on . <:(;l}trq.di8:iol}~ notio.ns t hat are produ8:1v.e qf tpe g.re~te~ . abf~;u.d:ities. Y,ou fay y ou are~ '' a ptedefi:ina~fa:n, . and, fu~~ a; o~e ••. as . sr. p~~-1 . was." S.top a little;· ·s_ir.; give n:e, leav~ :to ·)nqui.re intp :W:b.af y.oil have adnnced af,t~!wards, ,and theJd fll ~)l'ft;e w4e.t;h~r you hav.e ariy right to eqJ.lal 'yo.urfdf. to St. Paul~ . . , . (

You affirm, that " God did o.ut.ofhis mere goo~ pte<!~ fure,. fr~m all .eternity~ chufe on.e part of manki~~ unto everlafiing life:'' The n~tural confequen.ce ·Of 'wh.ich is,

.. -. . ., . "' .. ·' I . that h~ did (fuppofe ·of hi.s 1ncre hadpleafure) from .all eter-nity, ch~fe other.s u.nto e,yerlafi:ing mifery • . Here,. Si ~, you n'ot on'Iy, make God partial~ but alfo thl author qf all the wicke.dn:efs it is in man's power ,t.o inv'eJ)t: lfOP.

d,efire ·~e . to confi<ier that. "~ the ev~rlah:;ng mifer'y, ~o which the wickeq art: pr_edeitinated, is the jufl: dem~r;it ~ f thei t crimes ;,How~· Sir! the juft d ~meri,t .of tlt~ir ,cri m,es ~

I ,, , • .• ' '•· ' \. I ' '· ' -when they were pre~efrinated by pod to ,com~i,t :t~of:g c rimes? That .patll ,can . never.defc.rv.e pupiipme'nt, whp i s tied down to a ' fat~lity of attine-.. Nor c <~ n. . he be

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a j Jft j udge;• w.ho forces . a m;:J.~ to tl;le cqmtp iffion of w'i,ck:cd attioJis, and t:hen ' puliHli·es. bim :f~r the fa~~ e •. Yo~r

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a!rertipn~ tha~ '~ i ~ ele8ion qod aa~ .a:~ a-fqvereigp Lo.rd, I· ·' . ' • ' . '· "~"· . ./'' ' ..•. :~·· .. ·· . . ' I

· wl10 may difpbfl of, or deal with , his creat:ures · as · \!~ · ple~res," d9es not clear pi'!'· fl'om pard1a:tit'y\herei~: ' for

fuppofe ·I fl:ate the . cafe between you a:nd m'yfelf; vi~. ~tliat I were from;all. et~rnity chqf~n 'l,lnt6 ev~rl~~ihg I~fe,

·.·and· you we.re fr&ni_ a.t1 ~t~~nl,ty chofen - ~_nfo .• t i er).ith1g · .mifery; . ou;~~ioris)voul_d (upon this f.uppoliti_on) ay~il

us Mthing; I muf! in~vit~.bly be evcr:anin,&,ly ha_Pj]' an'd you . everlafti~gly mifwrb:le, . d.o ':"~a~ we. wou,Id;

. p~ay SiT, woilld .you i_r} (uch.,a ~~fr_ ~e po~~e,rh ~}~.h"Jc;.~r · · ~t,··~nd -~ffirp:1 ~hat Qod ~~i~~\th;t Ra~-~lal,- nor tp~ ~~-'. thor of, your mtfery? , . · . · . ~ ·• · . · .

After all this, you preten4 to aftert ,the· ft~c::d~m ·' ofthe wifl," in chuting o~r~fuling good. r'nd evil.' ~~; Si~~ die

fr~edoth- ~f the .·~il.I' is .h~~~~.fi~~~:t. wi.t\ "~~~/ Y,~~ )1~a~e • ;\qvljlnced upon predeftmatron c"a~d cfe~10n: You· h~ve l. evidently c<:m't~aditled youdelf, :and rJiigh(~s ~~Il"lia~~ 'faid, I am a ]:>rc'de.frin~rjan, ~nli .am. riot~Pr:~le!H~ari~~-. !'%

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or, if you pleafe~ I will fl:yle ydu a " Chrifl:i3:n Jew/' 'be-cau(e I at~ very Ce~tain: you ar

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: what you_ are' · y~u ha,ye ju~tjJed'togefhtr l(~~a~ ~~ ~~f· fufed notwns, fuch as nowr(e J:It.in would ever preten:<I to

·· main'tain: . So, '' Ii is no prefump~iol1 (qr ko,dlyp~6p:lF to • . ' ~ . ( ' ,·a .. f ~ ' ' 1··· ' ' ' '

affirm, that ~1\ey are the ~leCt ?" , Pray,, Sir,' ;w~</ilre t~efe . god! Y,P~ople ? I h.ope r~~.do no~ rne~n > to'. l~n.v.n~~tr;· t~rt . -.~.ou \wtth all " y~ur r.m~erf~Cl~~~~J . :!~:oP~- ?f t~t~~ · ~or diat you c~n d~fcern ~!ly :a~ron~~- yo~r· cpn)gr~~~tr.o.r;, to whom tl~at trtle ts a:pphcable: Th,;tt map \VA? w!ll tdl

·me, that he. eithedq'lows 'himfelf, 'or' anyhthei yperfon 't'o -' be one of ' tbe 'eleCl, is, 'Ji'ke' you~ a v;r; p"iifuln}it~~~sjptow:

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I ,lhould myfelf quote the fa~e tex~s . ,r, fcri'pturt: . 'y~u have .quoted to provy PnidJftina6on, &c: 'but l (with

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St. I?aul) lhould logk ur~n th~~)!: f,~~rf. ~HJ:er~~t.1 lj gh,t ' to what you have done.,-Do Y?U thitliC. St. Paul would have writ1t~n f~ch a heap of

1 i~'fipid Jarg~ii ab~u~.Pi~d'ettJ­Jiation and eleClion, as you hav~ t19n'e? p~-'yo~dunk: ~~

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i,. e., .s~. ~flu}, ,~ou.l~ ~~~~ c;rlletbGqd'~··,gP<Mlnefs :an~ , h•!J:~~c(~~ ~<Jurflj9n., as ro~ h;~,v~ ? ~- w.iJI anfwet~ for you;.

;tl~ • . Pr:~;y, ~ir,: f•r , tq~ f,up~re, ,~o .nqt .aflirp1Jhil;f'y~.u~·atc (u~l1 a Pie~eft'inaii;~.n l\~ S,t. 'Pa.ui w:~s,·' un.lefs y,ou, ·lcJYCv{ ci,to~-~r · ,a V-~~l,e ;~?~e ;tho~,t . hiw ot fQ"x{el 't:. "I ihduld·bt . • :g1~4 t9 .~n?~ ~~~t,.b,l!finef~ ypl,l. ,h~d to ~ro.uhle: your.·heacl · · ~PC!,Jt;tmY. fe~~~.n; c;>r w~a~ righ~ yo~ ll;~;ye 1tainte,rrogate me,iil c4c;h an impertinent fi~~d .ae f~ lcirid;·s.u-, forl~b fut~re, to mi,nd ypti_r own .bufinefs~ for I am certain yo\l Juve•,,one with r\le,; "I deem you ben~ath- m)".no~icp • . -'fad.

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yo!-' been a gentlem~n, yo~ would ~av9 w~itten in a g~nteeJ .rn<ume.r; .. but," jnftead of. ·that, 1ou a:Jfume an-im• per~ipent 1, inter:ogilJory -~Yl~r. 'YAi~~ · ~.akes, yo.\1 a~l?'f~~ rjdiculous .eyen · i,n the 'ey:es of feveral of yotJt: own fp.l·ia:Wers,, .' ·~

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· Yo~ ij1~V~ (f,iA .. f~lfr~i,: t~.i"~~- in re(p~ ~P faith and w.ork,s, _&c. which ! l).ot q~!r. ~11<?~· b\l,t, t.~~~~, : JPP.ff;' q.f 'ttl«t tex•ts you have quoted . from, St. Paul 'require a co~~

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'!len~; and by Y9Uf .. n?t ~~-~~~g mr ~~~, )'Ptt - ~av~ ~P.t: t~lsf. me what a Predefii~~~i~1~7 St •. ~~\1~-- 'Y~-~!,llb~~l ~nl,¥ , gir~ yo!l, ope,{ paffage from t.~~ fa~_e S_t. P,a.~~~t~PIP~ I .~oul4 ~~ glad to kn~w how you reconcile wtth your notlqJ1s.of pre~~fii~ation and el~~io;" ~ ' a~~ ~h~t is_, .. ' \ Who, i. c:~ 'Q.od, wtll have ,all men to be faved, ~t;Jd ~ cpJJ!~ untq t)l,f

~ ~~?wiedge ?f·the truth~·· ~ ~i.m.)i~· 4.: . , =, · ;, .I ~now~much b~tter.w?yfo I_Da1lY: tl'ilf~~tfroll} uf, ~h.~~~

y.ou can teJl me,; . and. i_f I d 'i~ A?t1 I, h~~~~ a. ~-i~h~ to,~d_~ :van~e ~hat I ,pleafe, Without your ·4furpmg,a11 authox;r~y:, '' ' . .,.. •· , , ... ;.,. I f• ...: ) ... < I , ,

to c;;ontra?itt it in fuch ll,P).~per~~ne~t m~n.nerr Qet upon, a b_e;~m hl' f0me old bar~~' a~d. ~on.t.nr~l?i, i ~ t~.~!~- ~. I h.ad w'dl rti&h forgo~ _,to.te!J Y?.u,, t~at one ~~afon Vi~Y, · you diff"ent from . u's, ,perba~~, m~y be t~is~ n~~~) y, ~.<;.. .... caufe Y?U pre'.fer ·an old ~>.~!~ .. <>t:i ,~cd>:~.!J,lt of, i~s .·bavj~g,~ few mor:e air holes in it, · which keep you from &e~n,g t9<l'

. ,h~t whilft in allion':r 1: lhall not give xnyfeJ(tbe troubfe t~ f.l.&:uft any' more of your impertinent epiftles~ and fo be'

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. wrong, fpeiled, ,or iniff\pplied, ~and thef.e yoti havc?tliought proper:-to· criti~ife'upoh. _I d'O no~ al~ayLco~retl e\>Fry wotd J ":cee:wr<>hg iiri' my fermons, becaule I· do nd't intend thertl:fqrctlle infpeeti~il'o( the p~blis, and can alter them ·"'hen .preath.in~ ;. yo~ tHat · nev~r. ~ade' miftikes; na've"a <J~g,j,i:t: to. ·£rltii:~fe'u-~on •rthem• . ·· : · · -

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ry~~:. p~?u~ f: icnds '?et agai~, an Ill, agreeabl7 to Ifeph .. ~ ziba's propofal, they COf\verfed on that great aP.I,i glorl~·us f~lva~irn the faints enjoy ih heaven, which ~~ l>eguii ~n ,their fouls wh'qe here ip tl:l)s wor_lg > an,.d . they_, .hteive .to ~h.e ,f!lll, ~hen;c through grace, they an: bmu'ght

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to glo,ry. , •• / ,, , .· • · · Jcdidian f. egan the difcm~rfe <!S fol~QWS :_ SalvatiQn! how , in'ucn, :'my' He.phzjlla~~ is contained ,i_n tqis .fingle wo~d~ '

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'to_the realms-of light, tJl,en we .lhall kntwc!early wha~ ., ~ ' , '.f ;-~ • :, '>· f ''(- , ~ ~ -. • ,_ I· . ' f"

thiffalvati'on: i,s. Wi!J ,you accompany ~e in, my,.po,or imperfe6Y thoughts to thflt happy ftate, while I lead your ' yiei.v{~to1 .that gl~rio~s- fal~-a5i9n' w~ ~ope to _enjoy ~on1 ~ plete whei; 'we -are,,dif"i11iHed from ,this' worl.~ _of lip and forr row, whidi he .graciouffy faves us' from in par,t hete;. and

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not,_9nl y ~R! ige ~7, ·: bp_t • ~}fg .. ~~~Y· ~~e ~~~<ilt t~t\()~. ;qfi-~_htt:u. apollle~ Lf t Ye';!r cony(~-!;(atiM ~'t!,~ in,; I}~Y1,1) :;-~~~~~e·zllJMri ; ~ owr hearts. be, ~i}j .~.ul ~if~4i·~s1~.!! ~.M .. 4,;0IJ f.'1fH.~i"}~~' pu ~c\l~f.~r·. ~f •. thjs .,¢yedafli.~.g, fflv~tjon. ·h~r<f. • .. .J~~-~J~~~.9~ ·.

