Compare not yourselves too much to the saints, but judge yourselves by the word.
Ninthly, When there is a serious wrestling against corruption, tho' not meeting with any sensible victory, yet acst not away your hope. Paul tells you, Rom. vii. How far a child of God may be enslaved by a body of sin.
Tenthly, Remember ye have to do with God in ⟨a⟩ covenant of grace. Now, what more shall we say? Must we end as we began? Oh! come away, come away to Christ, this Prince of delights, come, and ⟨enter⟩ into these chambers. Motive, First, Come ⟨away⟩ and enter, then your condition will be honourable with Christ. Secondly, comfortable. All your debts are paid. Thirdly, Rich. All that Christ ⟨hath⟩, grace and goodness is all thine. Fourthly, fruitful. He purgeth his branches. Fifthly, Safe. He takes all his quarrels upon him, your head will ⟨ay⟩ be above the water. Sixthly, It is the only state ⟨of⟩ perfection, which is in him, and derived to us. ⟨Seventhly,⟩ Then all the promises are yours. Eightly, ⟨It⟩ is a sure state, in this life ye have strength against ⟨temptations⟩; 'My grace is sufficient for you. Ninthly, in death assurance. They that sleep in Christ, perish not. Tenthly, in in the day of judgment, ⟨boldness⟩: O come away, the chambers are every way ⟨pleasant⟩, and every way safe, come away, the indignation shall not over take you.
The Lord is coming down with an universal ⟨deluge⟩ of wrath upon the generality: Come away, and ⟨ye⟩ shall be hid. O! he is willing, he is willing, he ⟨would⟩ not have sent this message to you this day, ⟨if⟩ he had not been willing: And now, when we are ⟨keeping⟩ a fast-day unto the Lord, who hath given ⟨you⟩ this call, pray that he would help you rightly to ⟨improve⟩ it; I say, O improve it rightly, by your ⟨answering⟩ of it.
But ye will say, how shall we improve it? Ans.
