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 people, no body knows what to do with you. We say. He will have his own will do all that we can. A man that is resolved says, I will do my best to advantage myself; I will do my worst to hinder my enemies; I will have it, or I will lose my life. Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him. I will not let thee go, except thon bless me. ! will, I will, I will; O this blessed inflamed will for heaven! What is like it? I tell you the will is all; that it is one of the chiefest things, which turns the wheel either backwards or forwards: and God knoweth that full well, and so does the devil, and therefore they both endeavour very much to strengthen the will of their servants.- God is for making of his a willing people to serve him; and the devil does what he can to possess the will of those that are his, with the love of sin: and therefore when Christ comes close to the matter, he says, You will not come to me. How often would I have gathered you, as a hen doth her chickens, but ye would not." O therefore cry hard to God, to inflame thy will for heaven and Christ. Get thy will tipt with heavenly grace, and resolution against all discouragements, and thou goest full speed for heaven. But if thou faulter in thy will, thou wilt run halting all the way; and also, to be sure, thou wilt fall short at last. The Lord give thee a will and courage ǃ

Before I take my leave of thee, let me give thee a few MOTIVES along with thee. It may be, they will be as good as a pair of spurs, to prick on thy lumpish heart in this rich voyage. (1) If thou winnest, then heaven, yea, life eternal is thine; and if thou losest, then thy loss is heaven; besides, thou procurest eternal death, with the ever-