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UP.lW[f!. ~s;. as ' w.e, sqp~ip,yJlll¥ .feel the , r~~.':li% ,Rfu.i;nm t dwe~lipi csmupt~,o,ly; q,\_lt .ip . h,e iw,e~ ,\¥f . • !.h!l!l • b,eg<;,rf9~ly,n ,, frple qo~ oJJly fr.0'~·,.t)l~: 4.i(rpgl , s~x~feqt.i;exw~s :of' fi'!Ji) ~~u~d ~~l~ from i ts,,')ery ,,being,,~flfp,,; ,alnd,·?.~ ther~ ... ,wil.\1k.e :fl~rf~.tb ~fq 'l there, \Y.i!l <,br:J ll\) (QHO~'!''t;; l W,e ,;fh\l} h ti)>;~~'ij(e~ Q_\,l ff~e(\~ f£0/):'I{J 1

tcmp.tati9p.~,_ t9)i~.: ~:Ja~llti cf!jl ;1et,~:r t;l1te.r.Aher~., :n;or g~~~o admi~tan.ce, tl~ Jie .. pi.d.tq , ~l\r ,fi':r~ , Ra~~.\l:t~1in .p!\r.i~~~ei; ;1w.lh .. , fha,l;\;4e,, fo;, eve~ ,o~,t;Q f~; t~l~t·fl~ c.lf~,qf (~1 : ~wrLeq~~~~~ ~ ~~ rl th.err.!t~e \.y,i,s,fe~ ~ ~es.f~ ' f~,9!1~:~9lJ.l;>Ung•Ji>~.fll i)1t~ '?;~l lo~~if1 i will be_ done away of every kind!> ! an~ tMY!:flm~kP,M!~:ls.~h of all good to the ,utm,ofi: of their .witbes, atnd mofr un­bounded dcft'tes ; they:wili ·. be f~r;·ever.1 fatisfied with ail that rich ~ariety pf h~ppinefs d~e\f he~venly F.ather wifl .. freei y befi:ow on them· fort he fa'ke· of· his-· betoved"':Stm;"' their dear Saviour; 1 they · !hall receive all that felici ty which is the preciou~ ' price Of •hisllirtvUuable blood and meritodous deathl ax~d , enjpy~ it fo J; ,tHfei r:-,t.Q:;is isj the .hiJ:j>·· 1

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pincfnhe faints in glory a! e blefr with, . and which \~e . h_qp~ (of.·· D ~.:d J . H; f1.i ~ h,~.~1·'~~ .. , ':) :l~.h; ~ ,:t,; !) b~~~~ f' ;· t(' ';j.~

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par~ o~ th,i~ ,f~JYa ~ iC?!l J h §re, to : ,bq{ faYfl9 {r:'q..l'!:l .. fi_n. iJ.Jl~Jit&2 1 dangeroUst q~Hfe~fU~Ik!),S:, [Wha·t, • fi) ;W~ll)t WiikO}lf jo:yd~~:,n

t9 be entj,rel y})~l. i;v~r~q. tf.oql ~:iniq l!:~t~>'·J~~~<k;?9 m~4~ ;p'tr- ~ teWy l10l y r ,t}lis.i s.a ';greflt .. part of,,!thf.ifaly,ati.op: ~~ pq!]~ i fo r,; and ,.fh~I! rcjqi5:e in: ,our l1ippine(s will qon@ ~~ ~B';T<£.· .. iP,g conf,pml,~d ,.:ta. t~e ·~bl~ffep ·!mage.:of .9J.l.r ·glp~i~~q ~.~i;, ~i o~r, we)b~!ll ,b1~;1\ktt;Nm, anc\ fe~h.im.~~ l'\tri~> ,;in ~H~i~ i · l\l<?r.y, and: pa,~,Hkq1 pt,,i.'t, f9r ~y<:,r.,t.3[,"with,_ij9.Y. ;-ve r,haye . draw1'l wra.ter; f!PkPf fhe ,wells ,off~\y~~!9I}h~re, 1W.\t(l,. ;whatt 1

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~h~t'·ni~IlY"'pliR~ei' efp~d1lUy o~r dear ·re'lirtives{iliaters1 or •; tile f.lrile f'iil,at'ien, r~joicittg iri the f*1n~ g1ofy I . ThereWB ~ fii~ll 'Jf1i'n whh t'betff in .. praifing til~ rithes ·.of that ' g~~ce 1

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D I_D; manki.nd . ' ~u. t contempla~e~ ?n the m~tb, ·apd' . evsdenc:es of; th'e eleCt people of Godf: mo~e, and

ftuay God's •holy ·predeftii:latlon, as the,following broken' biiits{b~rro\ved fmm ' the wot.d ofi ·God, would rcrcotn~ ntend 'th~; p6Bi'bly -it might have a ttndency to t!dHoy mucH of' tti:at venom· which we' fee in the minds of many againft it~ ' · L~t us n~t difpute :againft the doC\:rine, but rather afk ourfdves~If the love' of God is thed abroadin! c:iur hearts--if the grace of . God has taught us to d;ny ungodlinefs a'n.d worldly lufts, ana to live rrghteoufly~

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ei' whither'!be\re'r h'e gdeth :· fl.lch inq:uiries' will h~ve a much better 'tehdency~ than h.tiling a11d' flnding [;fu]t; \>Vith \vha~ We . ~ever w'ilJ b~ o!~lc t'o' di(prove~ · If we do 'v?!ref);· tHcfe'·graces, happy iare we; if ~ve do not poilUs thcfci graces; or rather~ if 'thefe graces do h () t pofiC:fs us, and ihlluence our heart and toJiduCl:, let Cts 'pi·ay.to God, for Chrill;s f<lke, that t''ney lt·1jy; for evdy good ~hd perfeCt: gift 'cometh from God; who ·)! iveth liberally to every Orte 'that a~s,'and upbraid;.. bth not ; . ~' feek1 then';' an'd you ihall fiqd i knock: ; ait inertfs" dbor,-and 'jt'fhal'J be dpehed lflltO y'ou ;~' p ~ rfeve: e ih feekihg- and kn~clting; ip. every. app9iiued means, rric "" clitation; prayer; ari<;l hearing the word preached, depend• i.'ng . day- by day UIJOh '.the Spirit:s teaching, till a con for-. inity to Chrift jef4S is produr;ed in . your lieart,v whi'ch is the true; gerruine~ andcfcriptural'mark of cthe.,c.hofen.e·lefr

. peopk of God: '' ·be,ye foU_owers of God, a's dear ehil..: · "E h . 1

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. Hence ,.the!,, ~11 u_nholy_ and ~mde~n perfon~: Odd's; holy predefiw:atwn mcludes not the unholy, bl;Jt the· holy; n9t the uhclean, but the c ~ean perfons ; away, all lovers ·of pleafure more than lovers ot God; 2 T)m. iii. -1'· All Denias's, iv , IS• who love, th is vain 'WorlJ, ,its

· empty horiotirs, its fletting, uncertain riches, mor.e . than the fatisfying honotirs, and certain durab le riche~, wh1ch eome ·· frorr1 God; whatever or however y'o-tl' may Ji~~'tcr yourfel-ves~ yeu have not fcriptutal warrant or e\ride;1ce, r'o groundyour hor-~s upon, that you are a part of.. Go~;, holy prede(lination ; the jewel is too prcciOlls· fo,r.fu.:-h. The ap~ftle John; in his firil gene;·al ep ifile, ii. rs. tx- · prefsly ·dcclares,. " If any man love the world, the lo,ve of the Father is not in him;" and the:apoflleJ amesl iv. -+· · •• Tjle fi'i.eudfhip ?f this world i"s enmity wjth Co~;' whofoever, ther~fore, will be a frierld ,of the v:btld;, is the, enemy __of God ( thi~ · darling Jewel i~ too firongJy Rcpt, ~ y,>L.· ~,' , ' . H . · /or

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]cfs they arc in aJdegree ~nd meafure oonforrned to CIMW'' ~ Jefus; who left his chofen redeemed-~11es · arl ex.ample, th<l t:

they fhould ~oHow hisfieps: ·~· Be ye holy,. for f arn.< hol-y~" I u the exerci.fe: of a-1-1 chritlian· graces~ the blefl'edt p<i. rtaker ot;, G0d?s election ma-kes eieCl:ion fure• ro himfelf ,; ·

tb ·his own. Heace and cCJmfort, · " ' giowirig in gr;1ce, and' iti•tlte knowledge of our Lord and Sa~iour Jefus Chrift/•'

That the admoniti'On; "Giv-e diligence to make your• calling and elccti0n fure," is as much or more nec.-ltary

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refleetef can for one lingkmonrent doubt; " the love of; ma~v waxi1~g cold ;" too great· con'forffi:ity to the world< is, ai'as! too mt."'Ch :th~ ' cafe with tbo're wh'o profefs to know­G~d': t6 fu·ch, :with the apo1l:le Patd)· Ron~ .. xii. I · woul d1

i~y, " ·I befeedi'you, •bret!l~e:ri, by the mercies of God, that' you' prdent• your .bodies a Jiving facritlcc, holy and acce.p...l uble'· u~1to Gpd,. which is yqur reafonable fervice, andl .. be 11ot 'conformed to this world.'' l would add, where .. ~ foever a child of God,. after. t~e · coriverfion, backfiides

from hin1,~ he-will cer-tainly (mart for it; he will qot be' call off, th(}ugb ,Jikc Ephraim he be let alone ;·but~~lien lle is brough t' back, it wHl be by fome fcou l'ge or othel', I

firmly l:ielievc,·\thatwer'e fu~h of God's pcilple as, .from a:. competency, are brough t- into a trying· adverfc frate~ feri­ouJly to examine thei'r conduct a.fter convedion, they "vould have jtdt reafon, t:o j~Jdge t'hat·the ctofs lias faHe1v upt>ri. them, becaufe theyha·v'enot wallced as becometh/the' gofpel ·bf Chrift. 0 t0u1, feir t~ offend thy God and;. ~aviour; if thou doft mind whatis faid', " If thy childreU< forfake my Jaw~: and walk not in my ibitutes, I will the!\. viiit their' offences W.,ith: a; rod, . . and t~lcit . fim with>

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" G ivcdiligence fo m'ake·. yoilr calling a~d electiol!l fure i'' by walkin'g circumfpectly,, not as 'foois, ' but ~ · ~~fey red.;cJnii1g. the time~. Eph~· v. Is, I·6~ You are eri~'

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T H' OJJ:{G H 'T S' en · 2 Pet/ i. ·to{ "'5'9 '.l~Compaffed with manx wit!)effes." Heb. xii, "WorJA;Jy anJ:I ··camal (llen, . :who t,.hin1k it {h'ange that you will not run .;.to the fame excefs 1o'f riot wi,th them(elves, 'will b~ ever infpeCl:i~g you, ~hnd peer-i,ng at every flaw ·they n~ay

