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 created us, and that Virtue and Religion, and walking by the Laws of God, were altogether preferable to the Ways of Sin and Satan; for that the Ways of Virtue are

But what you could not learn from God’s Word, by reaon of your carelely, or but uperficially conidering the ame, I hope the Coure of his Providence, and the preent Afflictions that he hath laid upon you, hath now convinced you of the ame: For however in your eeming Properity you might make a  yet now that you ee that God’s Hand hath reached you, and brought you to publick Jutice, I hope your preent unhappy Circumtances hath made you eriouly reflect upon your pat Actions and Coure of Life; and that you are now enible of the Greatnes of your Sins, and that you find the Burden of them is intolerable.

And that therefore being thus  you will eteem that as the mot valuable Knowledge, that can hew you how you can be reconciled to that Supreme God that you have o highly offended; and that can reveal to you Him who is not only the powerful   but alo who hath paid that Debt that is due for your Sins by his own Death upon the Cros for you; and thereby made full Satisfaction for the Jutice of God. And this is to be found no where but in God’s Word, which dicovers to us that  which is Christ the Son of God: For this know, and be aured,,  but only by the Name of the Lord Jeus. But