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If wilful men will wilfully run on,

And break thro' all the laws of God and man,

It is no Chritian argument that you

For friendhip's ake, hould in and perih too.

Perhaps I feat as other gallants may,

Perhaps with wine I pas my time away;

With uch delights my enes hall be cloy'd,

Why were they ent if not to be enjoy'd!

My on, thee things are as bleings ent

Purely for man's refrehing nourihment;

But if in any wie they are abus'd,

How can you think the in can be excus'd,

Thy lawles mirth diturbs my quiet ret,

My aged heart lies bleeding in my breat,

To the ad detruction of my Son;

Why will you thus to dimal ruin run?

Why will you not bad company forake?

Why will you not my Christian counel take?

Why will you in and light the means of grace?

Return, return, whilt thou hat time and pace.

Father hould I your awful will obey, [ay,

And quite forake my friends, what would they

Not one of them but will coff, I am ure,

For erious men they never could endure.