_fee in, your walk and~~qnver(ati'!n· , .The befl: of God~1 , ,faints are wave-ring, ,:1rr~ing about with them. a :wofold .Jlature; fo that mfly times, whe,n crofs . J1rovj den<;c,s ,come upon thern, t~ey are .pr<'me .to ,be fretful apd peeviih, which ;J.t .thofe .times they fhew ·.t0o •much to 011l around

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.them by a.djfqu}eteih, temper.; .for, fuch .I can fed, fince J well know .it ·is a grief .and burder~ to them, and miOt~er .·of wrefrlin.g and . .praydno the God ·of . .a!Lgrace, t~tthe :mind which w.as in qhrifi: ,J ef~s ,mfgh.bbe in ·them. May ·.this be yqur pratl:icef and min~ inore anil tn?rd '

.On t~e Other htij.d, . m~ny_ of ·God"s', people, · W.~le~ _ it mas pleated .. the LoJd ·to bnng ,them ou_t pf forne .. afHttl:mg -<li(penf~ion in hi's providence, fl-ave been too .m·u<;:h ele,-::: :vated, fo that. there •Wf!S in ·their walk and converfati'ox't -much fhew of levity.; this has alfo given much ~ufe at

,times for -~arnal worldl~ men ' to cry out~ by rvay ,of fcorn and 'derifion, "Tbefe-are ,your faints!'' Suffer me .. to pray you not to be too much elevated witl1 profperity, Jlor depreifed .with adver(lty; ever.y :thing' is :Rt God's ' flifl~fal; ; pr,qfperity ,. we ought to r~ceiv.e ,with, than~ful~ llefs and prayer, that we .may ufe Goi:l's ,providential fa.·

,vours t0 his glory., who giveth them, and. not abu[e them, . £o ~ tha_t offen,s:es may ~orne ; . ,f~r~ ' '~ woe, Jai~h our blcffed ·Lord, .. be unto him by whom offence,s 'come';" neither

.fuobld :We be t~O m,uch d~tpreife~· b:y advetfity:· bdievin~ that he that fent it, . ordained it in rove; qlld ,will no~ ,fuffer ·advedity .to .'c.ome upon you, moJ~ than he wf!l en-able you to.· b~ar •. • - . ·

•· Great need is there, dear .followers of . the La,mb,, t.o 'he 'inu,ch in prayer for yourfelves) and · for the' dins,of o.ur land and natjon, We are a prqfaffil}g people, much ·de­w.rted,_.by :,our ui1becoming wall~. andpO'nvwa.t!o~ £ror11

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:ihe Limp)icity . of the gof'pCl, and ¢bl).fcsrthity to Gh61t Jefus; and as a n~tion, we abo,L1'd i·n all man.:ner 0f ·wickedne(s; to enumerate "vhich Vou.!d be endlefs -; tha.t :\';;e abol!nd in flll man.per of wic.kcr}I.Je(,, ts too notorious· to be denied. · lt·npy truly pe.faid' of man,y, .Gpd i:S -Mt ~!1 all their thoughts; · a.pq of t:h.~(e few ;wh.ioh ·Pro:fefs ' t~)

,have God in t·bcir thoughts? ma.py in worh deny' hi11Y'; :from fuch 2 . fa fh tlw apofHc, t\lrn a~ay; 'let ' Ji:S -the 1:ef6~e ih(ll . much in · ptayG~ for th e chu,rah of· God, a-nd ou:i>l-an:a~ :th~t iniquity rn~.y not caufe _rhe · Nlm' i gh~y to: w~thdraw ·_pis INontecl care froll'l \lS as a .natA n; and' that ' the·· ca.t1-·ulefiick; of his gr;J.CC m'ay pe•\rcr\be •reqi0v'ed -from hi:s

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' ' ··_ .. r. 'R' ' E Sf?L_vf: fi.eadi1y, wnatever ' it toft you; to p)ly ' . . a p-reference to God abovc :all.inteFefts; wh'atever :

, 'fl'S d~ey- cqme in the ~ay; therefcif!(~ fa"crin~e-them, whe~ : ~·ou C<!.n•not kec p them with . a gobd -e.onfcierke'i . THI . you h:eartily: defit'e,' ·aim, and : eti8e~vour after t·hls, 'lrttie

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_and repeated iecoll~ttiop,' ·•o' - g6~ ·):t .rea led on al-l -the - . powers of the foul. Thirik :< of Jth'e· Tnitjelty of God ever ' ~refent~ eying all you do, - .tp ;the ·leall-mo\(ement;of your .,, l.hoyg)H$: how ;l .Og~Jls, gobd· ~l}d \ ):>.,;d; -a-~e -abOt!t ;yo\l:i con,_ ,

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~inua' ly labouring -to . ~ffeCI: you,•fu.itably t~ -thei-r .nature ' ·~nd d~ligns. ·Side a.ll yo~ can, ·by- holy brl!a.th}ngs-, :witb

. . -~· . . God and his 1 unite ypur,loulst~ him by love at'ld•,cl~fir<et ~s mueij .a~ may be. ;Mufe o~ ·the ,ftai:'e .·of the.'-blelfed ~bo~~. ·apd .l'?fr ·S~iteath~ ·; Ine,opeei.va~ly ~gre~t w:i:ll ~be ,th~ ~ffects' of "tfils ,dp. the heart and life; if ' ie: ·be done' as it fuou'la. . . .. . . ·.p·· 1 • • : ·, ' ••• ·. ' ''l •

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· III. 1Take gteat. care of. all . impetuous, .motions ,~ml ·hurriefl of 1\lind, that fho~k a~d uhhinge.' ·t~e foul. A. ·, Jlaca~e compofure fits"for ~il reg'iila'r'perfGrm:ances; but a rHffled '!Dind •is a chaos; and! atl:$. confL,Jeqly,) . :W atcli therefore Janc,y narrowly, that i;t fteal !J<!t ·away y'our peace, and nui• ·your mi:D'ds into • :wild,: 'extra:vag:at1t mt>.:l ~ions. Av;oid vai'n· wilhes, fanciful R:hem~s .pf,:'what you : wo~ld · ;be, or · h'~v,e done i~ ' :the woild ;· .~f~eciaU:y with·.refpec1: to' ebje&s t}f . re-ve.pg~. oro( a more ·elat(.qg enjoyment; 'Thi ~ djfur)ites Ja~-d wef!fkens · th~ fpi.dts, :a'fld i-s 'the ·bane of all: good purpof.es • . ·:lJabour' after: a :fl:eady ~~mpofea t'en'l·pel'; Htfor. ·~U ·events,' ~;td' .tn e\(~1} tc.Ompqrt4 ment urider th-em. · . ' J . , ~ 1 < < •

~· ·':FV. Whatever yo~ •wdiild :do: c~rofe ·~tth' the :liiit pr~pet fcafon. It is a plain, fafe nile 'in -civ.il•m;t·Her-s,, ~nd ge­perally complied wi.th; but of!mucn triJ.ore concer:it in fpirituals, w})ere t~e confequeiJce_i6 · i~fini·t¢; :;t'nd' yefmbfti

. p'f ~ll negle,Cl:~d· . Mofl: 'that .~hiai ilre' t<his· wafnlih'ld. ' . ' • fr· . ,

:tnchllis occafions the piffiq.tl~ie~ · a,nd ~angers . attend}'ilg weaker· Chfiftiansf, :and pl uc~s m-any ·a ·B.ower· out ofthiir :Crown.,of eternal, 'life. Dre,ad tp~r~fore' ;·delaying~ ,trifHpg

· fpirit, as y_ou would not hadr9 yetir f9uls,' or iri~ve de:• ' I " • f · ' _ • ....

.crepidly in the w_ay to ljeaveJ?, f~U of doup.~s and rears.i '.and fo ·prove' dwarfi.ili weaklin~s at_ l,ilft; . . ' ' ' ( .• '

Y~ pivide .Yol!:r time , betw~~n comm_union with, God; ~d u(e(ulnHs in the wprld~ They fircngthc;h ·one' .~he

~ther: ;t,nd , Go~ ,will ~indly welcom~ him in~o~i~ _ pr~­fens:e, that ,h\ls ·beet} f.o well ~mp'loyed. Affect r.etii'ement ,apd . Mitude, -;ind " fe~ ' Y<Jl.:l ·be. as.huJy as _;"pri~ate. Uk

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~r.eati.6ns.• as a>whet : to b u line(~, _n;ot _a ; hind ranee·. · 11,· G:<?otl ,co_rt)pany, .promote good difcQ4rf~; ;among J uch a.s fJfi~rt..ai:L)I ·it w~;th - indifl~t<ency, ·u!her. i~ iu 9e:c;~Jl,tJ y., ; 1i.ot · ab:t!J.:P~ly ; ,dtqp foineJa;l t , to fc afq~1 the l11, }x~/ore. y,~u ··Hart:? J(-ca:fl '!.IPPR J>ad C0l}lpa.ny ~mfought, ~ 1rel;luk,~ .fht ll,l• qy . ~ 4!d~7 wind, : ~x.pof¢ \t~Jr .Y:i,<:;es in ,~ tqjrd perf~n., ,and _yo4 n1ay bring them, ·as fometimc;s I 'have, to con (efs th~ {pJly..Qtitpefi;) ;r:how;<;v,er.; .yp'u hay~ ~one Y.~tllr dU.tY. yv,ithout,

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~ . . ·~f~Jll. la1e Qf duties·.2·' ltfi~. pru~ept. tq',fet ¥<!'ur,Jel yes ,.ta!ks1

W.d;.ob{er~e ·proper~tin~e~ ajl,d /eafq~1S <~O •.perf~n·nl · th~ll'Fj; . ~t:. re.memb<er~ C,od. 11wre ohfer1ve,£ t~1e manner ,th'!u th~, 1 m~;l'fuh:~ ·apd eil;eems a1~4 ~akes ~h~m more by weight: ~ban -b~lk. )~.Labpu;;;t~~n, chidly to be fp_i~itg~l in. y1our, ~pp;;Qadfes :.to, h:i·1:n;, , apd_ yqu .will b,e oft~;n~~ and Jongeriu_ "h:is . pref~noc, ' <~nd ; -ri1oxe .to .,the purp.oC¢. 1 CoJ4n~i§ and formality will br.e~d lbackwarslnefs an4 i ,n(er,~iffiq&:l : ' a!~ if .v,o,u kee.p not a vigilitnt . ey.e . on, the fram;e. of your fp.i,. zits, you will foon find dull formality . c;reepiJJg. upo,l~ ,

Y9}l• •i.J W~ertj y,qu . ar.e, m,oft: fpiritua1 :Jn . y.o~~ exer~i'(c_~, , do . -upt \pri;<l~ ym.lff~l~c;:.~~ ·,llpT ·..r\1i;l i,t;l tl1,em., , bf:!t en:tire}y r~ly ~.Ill J~fu~ . Cl1~. itl: ,tp il'~)I;t·~.~:?r· _them:;a-P,d ,yo,ur ,p.~.rf?p~, a,cc;~pt'~'

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. . r,¥rH.·: ~e.~.are ·9f~ inq£I )gj~g ai .needl~fs , <;uriofi,ty aqot,JJ> . :trf,.fl..es, aJ:ld &f1i!lgr ,tl! ~t.,cp-nfcrn.:you J1?t· . ,_J;Cfe.p ,the. fen[~s . ~R-dgr . fegim.qn, fulft!t . J:;lrlem ~not t9, r,uf.l: riot u ,pon; ex,qy. 1·

~P.~Eiic9~ ·~.ccafi9~: ~.6 . 119~ le~: ~he,.y;ye p:,¢e and · gaze a,~ , • ·~ ~fc t~tiqn; ,n~r · th,e . ~ar' ~ifien ,! to idle, 1'\viili difcourfe,. ,

A _lj~el~tio.us)ibe,rty1 i,n thef~ exc.urli~.ns, ~1ightily unfr<J.~ne t he foul, and unfit it (or devotiop. The .notion of au ~nn~e,tr.t,/roed~m .of t;hi~ · kinq~ ~~y, f~r· ; while, ab,uf~ you; but, the r~al injury ,that in time w.ill enlue, wil,l ex_; pe.rimentally convince you. A recolldl:ed minq is calm and judicious, and fit for ali employ; what is diftratl:ed

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Jilatters. · . Whe~t,cver· therefq.r.e· yov ha"ve to ,do wit~ .. ·GQ'd;!j. either in public or p'fivate, ~• c;:.laude fcnefhas, ·ut hrcrae,< .

. domus:rr ·· ' ·. VIII. Nder indulge any har~ thoughts of God, wba~·

ever dark providepc'es' he e;.cercifes you with • . It i's the! fin· and' foll.y of fomc, upon crofs, events, to curfe: thei~ / ' fl:ars, and complain o.f bard fo.rtt\ne: This is the: Jiak~: of a heatllen, rather than of h chrlftial1 ; though t0111e that:.' pafs tJJnde.r the nofm.e of tl1e Latter, too f~;e~l uentlr ;rfe the; gibberi!lt oHhe fon:ner'~ •atJ:d all tl1cfc cp.mp.laiilts _of ftt~b thoughtlcfs j)crver{e: deaturcs, finally termil';{atj:,,'~n: tl}eir; Maker. Do you difcoul;age~ all you c:<n,. .ar;y , fudi, . . phrafes, Bnder cqvert of ·v.;hich men t:hc more fecu~eJ)'I .· quarrel \'l"ith and affront' the God of heaven • . ·Fix ,au: abiding fen{e upot~ rour mit~d.s, of ,the · t0ntinualpr:efe~lce, and infl:uence of God upon alb things in- the. -world. ,La-y} in found., notions of his pro~idence, :and ,the v.eracitJ .·of hi-s promifes to. all fu~h as fear hi;m; d'i.geft them .~ell' in, your· mi~1ds, by frequent meditations .of tht<lr r~alj~y . an<~; · 5xcellency: ~nd often fuppofe yourfelves _unde.r fuch, and fuch ,black ci.rcumftances; and try, '- as far as by ·

.thou5ht , yc;u can, how you ooulJ behave yourfelvcs in coriformity to your chrifrian prineiples, Though reali-: ties of this nature will ma.ke .more fhong impreffions~·

than any·you' can poffi.bl y . reprcfent by the firet1gth qt~ ima;ginatio~; ·yet fuch fanciful ftippofitions help to train;· !he mind to greater familiarity with fuch evils Land, t() fortify' it with more firm refol~tiom to ~cquiefcc in . the; divine difpcnfations, ~ne with . tnore patience to bear"· affiiCl:ive cir.cumft;:Hlces. God is ' no h•{rd mafier to . his1: No; not when he feems . to cruJh tht;~ mQft, whatever~ they may think Of him in an hour o'f temptation. He , often throws them · he love~ mofl:1 the lowefi; that theLr. fou ls may rebound to· the higher manfions of light above •

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IX. I~ your confeffions of fin, lay the ax as clofe, ~s ·you· 'can to tihe ' root of the tree. · Bewail·, the firft breaeh -Between God an'd man; and beg, if any of thab guilt be illlputable 'to you or yours (which, according to· rules of infi~i tep'ur-i ty andjuiHce; you.canh.ot comprehend f ~at1 it -may' Iiever · be laid toyour 'charge. This cond.i­tion::tl plea fol· mercy; 'foncernirig original'fih in tlie ut ... , ~oft extelit, cannot hurt, but more humble· yau: Bub: be fure heartily 'to 'bewail that -depravity 6f nature yott <tame into the world With ; that averfenefs to God im<f his holy lawr the grarid feed , plot: of all · apofbfy in the lHe. · _Then proceea to a confeffi0n of-all _aCl:ual fili·,. and he .fureto agg.hrvate-i:t the nio~e deeply to humble you, to ihe 'mote fully and : effelfru~n Y' ta . prepare yo~ for mercy.

X. Never ma~e car'elelftu:fs' a'n <i('CUfe for you~ faults, . f'ot y9tr m~y excufe a' lefs fin for a· greater. Careleffnefs is the'· robt . of good lrten's mifcarriages, as wilfulnefs a'rld : prefutitption is of the rebellion of the. wicked. That . t'he~e'fare·whieh - is 'th~ · geJteral d ufe of ~fai'lu·re', is ivorfe, tlhan a fingle fault~ ' fo can itfford·no apology for 'any, but. rathet aggravate it·. If any -thjng very ctu·ious and ¥a- ,

, llllable ' be 9omh1itted by -you, to the truft of others; if through negHgenee it be-.lofr or · da1nnified, you: thin l£1 rhe truft betr.ayed, · and lay the whole weigh;t pfyotir cen'-' fun: a!nd re(entmt.'nts on i.nexcufable heedldfnefs :' 'remem-; tler; God intrufts you with his g'lory, and . tile fafeyy of: you!i ·p'tl!ci<Yus and itruhorta'l fO'uls ; i( . they mifc·arry by ..

' you11 heedie1fne(s; you will be wi thout excufe •

. XI. Wl\.eh ybtl fai l ·i'n your duty, .do•not drop: your watch-throu'gh Mrcouragernent, or upon prefumptiOri Qt. · greater ftritl:nefs -you' ... may p~omife y:0u.r(eif to-morrow , , but immedia,tcly·ply your .dut;y, and' redouble y:ourwatcl'i and 'prayers. I w'arn yo:-t (aithfu1ly of this' (nate !_have, llj::en ,«:aught by : look upon it as a d ~~co}' of the devil, · to · · duw

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'draw you off frqtn your prefent bufinefs, by 0e.pe11d~n.ce - brf ful:urity, '\vhich you may· never enjo}C'; or if you -Po, ­

probably IJ:lrke as liuje iYfe of,. as y(l_tl do of the pr€f"nt feafon; fucl_1 indi,fpofitions intreafti1g .9Y i~1dulgei1ce a;nd. ~elay .• : : . · ,· · "~ _ ' ' · . · · · · · .. .: r ••

, , Xlh Self::Jdenial is one of tlie firfr leflons of. the d-Jo_. · . ,_ . . . , a fl.ous gaipel. Ottr blefied S_aviour difplaye.d the ,bani1et'·

'l .of h(s crofs at the firfr pr:athing; thereb'y intimating'.tb •alt"hisfoHowers, that lifr .under fo great a Captain, tha't ·they muf!: appl'ove thet~felv~s- refolute, iiardy, and coura­

geou~: ,~~ If an~ man will come aft~·r rn~ , _let ·Ii_im. dehy .,,hinifelf, ahct take up his crbfs, and fcrllow n1e}' Cot1fiiler ·

-vvell of ir, ~ a:n'd ,fixedly-refolve acoordi·nglyi Ifyou habi-. 1 tu.ate y·Mrfdf ~o the oracHce o£ tais do.drine 'volt:t'nbfilv

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·,arid chearfally, you -will acquit ~urfelves mote hoimlir-'-,ably' when the cr-ofs is: im•pof~d upon you by pr~)\lidence;; -but- if .ypu yield to fi.nful felf-love ' fnd foft in'dulgcntes, . .if you belo11g to God, :he willc certainly fir!!: or Ia!!: make

·· yo~ feel the ,>,eig.ht of Chri{t's crofs; and then; ·· ~hrO'u:gh 'Oifufe, )t wi!J go near'.to g•ml youl' ihoulders; The.fo!-' dier follows his g~'heral tb~oagh all dangers and)h:lrd_­

:Thip, ,and is contented to -fweat and dtu.dP.'c tliroll crh ·all ' ' _. '· ':'' b

,ways and , wcatper; and the!i, upon _command, fiL;hts, -:bleeds~ ~ land .diesl ., ' }\ep1etnber ,yottr . baptiJ1n ;jl . en:;<tgc­' !nent~ ~blige.qrpu as· {t.rt:ni_gly ·; . and dea,th. dem i:d is y~tl'f portiop, i,f ' you run from , your colohl.rS~ - Follow ymJr ,gr.eat Leader where .. ~ver he calls "you,, and complai·n ot . ilO :hardihir till you , find )rourf~l vcs in worfl.~ Gi rcJhti­flances tha-n . thofe he fu.bmi tted ~to : Me{! ,of cou raJe co~rt t pe poll;, of-honour-, whcr~ there ls . mort (hilger,

. ,S urFerihgs. are heaven's d(_)nati ve~ : The thrjftian;s ''poft" · • of honour is· affigned him by the 'Lord ·of ho{J:s • . ' ~bt

withering law- rul:es; but uhfading ct'ovv·ns ·of' im'm'oitat glory will adqmy?urtemJ)Ies, it~ you•v,,ill budt:ind your gr~1hd : J ( icw dwn by faitP', )· ;;rJ.·uL.thr:n b~ brave·. . , ·

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W€r"e in fo lethtlrgic :_ a condition ·as at t'irefent ;. the cau(~ <>(the .fatal torp~,tud_e , i~ a potion. which f.he has_ dran)c ' C~hich has en'eryated·41He;' powers, and_tl:Ho_wnher i!}t9 a !fate of frt!pef~%ion.ilml - infenfl'j,) il -i~y), ~amely, Confit:r mity to ibis, 'j):i,drlq. · Hence,it is hard to dillingu:ilh- bet\'{.~C_Ijl 1hodern, profetf~rs r <}ll~l t.~e av~ny.e,d c:;p~rries .,of 'C)u:ift;,J.< ..... ~;ti;le fins, which ma~;.· ,would 1lave - rec9ile~wi~h~ho'rrp-r

'; £rom ~t ~heirr firft aw;ke'nil)g, are . now)hec::w~ famili'a.t: to the'm~ their ~onCci,etKes, .~,h~ch before were tendeP., are flOW become Callous ·; ,. the cJ amOt!"S . d1creo£ ap.pea(e~:~ the . ftings heal-e.d,- a,_pd the - ~e\WS of hell (.which·-.wrer<h • p:erh:aps, t,heir oa:ly<moti\1Cs' ~of · n;:pehta.t1t~) removed qr fnpprefl'~d bt fome falfc rapture or .clcvar:ing- joy; tpey'·

': are nnw . d~tetmined tto . Ha~!d fafl in · (w:h:1t th~y . c~H') , thefr ch~ifl:ian., liberty, and ,.~,Iot be int~ngled again _in tlre> I

" , yoke .of b':lndage:: hy whic~ , 'they' moil ,' furely me~~ . tl~ woi-1t'of Cc!(Ct.enial-, ,;)l,nq crucify~ng the Rdh,, wh~c;:h rs')1

t)le·. gram-\ cfit~d~n <;>f \!v,e_ry ~hrifi:iim ,: .hence it,, is ttt0( .,are hur.r..ied , ;,r\llf;~-,- ~i~h>c~,very .· tem·ptation,, a-:nd; caught ' b~

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than that'of card-pl~ying; fQ far from 'being ,deenied ,:a :tin .,by tn~~y-,Yho p-r;ofefs ~ Chr'itl,; i ~ i~ efteemed .a p~li.te

, au:d iJJ_nocet,lt an£.uf~n}C:J:lt .;~ and .. werq l to a:fk fuch an op~~ -~ i1ow he c@u),d;··:.cor:ii,f\:j:,nt, with tc-\igitJn a~~J . ecinTc ieiwc~ : {lfa.y at carfis. ?:d¥e. v~o~dd ft~brt \":ith-_ tro~e.' ~Llrprife at t.~c

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((fays one-) kil ls time, but wafl:in ~r butche rs it.'' This muft !1e e;<l:S -~1~ ~ fin; for. which · t~e "'Gqd . of.. ~nfln4te ~c.ili~ · .nefs could ?llo~ lW -t1me. ·. But o.t;hers, With\ more fo~ phii~ry,_ 'may alledg~ that by ' a little conformity to th~ "c'U:Roins ot the t'i'mes,. that reproach, which fets f'Orth re.:.' ·tigton as' depriving men of all the enjoyQ'lents of life, ·ts ·semoved, an fl. J rel:igiqn honoun;d .with pr~feiyces !ieing-won ~o a profeffion ' therel?y .-No,w I rather imagine, ~hat ·tpe.-~'9tid~ perceiv,ing 'fo l*,!:e .. difference betVlroen th;C .rel~gion of Jefus . :and ' their own• :t:radi.tious~ · ·hardly. think-it wort~ \vh ile to change; : ,an!i ;am .fu-11 y .pe,rf uacted; that.

...,nq real con,verts were ever gained by tha.t :Girell: violatiora of the mahd~te of the Holy, Ghott;~ ~~ be .not confo,~:med . ,to thiS.rpr~f.en't. ewil -w.prld~ but be ye tran~formed.~·~ · · , ;; , · 'Fo fp~ak in;;~J;l1Cllll,y ,~ •ho\V ~uft this -inno,cent ·nmuf~ ment oftcards.tlraw ;eut the; foul in .heavenlo/ meditation· . . .. . .. . . . ' :~nd invigorate .all .per ' graces:! How does. tl~e fuceefsidf every. game·.ad'd frdh fuel 'to her love ! How does tl}e 'fight tlf · fp~di'!s - :.tlrd .d .ubs ·c'au'fe .her to refleet:on the ·deformity .~oo~ I ' .·. ··' .,.. tJf . fi-R> , at1d ;.lead her into · fel f~ aba femeut and ·fweet · humi:..

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?While the ',q uee~ fhe,~s .herthc .church o~ fpoufe :of Chrifr, ' 1

~t1d . cattfes ·her to rejoice ·iri ;the glor.io\rs may'fri-ca.l . u~i.on ., ' ....-IJ mefe were the effeCts .of cards, none CO<I!ld b{f a !}ropgei candida_tci Jli)r .them tha,n •'myf€lf,; .hut · as ' .tliillf were .!}C.;:er deGgned fouh.is \:pur<pafe, the minds oftilo~ jWht;> ar.y_· aft:~fed ,with: t~em, mwft be..other:wife engaged.'

. · 'It idn vainto~tternpt<to convince fuch .of,i:he error 'af .this p~a:tlice, while-they think it ,will .not eternaHy· Mmn I -~h~rn; , qr,1;hr!n!; t~cm to .prefent rep~,0acH; · but'1the f0ul~··· .dati-o~ o.f a cJ,1t:,1ilif-n;s obedienc~ i$>ill}N·e:. ) ) '

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I HAVE fomewher:e read of. one eminent for ··piety •a!'ld ufcfulnefs ~n ~h(~hUIJ(!h of. God,. whofe pr~ti:fce wa:s~

to fpeak of ·gqod i a6l:ion:s '·be4iad th'e lJ,ack\ <rtr~· ~f 'b.ad . b 'c 1 ~... c , . .. . . ,

on~s CrO're .t.<'-0 ~ac·e •. I .•. •I ~1 ' 1-:'·t' ,,, "·.'

l!fow/di~r{!n~ .fro~ this ~be 'con'duS of.;t~~tgeQe.Iiotli ·ty c>f profefiors· in ·our da:y f:'rt Wo\lld be \veJl" ;i f'tli.of~ '~M

.praCt:ife; .qu-ite'- \1·· .c<mtrary : methqd~ .would ~·¢rn~;nber· .there is i'l.ut . agrea~r proof 'of'a perfo,rr!s.being ·it1 a: ftat~ ·.

• · ,pf 11fltnre~ tha;'l the .tongue in tills pa-rti·cqlar beit1g hfi.;. b ·.i! d . . i . . . , Fl'"'+ e ., _,:, ' . ;· ·J ~·

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-tel:f, ,ov aU ·otaer.s,;1·we fh.ould ·''be '·t:he : moil tatitRmS; o~ ...-trifli\hg '. wlth };' inakes ,m~ gua~d oth~rs froin 'rtmn'i·jlg int~

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Aftonifhing is the< deceit?'qhlefs of the 'heart . oL min ; . • ~n~. in . notpiJI;\ g doth ,it more 1appear, tb:rn j,l'i our reatl ii,. : ll~fs .. to' .~yed:ov)C ·or aggrava.te th;e failifl'gs ofthofe whom .w.e ~i ~hcr v',al'ue._or di.flike. Wrth ·.w\lat rea:1ifi@Cs vve give 'c rc~fi !;' lto·. ahJ:'illrre;~ort .of ·~ne~ to~ards whom 'oefor'e w~ had an. ~erfion''to1 · w~Ehoutf ta~ing , any ·t:rou'ble t'o fcard\

- 'i t Ol.l d On )h~f con tniry '" i:f W¢ h'ear ~ny. thh"g te1JrO'a~h:.. ' fyl of Gv1e:;~;h,om · w~ va:hte,- no~Fl.i·:i1g fu?rt ·:of t~dftoft clear dem<vr·tftrl~tign canmaki \lS !»~W~ve · i~ ,-" ; '~~<•; · '·. ·• ,

Grate wilil"< }e~d ·w a diff~\ent pt~cti,ce; •tnfti~:fl~ke ifs ·· .. · ¢iyine · A!~th~r ,: is ':rlo l'efpeS:en o( pcrf:ons ; ' · ir t:'fh·i s, ft .;. will ~a a! it.e to, fr·ien~w f\Je ~ th~ pnfon ·poffc:lfed !3[ · i't: '

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the perfon again:£<1: ."vhom it .ptevails, or /hut his eat:,s to,' .one : a6~hi!t''his ·ft.e.Hd.'; Uut ir1 1~ i ther cafe, will do hiiii 'e:t.~ (lc~io'~r (o 'fift 'thi'ngs, ~0 t·he hbtfgm; that truth' may co,;n~· ' out; v/lfit::'li if; from'Uriavoidable ()bfbcles;1 he is umible . \ '' ,I - - ' !'I' t . ~ ·"' . -' 1':-.-.

to do, he,will fpreaO, it' 1io far'tbeF ;'but attend fo the ~po1lfc's\~ri ar~e'" (' fo ~~-ch · negl~Cled bY. the t~lk-ing ''~;;;"'•

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' ' ' ' t I 'I: - f ;•· ~ '1 , ,' " ·~- ".: - I ' ' I~') ~ A.: CL: tiie'n, "b'Y, hatuie:. 'a're , di~j:'li'ildre~ 6( w1:itll:· 4 · 'eV'ei; ~s :qt:n'~i·-~ _t; · al{d; ·, t;icejving .. :·· tt~'c~· .a .dr~ad'f~l blo_w "by the i• ~rtf, ear~r}il faLl, - h~v~ co,n{inu~d :.to 'g£ ~ ~fir~i · ~vrr: t·~1c~; 'r*llo~ing _t~e _de.hr~f~of ~he·,~~,edl.:~nit ~f ~11~ '.m ip~;~·-~na. li}<?~ 1~e.a~s' ~ v!ilf" sdtltorm to' f4€t,'~o)<) Jiw'lff' G8d~ '\V~i_crl '6\ir '" fiil{l p; •. ~~:.kl~ . v/ere ~riJ6fAed""~ ' 'k,ee!f; iOn: ' pa\{1 . <)Cdca'th . . ·~\) t fuel~ was ' the J??:tl\re '.o} m,;'l'~ , hC' was?o(. f~~~j1ig ~~t n~·.v,' iqventrons~ ,' hopi'~i. to · ~nil ·g;r~a~er . hiepipits l5y: g}~~k\f.g ~he ~o~~~n,d~?t g.o'g~ but . he' f.,mAd· a '" dre'adti.d ' mifiilk'~' • • No to'b:Iiel- '' liad1 11~ ' ltian(greffe?:, l1u:t :ii~_--r~w·:h~ ·M~' ~~~r}"~W·,f.~~- ~(p~~~f~r~ , <>hbe Almigl!'tY~ ..\;)19 · haa · ' pl'a~eq Ifitil i&'fuch '<tffa~e · ~r ,

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der rtri ·;I fot"al'l 'hiVe fi;1HH!d,' a~d'" r.epdere'd' tl1ein feivi~ '' every: way o'ffenfi ~e·:'t'o ·a· n.oiy God; . . J,M~ri 'afe hliriJl~~Lbf . ·' . their carb.a! '"t~afhn~ 'ai_lq' .become' d.~ipJes 'to nl1· "ail a, 'f'<!'taii'.;

' this was very' pl~i·pl'Y: fe~~ . in 'rife ' 1 1\i~s- an_d ,conyet~fiP.h ·of the ·Pharifee5', lrrofe pretended· leader~ o( the pe9p1e": ~he,y ,.Yer,e i~de~d -le~ders/ b~t - leadt:rs in the kihg<l~tif ,6'f fafa-n, a!fcl ·no~ ~~n ~h;c kin~~P;I11 of'Chrifr"; for ·they ihut

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~1,p hea\;'eri ,by their pernicious doctrine; therefore ~he{ ' ~igJit . welL be c~lled :' 1 ~linq guides," for . they fet upia

. iighte.oufnefs ~f, t~eir _ ow:n deviling, in OJ)pofid.on to that .whi~h p~rifr\~vrought out by obeying .hi_s ;heavenly· Fa­

. t~)er,~s , wi11, in . fl,l.f(ering fuch a c1;uel death ,by. the hand~· o(w~kcd · men, and' beari1Jg all .that load- of fin ~hich

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ivery .pan a;1ct woman, in the wo.rld ate gui'lty of, ' anfl, that ,ever was· .comrJutted fince the days 'Of. Ad~m and, Ev~~.~ · ·. I I ( . ' • •

~hefe Phari'(ees ,;ere pe:fons that 1nade ·great {h~,;.~ In !'el!';ion, '' havi'ng ftl;e 'forni of godlinefs, but d~ny·' jri.4

b \' ' . & ~he-·,~Etwe,r_ then:<> f.'' .--'Thi·s· woe m ,i:ght he well denoul'l:ced.•

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~gainfl: thqrp, .for. del}yil!-g_th~~ W:JV of.falv~;:ion by Chri1~: 'pot all their outwara fpl_endor in perforr;ning tlie.ir wor3,

ihip, wo'uld e¥ct 1'n!comm6n'd tneiln · i<{ the" favour Of

~~d ; (or ,~?<l :req 1.! ir,~.s . t,h~. ,he~rt ; ?;nd they tb:a~ w~r-. !'hi() hid(, Jhult, " 'wo:~ip ' him :in lpi~it ' and· , i~ tl'luth:" ~&t ·,oo·Jy 'tlie Pharlfee,s-: '{i{ th'6fe days ~"but we alfo, Hive ~'.lny Jn1'o'ngfl:l.\~ at t,hls~d~y, that deny ·t~<righteoufrief~ . . 1 ,, ..... r~· . ~~,· .,} I .•. :· .• , . ,. ~ .. ~ , .~ ·

'Of '9ur .pteifed Redeem~r., both iri their preachi,ng and '"'f ,(} . ':. j ~ ' ~ :1 ' 1 ' ' ',-_ ' '' <•' -1 , I 'I , I !

Jjr~~~C.~; .~h~t c~re~n;ot fo~ th:, flock, if fhfj ?a;: by_tthe , . ;~ee~~~~ :?l fa:i~, ~~~-he?r rre.aching" befo;e, :b,ut. 1~ ~~Cerv:~ ' I

not the n.ame ; . for they read over .a medley that !S ne1-•. 1(/:· -,' ,, ' •• • ' ;.. ~·. ". ' :·. L ' L • · ' ~ ·' ' I • '\ ' f ,",~' (!

· •their ,liw rior gofpel, . that am ~fes,JI}eir llearers for a .f(!o/ ~ ~ • . . · '. • . " ~ . f t · , _ 1 ,., "r! If · 4

, ?Ui~tltF_s ;";an~- :Vh,en :~:ey ~~v1 done th~t, they lpok fof their hlr,~, w1thout. >'rega~;dmg ;w4ether they d9 "good to

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· · This · woe is. equally· in force againfr <UI fuel} tea<;hers

-~~~~ 1flS . W,~l_ ~s , jp tl~e day.~ cof' ~he .p~!lrj[ee"s; for o~r x

;W~lfrr~~ •• ~~~d f'!-y~~ M,att. v. ~9i "lqr ~ f?ly unto Y,o·~-~ ) :?'cept r,our 'rigpt.e~u~n~fs lpfll,l ex~eed tl}e rigptcoufne~s :·of 'th~ ' S,cribe~ apd fh.ari(ee~, },je: fhap in JlO ~afe ~~i~t;r : ~ nto t~e kjng~<?m oft 11,e~vep.',', - Hence 11ll ·. p~rfops of.za, :~ j~cernin~_'eye~ , IDq)\ ~~e ~pe ~bfoJut~ needthere js _qf

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Spirit of truth, ' con!la~1tl y tojead ;;nd guide· them in the ·· path ofduty. ;'' ' ' - ., 'c; l - .

Th~· apofl:kPa.ul, ' fp eaki~g ·~O- thofe fclf-el~ted perfoft,~~ Rom • . ~· - ,iii. , ob;(~r ves.1 ' " for they, being ignora~:t - of God's ' xighteoufnefs, at{d going abo).lt to efl:ablifh thdr · ewn' r,ighteoufnefs, have not fubmitted the't!&lv~s t ; ~h~ • rigl)teoqf~efs 1o t: God.'~ .W.hat , lli~ll wc,thcn fay to'th.gfi: blind leaders; thofe demure Pharifces? See J cr. :Xx iii .' I, 2.: 4' Woe be unto thr pafl:ors that deLlroy and fcatter the ~heep of my pafl:wre, f~<ith the J;.onl; bd10l¢,,' I will <o\f-ifit llpon you the evil or'y,p u:r doings, f~ith 'the Lord/' , t,.''

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many'·fh,oufands c:fpoor deludep m'ortals, that an; dra~,?· away Qy their devilifh craft . to believe a · ly~~ <Jn~ fall· · down)o ~,6r!hip, a gravel} ir~age.· ! ,Be it kno~n to : ~1']. ~ 'fuch, the. b,I_afk.heCs 1.1f darknefs , is referved f~r th~1n f~J' evera,~1d . ~yer; if thcy , Iivc and ,.die ,'in that frat~ ~n,~ ~-condi'tiofi. . . . ' . : , · .

S~nhe wd1~d how. prevalent er;~r~ of ~n kinds .i re i:1 . ·. . . , I ,. . . , ,; '·

th i~ 'degeneratt! age~ , it is Ito' be 1hopeq .t hat all faithfL~l minillers will ufe their beft endeavours to counteract the de'vil,'a~d all thofe that a'ct under h is · a~thority; ·to ex~

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apoftle , Peter fays, " dam,nable'' herefies.'; , '·I wol;llp therefore re.co'minend to all chriihan friends, ·~to;~he ea; ... , ' • ·•. '· ,, ·•·, 1-' " ._r -· /' r ' ~· ,

'neft for the fpread of the gofpel; pray confl:antly ror mi--• ·• ~ ,J<-., •• ' J

n iHers, tha~1 th,eir labours· m ay be aburi.dantly bleft. · f~~ -that end and -purp,ofe ; ' that . finilers may be brotlght ·to forfake their wiclced ways, and feek . to the Lord Jefus "' Chri.fl: f.or falvation in .his bw~ appointed way; · an? _not . adhere to this new la:w~ ' which many are Co .fl:re1,1uoul\y ' holding forth as, the waybywh'iCh. creat_ur.es mufl: atr~.in happinefs ; ' fince t~is-;i s a very dangerous ; error, and ·in­

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' / 1\ S 1\Jt. DooLx;:r'r'L; was preachirtg; it rain~d 've't{harctj .fi which drov.e' into his meeting~ young gentleman for 'fuelter, who was·goihg out to pr'ofane ~rid breal'the fabb?th, . as is the., awfolcharaffer of the J)refent day. lr'he gent]: ..;. Wan's father was a violent perCectltor o( the Noncon tb'r:.

' 1'niffs~ ;lltd, prior to his' death, made hi~l : take · a'fol8~h ' :oath that he would never en·ter a meeting, o'.t,· He:. woliJa

'dHihherit hin1; . b~t - be : 'Yho does· all .kis, r,hr~l ure; . ~~Jr whofe counfe!s flnll fhnd,' in fpite of men and' de:vil'S, had ·

· •app9i'nted"he fl1ould : . As' foon a.: he eritered ' the mee.firi'g;: ~ ' (_ . ' ·,

· h,e was l=endutte_d to a. feat. Mr. D'oolitt.le, innis fer.rijon; ~exclidmed three ,times, '~ Will y;e ' have Cht\~ ?:' ~n.d

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leanifl_g o-ver 'tHe pul pl.t; and looking down 0 1..1 the ge:rit1e; man, who th~ugh t · it was mdre ,imm-ediately \lcidfd!tea fo . 'him, anfwered, Yes. And God ·was pleaf.eu to g,i,ve.hifrt. : Chrifi:, 1 an& he becarrle .' a · ~r1ember of tha~ me~ ti1ii; ab~-1~

, . ~,~11, a n{·emb~r . of,, him : who is' the bea~ of all ' ~2etiilgs, ' and fubU:allCe 0~ all ordinaflCCS. ' Oh the f<;>vef~fg,nty, of

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· ' Mr.' Fr.Av·Et Hcing in Lortdorr, ·;16731 his ~bo6'kf~ller3 ··Mr. Bou\te1;, ·gave lJim the ft>l\hwing. ieJat!~->h- 1 'v i;z:. : " · That forne ·time before'; there came' iritd His 1lhop a . · fparkifu· gentleman, to inquire for (orne play bob!Cs·. Mt. ' Boulter told him he had :bone, .butfhewed hrm Mr~· FH .. ' v~l'~ little h'eatife of K':eeptf!.g . tfi~ fte:trt; intrca~~il }f.b. - t0 ~ead it, an<Laifured hi)ll 1 -it .would do him rrgtre''"g"'&6d

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~J1t1¥t\W~ ~or,e1 oft¥?~e .h~?ks ,ef ~im t?l~; hi~n ~~"You~d; g!v,e til:emawa.y to , the ·po<[}i w~o cqu1d not buy them;.'·,

,. flf,J j. i·} . ' . ' . 2:\1~ J~ ;~e.f.t t~i~7 praifing a11p admiring the goodnefs of God~ <!ff'lt\"~n~G~rag~ment_. t~is. for every c~ri~·ian J:o go :md· do· 1\K.~w.t(e ;' and a l(hong, confirmation of tpe truth . O:f tJl~: ~J'~fS{~'~ -yv-~rds, '' lf~ny .I?a.n be i? Chrift?-he is a neW,: <;reattJ;re ·; old ·tpings .are paffetf away ; behold, otll things · ~ri bec~m~ 'ne;v.r,'.' 2. Cor. V. 17.--·_ see his life; pag'r

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~' .and iri b~~aking of bread, and , in' praye,;,;._:'f1le_y we're wrough t upon . by St. Peter's fcr mon; th~y, were

· conviq.ced by ,his difcourfe, . that Jcfus, whom they h.ad crucified, was th~ Mcffias ; ~nd thet·cfore, being re-· fl:rained fmm qp?ofing h\m qrw kmger, ca!l: then\relve.s ·down ip hUiilility ~t his feet; ·;lnd . owned him' .fpr'·dieir

. . . : . ··;c . ,. . Lord an d M~fie r, by profeffi ng his t'eligion,' ,

, They were aif!duou,s and atten tive hearers of what the ~polHe s taught; ,~· h id~ . is ,a ITtoft necelfary duty of t ~ ~e· religion: but how qn n;enuh,derfl:and v{h <l;t th~'y are t'O' ·d~, unlefs they are 'infiruCl:c:4'ii1 it, oi· if tl1e. Bib_l~ ' be·' kept fto1n thein, 'or ' is locked up it! ' art ~nknown 'ton'gJ~, 'as'

. ' .t... . . ... ~: #. ' • _~utlong th'e Pa-pifi:s? Men may, aqd indeed do, wilfully and wi<;~edl y neglect the(r known d~ty; ,but if tqJy d~· riot k~ow it, th ~y tannot 'pe/fotm it" if th~y would. ~ "

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They continued in.'· fe}lowfu.ip, 'and freely d-ffl:ributecl of their fubfiance to relieve: the ne'ceffii:ies 8't otqg:rs~ : They did not p'crform duties ;which" c9ft the'ni)'lothing~­J:>.ut m~de, cqa~ity and the highdl: -liberality one of; the·ir' · o.ffi.ces: .They did, no~ ?ppea~· ,before .. the Lori! . c;~PFi, but offered to him" tha't ~hriJlialtfadifice 1 .Jiith whi~h 'he; , is w'ell ple~·fe?. · · T _his libe;ali't};/ ind mut(lally ¥upP,Iy~ i11g one · ario~h'er's . wants, plainJy fhewed tJ:tat '' l:h ~y ~ • ; ,; ., . _, ' ' J ~ . • .• , ' .,... ,.

er1:e!'!med th~tnfel~ves a~ ~~M.ow-members' ()f rhe ram; b<;>dy; an,d, t_hat t~ey, \YereperfecHy united in their h~arts and affeCtions, and cemented tog~ther . in i:he boijds 'of love and benevolence, which 'our• Savio~r oft~n nito'Ii'-· tions as the furefr fign and mark of his difciples. · ' So greaf was the de'vo'fion of th~ ' fi i ft chrifihin's, that none of ~tn:C,Ir • r~ligious ~lf~inbl'i~s . 'pl ffed, . witp~ut fo­

l~ml)IY, . ~olri.~fm~:atinkt th'e '.,'oio,~,en, wounded,· dyihg and cru~ifii::d bod'y of their precio.usLord, arid fuewi~g fort~ h'i~ de,ath t i}l'he _come. · Th~y had fo l,ively~fenfe. of,our Savioth 's '' lbve· in-dying· for tpem, t'hat . (hey :. de'­

Jigh:~ed to hav: d!e pl~dges a~d t6k~'ns ·¥,y . ~ft~~ i,n 'th.~ir, bands; and ' frdl renewed the 'fehfe b£ h•s mfimte love,

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!.'.1'hefe pious be)ievei's ai'fo contirii.led fl: edfafl: ~rid con~' ftint ih·th'eir praye~s and re ligioh ~ :ipdfe,fl'es ,to :G6d both' . for, .tl~~mfdlxre ~ · :a:i1~ for ' ~thers;1 asJ alf9 'in pta ifes at1cf tb'ati!efgivihg ;· \J.,n~lrdti ' thet ro'tued' odt thelr .he<irts be .. fo'te e'c;>d[' ana~ ml dltknowh th ~ir t e(l u;eft-5' ttl h'iffi,"' ahd~ bJeiJa 'h"'i'rn 'f& hi s'tnetc:':i cs. ' 'rhev were trtuch ·fn this ptdfltable altd li ~ l,ig~:tfui \~:oirverfe ' with Pc~d : and, (n ~ay- · iblg this·"woi lhi'p to hitb' which J~1ei!tife'!/1all , plous graces.

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" ~antfhg to that th~zch, 1fi wh1t,h t.Jf~ apofHes. were pre~ f~f!'t; · an<t unto. ,whi:ch th~y poured (orth' all th~ ir do_chjne 1 dn4 1conteui!ently' every·o.the.r cnl.\rch is mote ot h!fs con.:.: fdi-'thdb¥e ';tti this firft . church ' ali jcrufalein, \vliich is th~· '

:-: ' ·)--~···,·· ·· Jo.., I'",{!. ,,; ·~,o;• . '<, ,j .. \.*'~.'\ ·., ,, ;. ' /·.~ ',,,,, •. ·l mother of us a: I. · · .' • .,.. - · ·- · · : ; Nbvt H· we' fhould tr}t the Rorftal:'i church~ 'whi,ch 'pte-"' re~ds ' l:'o be th~ i:mly' cilthol ic and apofi:olit , by the marks and characters :Of this which we' know to be apofl:olic ;­we cannot but fee that ·it has very ntuch dcgefle:rated and>

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J I. 'J'hey.-have plainlf corrupted the -ap'01l:Jes' doctrine~ ~n'd ·h~ve th,an~~d the -- <?lirlftia~ · rel igioil' in:t~ quite ano .. ; tner thing. thatiwh~·t·'i't is in fcri~ture~ · "· ,, ' II. They ~ill hav'e ·no m-armet q( f~llbv/lhip with other' chti!l:ians, unl~fs they will fub~it to their er rors ~nl corruptions. ~hey · ar~ fallen very much ben:=ath th~ · chriftian charity; w~ . need not fay h?w much, •r.;. Ul. They' have mangled and fuaimed an.d trat)s.formed th~ tacrament. lnftead,of breaking-the' bread, they a~b".:.l'. l.itll ·. the bread, and facrifice our Sav lour ;tfr~ih: ~nileacl

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of delivering_ the people _t~e cup, they dri11k i~ \!?; t~~rp~ (eJ~es; 1 ~n~ 111~ead ~f&tVIIJ~ · tbem the _facrame~t~,t ~Frad Which ,our 8;1_vwur left the!p, they give ~hem il ,i)Ol}J:; ; _ tja!J1ely, th<( hard doCl:rjne of tr;tn.ful:lltf\!l~i4ti~in., • ,

lV. A:s to ~}leir pr·ayers, they f~:I"e f~clJ. ~s t)ly ~pqfi}I'(S, and fir!J; betjevdr·s pever ufed, fqr they are d_irefl:~li ~~. 9,~~; &els?. ~pd, tp J~'ld ~~~11 ? . <l.gd ~ 4ch as f4~ ~e~qra~iW RfJ~~; p_eop\e .. Cfl:{IJ,\Pt. j0ip w:ith ·thetl1 in: ·~b€y 'If~ ·lik.l::wiJ<r i-n ~ <!~~~ )~11&!J.age? · w)lieh ~~.s po~ 1 :1.}r~~ fB£_kl!~ . 1lrp,.o~ fp~fe.: t;rx.9 thol-!ffl.pq yeafs ; fl~~ i}il:.,:091ver G,hfiiteP?9I}l', ~qt1h,

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Are thefe, then, :fit ·Iilep ' JO pr~g . 8f · ~~tiq!1tty,, w.~.o ~i\vi: fo· vifibly d,epaned frqm th~ ~l:ft:·~h~,rc~. :1h~f .W~s· nl<~nted ~~ tP.e world ? Hay~ th.~.Jr a11y- r~~f~_n.j~ .frl~lJ ~Y~: us, and~~ us,, " w.~;r~ wa,s .~W c,h;un;4 .p1efw~ . L~ther or :~ran~er ?" v.vhe.nw~ ~re r~Ie· t.o.}l~lf"f~~,?PPY,~ ,i~ iS liere, j1;1 this fci'~r,tu.Fe, wh~fy;~n,e~l·'~;i$ ~l:Qt tp. tP,t\ (?-~~~}: J_f we h?ld the fi.•fli fai~h! whi.c.h yv~~<?I}~~ (<~r , tR ,:<ir.: ]i ve'red to the , faints, ana perform the famt: ,QffiCeh ·<m<t.

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· J~eithe::r..4,i~~m:e of .tim~ OJ pl,acy,·c~n cl~viq~ ~s~ .. ~f ~ipg~;: qs :from being of their q>mmpnity. · ·

T h-is is ,the 1rwo: c;tthplic;: chlJrcll, whi~l:t Wf ~lw~y~ qe~ite . to pe of; t ,l'>, -ll.olq wh.~t"y\1~~. f,rq;n ~ne, \>~ghmjpg, !fpd

't g ~~mforr!.} 9ur[elyes ~o ! thet f]rft .a!J,'~91 hl-x ,.of .'chfiliii'!~~ which an dent churcpe,Sjt~yPJfe~.yes-~\lJt "c~~pv;l~9g~Jq.!-J~ more al)tient. ''QJ1ly le~ ;PS !:?!'l.fl!li~ (l?y ~iyi,n~ grtc~,} ' to

' . l~~d pr~mitiv7 liveh , aq~ ad~ ~ r?l.y_ pr~~ff=~ . t9 : ~J9·'i'JJ,d1 fatth ;· pr elfe wr;: (\uil ~e~tamly .p,ypip, ~hough l'~ b,e Ln,

an apoftolic church: 'it will (~V~. u~, no more llJ'\l!.it ~\.d;' lflda~ , to·· b~ r. Q~e, ,d 94f Pil¥iQ.ur.'s fa,mily, ~-I)trfs '(Yl~ obc his difciple~ inq~~d. ,,, '

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l!:xpenencc or the Ahufc of thFm· · race: " : -·. , .. ,,, • ~ ,.· . •. .. ~. 1

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~·~-· ~~~ nt . , .~· ,i;· · •• ·~~ .• ··· ~.·r · ~~ . ~ }~~t~?P.J ' ,fo~ PJY.· Q.td· w'~ liu ni~c fenfc, · rev!~)Y'pg; I ~ - tileiJ!.; ,· · >• ·• flol .J J,... .. ,1 ,. l~tl!e(lJ~ .

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Iil t(ms ~fTor'ro.J and rep~pt!n~griff, . !f' d loi[ , ·;" ' .. "' - 'r ': V '" ;: ~!P~lJlp'rilJJ; ;,nerc¥• ~ 'f!d tin~fatr,ful- Afcending: ori' the winp 'of lhong da.O.'' . -:· feJ'£,2!: . I vr;. - f.jl ;'' n ' ."" [ . fite - ( · ·~·' ·~

.<io,d's t~p,qcr f.ar,'?uf~ ffl~~t;Pf~u.· J. !'I;o fe'~ fb:t ' f;(~e of God1in · rdgniilg;7

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"'-ith' wlii_~'h ' 'h_ e~' cf~w\t~_ d'tmy il.li_ln'g' _ 1iw.h~re ati i&~y of exQuHite • de1l~t. · d

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'\V:Iien he_edle(s ffraJ•ng 111 tli,H~ths , , ":a~ .~~~;n~, _ > ' _' • '" '. " • · 0f • )te, . _ . 1 . , . , ; Who ndw ·rn•warfare trea<je the ·roaf'

A perfefr fi'r11nger to'celeiHa!'jqys; ' ' 1 to, h•av'n • ' •· · f.lllf.'Y'9 ~'1/}f ~IJ.e,fn~ring , f oy~, q'f [f'*' , ~ weakling, like' myfelf; :of ad~1uat~' Begat w1tll d<fr~nds, and f aHl:.JI}nO• , .lhnot · · ·'-' ·

T c~11c~ -; , : .. , , . , . ; , . . '1Frbif. tH'~'ptime lfocllj th~ g'rcat'{>ro·~· _·Sope'rit, : !te (fillfhis:eye· Of'piupos'l .~,. li~c~oo,ti • • . , " · " ... • ,

,gr~c* , ,Ffe w'as m'y coat!Ju'for1n t-be 'way," .'! Fixed-to draw me to .his favi~g ~~9 w,h'?'? -~~ jp~~ and ~?rrpws:'o~:~e.~,· ~-ways, ... ..· •. ~ •· lay ; '. · · · ' •

S,weetly at lirll mr t~qu~htlefs heart iNol)e otlj:r the)l I ' knew to· telf mi. , was warn1'd, . tale · -~ . . _' ;,.

Convjeli_on's p9,lv'r ~A . lll~erlj ,tllf~ ;or evjl . ~hough.t~ ~n<! ~rials._ll,~~~~;., a-rm'd; ......... -~ "" :" , - detarl ·'h "'' -·· . . · · '- -. '"b '";

N,~ d!_f!P.~l ~ppr~,h.ii96~ns' fil'l.'~ ;mr;, 1A!'d 'twa~ /li!1 .~r•'l!le•: ' th9 WR~e .\ • -11. .liJ-reaff;, ·_ -- ·" •'·'"""'·.I.J' -,;;. -~ ~~ -~ j- firbve' -to ~dtt~e If., .,·.,;.;·' ~ .. t • .l..,

Nor ·· drbary :-{<ars ihyt 'nighrll' ~,outs (the fc~r\Y y{s'ta').f~ fr()lll tfl~ .h~iqg oepref~'~, . ; , , . 0 illY~, ·• I . 'il-, •

B~t ' fov[in .operative•influence wdni T)1~ ''IP'f they; cap;~e~ an~.fQrwa!·dt_,r , An<! . firft tqe early \YOr\1: of trace' .be~ tHey grj:w; ·• ' · · .r~. ~ .: r. •gun ' ' :' ""' ~· " , .· .. ,, (lre~!~' i_q P?~·~·- and, bolde'r, , (tl~l i~J ..

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' M~ pafiip~s inlt:e_nce, _.and my fpiri,t ' . ~~i~, .. , . , . . .•• ~ '· fiH: ·· ' ~ :· •· It 'cannot fi• vm!iou~ d:voner 1ud', "· '"

No'w fwert hrabic truths, unknown IWJ.y f~r~ 'the j..~~ct,'; fc~ i~nf ,ro1 ell,'> '< ib.efore, , ' · ''. '' '· pel ;• '· ' · · ' ' · · · A • '' :C

Are ·•now difcover'd '·lly thc' •Spilir 'S' P~t V( hy h~rl91l~t, J q~nof, ' 81iuj!'~ pow' r, ,. . , t d l: · ; · · · ·

Jtnga~'d my heart, and ran up ev'ry S·o hy txperie,nre. lll~' I Jed to knqw thought, , ··· jfha! onl9 glace ·th' important· wot'k

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love fire : · 1'hro~f.aith, .c:anthe. i~t(e{tiolls plague J;lut n0_w,, ah 111.~ I .Jhe . a_lh,_;~ .f~n'. !/;e,.

remove. fire, .. ' Indeed with wonder I ;eview the W ell I bel ieve the grace,' t~o'lo!f~

cays .,. . ·'1 - ' _is fure~ ; ' ' , yYherein I trace, 0 L&rd, ~-hy· wand- And ~tho' Jo\v foil'd, fitall to the el14

.rous ways · endure ; · To bring me to thyfelf, _by• mea'!s · f~ ;r:_hat. ~hr~ft mo(l o;,qnlla~t fi101la f~1C•

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So feeming trifling-iron Mnds to ,To ~'!'~$~~ ~.~~ - ~~ac!h, e,ry:,a!ge; eil• .. t~. br!=ak ;.,., • , ; - ... j , •. •.H ~ ~ !1ghten rne, "

Without. the ord'napc~s 1.thy word To gt~· e, IJ)e p~~~e,,andcredfn•e\n his .

1 , ,. c_o,mJilan4,s, ,. i ·"', -.. . _ ,, word, . : T' unlock my heart, and b~rft fatanic ,'~o l?ea,r . 'gai'lJl fin the . poli'ih'd gof~ . . • :· bands, " · · ::: , · ., p'el fwo'rd; · ·., ,. I no adviferhad.;;._no trufiy fri~nd , , , .? God,_my.,Gpd1 m,y lol<f, .de~!)!f~ To lea!! by · dl' .. hand,;and, pqtqt .. m~. ·•, and 1hg1n1, · , ' , '

to the end; . , ,, Be \vith r'n'c'illro'· my Warfare a11d .h:t .. But~d ,ve,~\itiqpfly .p~y,fl'~t-p\(in ~ ,·;-I_ :)jg~~ · ., , ,_..1 ., - - :' The chotceft p~til to fave~:'.N''•. foul . !I feat'! ve mu~H t~ do; be ey~i- ne~~. • from fin., r. ·..,. r ~;; .~'i F f~' .,,

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t ~ I;Ierv~y, tho.u.1 '!hof: Jt.e~'t tri· ~ "' ·. ci\d r; .. _ . , _' umphant lings · ,,.· ;;,. ,. },.m1d~ .~he throng•ng, dang~rs of the'. ·4m~d~ ,th~ cea.fel~fs .c\loir o.f prie!'s . 'day,"

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· t-he means " : , .. .' I ·~m thy, God,·:.l'll bring thee to my TIJ touch my heart, and dart into f ~eft ' •'

.. my veins ' • •. t)f everla.lling glory i~ my breaft, Tcn~er ,, convi4'oipn, gofp~l , £~rdial t • ·~ ' I · ·;

. • f~~r, . .:.\, , ·j :~., ,·J , • •t• tnO.ruel: my mind; and d;a;,'!, the, 1,

~~ ·~~:ft~;~;~:~t ~,:~ d~~~~i.;alif,.' ·~..,.--------:------. T. o aid my weakly ·juv"t1il.e-twink-'

. ~in~ f!ght, . ~ · . ' , And fill my foul with fpiritual

• d~light. ~· . • . ' ' But ah! alas ' thofe golden days I '

·, .ken, . , , . · LOok o~ the prefent; and } ligh

1 ...1.'; aga1n, ' To find ho\v chang'd my frame~ of

• . ;ardent love · .. 1 ,

To Iiftlefs habits, and a fllrmal move;, ~~~tan ~l',d fin 1 the r<orld, i!ii: Aelh,.

my h~art,. , , 1 • J1~J:~,~ft preva~l d, and made my f~t·

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An4 b.r0 ut;ht (urprizing objeel:s' to my . · View. . ·

M~thought pale ·ddth did' fllnimon r me to corr,e. , ., .

'Before an awful j'udge, and_hear my . .d9°Y'• 'f ' }· ' .

Th' u·nwelcome (entence, founding in . lllY. eu, . , ,

rlt fmart ; . • , Henc~ void formality had ·got it1) My

, Strait !lruck my (enfes , with a pan1,c fear; , . ,, blackeft crimes jhefented t.o ' my view, : _,~- _ .... _, feat, ' ..

The glowing ·.fervor had increas'd . heat; .

Till', fmother.'d in the ruins of its . fall,

It' dlfappears, and Chrjtl was all in all :

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As in a mirror o( a crim(o,n hue; Within full view vf tHe tribunal

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But thoi'e that did •at• judgment-fe at ; · ~ ay ; ·. . .· 1

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. appca,r_; ·' . . ., What ~he ,in!l:~~lHon from my 9.r,ea~ Twelve a1'.gel.s, heads of a fe lcCl:ed . . m1ght be, ·" , ,. . .

• band, , ' ,. ' In often rolling .over, I did. {ee ; \ '•. ";,. ~t tile le.fr. ha.~d of, ourjufi.Judge diri A SE Rious CAuT~oN di~.Onjt at~

!land : \ • tend, , , At hii right 'band our bleffed >Saviour Concludil)g that I ought my w'~!li'to • ~ - ' !lood, - - · _ .mend 1 · . · • ,,

Receiv ing tbofe he purchas''d with Lcfi thofe dread regions, which I late ' his blood; ' ' did 'fee,

My fancy drew me to that·' height of · Shou ld t(>. re~lity. transformed be. blifs, Jefus, while here, grant me thy qui~k.;

T)la~ I inpgi; ,'d I was oge of thefe; ning grace; 1

~ut quickly found ' thofe hopes tha~ , Then I wit~ joy _IJall view thy jovelf• led me on f•ce, · ,

'o/ ere fl ed,j and' anxious thoughts u- . In t~ofe bright 'realm~ of everlafiing. furp'd th• throne, , day. , •, ,

' Two fpatious book.~ ,were open'd to . , Wher~ '.fjn and · forro--.v will be don~· my vi~ ~·, , .away • . , . · ··~:.

By him wbo all my former aCl:ions • . , ,.: ]. ;H•, . _'~.'~n: ~ .. ; ·'•t ,,., . ., : •/-;,~. ~: : · .. . :·: ~·:~-· ,~•·!' ,,;,.. 'J

The largefl of them d1d. co!lra1n l!l.Y · --- _....:,.:c,;.:....:.. ___ ..:....:.c::,:....:.:...._:, ., ,. fin, , i., . ..• . , , .• • ~ .

Whic'h I wh ilft living \~as involved T·H -~ ~ 1''11 T ·S,reJO)leCl:e.~ on, rf'adir:\l~· . •in; ,. . , ... . , , Lord 'Geo-e G--,- ·-- ·· I:.~tter to'

Tlie orlktin f~w pag~s '4i~ contain ' Lord s,;_ ·_v __ , t, Dec1

1 :7 8 :~. ~ E ach _godly virtue that I did attain : I . " .. ,·-' · '.' ~ ''' lJ ':., Whi<:~ w_hen _corn'p,ar'd, _I hearq th e j BIJ R K' E, .• rare·' patrio't .'to ih.lt

dift11lfl doom, ' ' · · · , , .natwn !,; "'- . c( Depart, ung9dly wretch' ! the fa. , Art thou for ~opilh toleration?

c ~ed room, Papifts, we know, being long line& To hell's in fernal regions : ~here re- . toldJ ·

' . main ! ' ~iih heretics no faith may hold, To all e ~ernity," in endlefs•pai_n." Bot t.o 'he utmoft fu,ch ·otmoy, · · F ain l'd t1ave plead~d with the Dt; ity, I Them a>Jd ail- nerefy de(\roy. For fo ttl.e,.reprieve from my ~re.a'q{mi- By,ihe.t. all: ne'retics are meant

(ery; '• ·' ',' · Who fr9m ,, thcir ''motl>er church di( • . B.utfound no p.Lic~ for my re'p'~ ntance \ f~nt;' I · ' ,. ~ tl}ere, · ., ' , ' . 1 ·' Such fi ery ,ze~lots •highly P!i.:'d, '

No vain excu(es pier.c~tb.' Almighty) . As bright examples canoniz'd. car: • · ·•· · "· • The Jews by' furiotis zeal poffell,

For th e di~e fentef!.CC now was fully T rue worlhip·pers of God opprefr~ 1 •

pafr, · · ' · And ·saul (Qpt guided by God's And ~f, cim thofe blefi r egionsfnatch' d li ght) .. '· . ,

in' ha'fte; · Thought the e)hblilh'd 'worlhip ri~ht; Then an' infernal fpirlt -did .<:onvey ' Whether the zeal be· true, of .no, ~ My foul to hell, wher_e I in torment,. ,T he works will evidently thew:

lay; Are we by heav'nly thoughts im• And as my torments tzew · the more . ' pre!l, ·" '" ·' , ·, · ·

extreme, l . 'Or lhort of them,. in darknefs rtft? I woke, and glad!¥ found it was· a Do hirelings for Chrift'S il)eep i;!ucb

, dream. . care, ,., · · ·~.· · .. ,'.)~"'

From fl "ep releas'd, my dream pof· Or rather how tbemfelv.es can· fare ? fe fs' d my mind, ' ' In wife King' William'a gentle

4nd·ikcpt awake my eye_s to ' l)eep in- reign; 1 · , ,; ',.· '1 '

, .. &.lin' d, ' · . . ',... No caufe, to ·Dltirmur<or complain 1

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13-e~i·w~ "ff~irs by_4~~·rerlt eye!; 'Witfi motller chilrth her, cafe de-

plor.es, • , · F111r zealous worfh i ~ ll'i: reil'oies. Cur re+'iertli Mlhbps '(_who things

1 -know) .. ofliet.;in' c?oncurre~ ; ali bur twb, Unlike the others, c(!uld nof {e·e What grace to reHd~ il lhdiild_ be, lf 9.y one, ihepher<~ _tpe,y. hehola ' . A1i fheep' 'ad'em•Bled'!n effie told, 1

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"J;hus,Jterefy and f<:hifHis ce·afe, ·' .fl. rid ~·n Americans· gain peace I Confcientious B-e the aa: com-- mends _____ ,-- ...

Whe,.re.bx, h~_ l9ft. his.Brifro,I friends; ff}~ tf.~tl,gbt: to •tfr~tfs, nbw dppofite Xs flav11h 8arl<rief!"!~'to1 t ~ht :' J n1P'o!i'ifarte'afoli' fOoncanf~e · J>.rieftcraft. with freedom can't a_gree. :(1;,tJ (IJ ... C • ·-; ~'II f': ' > ,

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JEHo-V A:H is our righteoufnefs, • He doth us well fupply , , ·' ,.

Out of rhe treafures-of ·his grac.et \ Wi\h' ffrean!s af' living joy •

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T.l>i~ rigf!~ebilfnefs' is quite'cbm~l'ete ' 'Wi'th ;til its bri'ghhiHayi It farexc~eds a_ fp_i4er'~ weo ' r · • Wrou'gilf by t'tie phar1fee;

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rfF.\s glofious roile ;,. w'hit,l! as ·rnow, A.n~ worthy a(, our fight:

lt ,gli \ teis i!} belie_.vers' ~yes ~ ' WitH infi nite Cfeliglit~

- . , • . ' 4· . ~ .. 0 worfhip him, ye chofen few,

Lei c(~rtb.:rej&i~~ ;u~d, feac ; ; !; ..

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An~ batter down th at idol cnvr; · That linnets it!ltthip here. ·

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<Come you, that lear!' a betllir way, ,. Afcribe it to tfie Lord :' :,

For you're by nature ~ile as th'ef, then be Ills nan!~ adot'd·!' '

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r. .. . . ,., I H A 'l'H grace, almtghty fov''"l 1 . reign, {own . · ' .The re·e4s, o~ •.'\1ners li(e. in me? . 1 'For the blefs'd harvell, on that grilcCI . •- l\1uft·,my, .. in~ire dependecr.e :be, .. f

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Needful as dews and fof(ning lflilw'r( . To the rl~W ri\Wn 'or ·planieli neld, "~ ·Which jf with-held, t)le teelnin_g

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·rruit• of i~c(,caf~ ~~uld nev;r)l~~;. ,.

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Are th~ effulihi,i d~ - h ffo , gra'\:~ ' "J ITO· '!'h : ~h~~p,, II!uff my _fprin&>r • · : ~eG; . - . rJ:hat to ·u.y Po¥ I ,m~f~ring forth "

l,The p1ea!ani frufis of righteot~tqers • • I , . . .. . .-.

4· iF' or tljis, fny, (o'M, de.v'o6tly kt:tr> iAnd an i,nceffant thir.Jl .m~int:liri; .. ·• lAs the tirV ground for Ioih,Jiliif

r-; 1ho\V ~rs ., : .. ·-· .. bf early 'and o'f M(ter. ra-in,

s; 'rTo tllat bteflr'a '\Sjtir.'t , · of wh~. j thou'rt born, l

Thy hltttible afiplicat:ions make 1 Tliat "h"' ltis heav:n·ly ,wiags.ht'd be,arl Tho(e clouds which in fwee~ lhOw'rs

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And fall .upon the ·wel!•pr~par'd~ -~Divinely cultivated mou ld; . 1,!Tha~ it 'w_rh:irtr ~ay bring forth, Qr l!li:ty, or an "hu~dted- fold,_ ,,

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