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 o to Heaven, must run for it; yea, and so run as I have said. Well then, do you so run. And now let us examine a little. Art thou got into the right way? Art thou in Christ's righteousness? Search: when wast thou turned out of thy sins, into the righteousness of Jesus Christ? Dost thou see thyself in him? Is he more precious to thee than all the world? Is thy mind always musing n him? Dost thou love to be talking of him, and walking with him? Dost thou count all things lifeless, empty, vain without communion with him? Does his company sweeten, and his abscence embitten all things? Soul, be serious, and do not take things of such weighty concern as the salvation or damnation of thy soul, without good round.

(1.) Art thou unladen of pride, pleasures, prots, lusts? What! Dost thou think to run fast enough, with thy sins and lusts in thy heart? I tell thee, soul, they that have laid all aside, every weight, every sin, and are got into the nimblest posture, find work enough so to run as to hold out.-Art thou therefore unladen of these things? Never talk of going to heaven, if thou art not. It is to be feared thou wilt be found among those many, that will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. Oh, how should the consideration of these things stir up the hearts of all to run the race set before them.

(2.) If so, what will become of them that are grown weary, before they are got half way? Why, than, it is he that holdeth out to the end that shall be saved'; it is he that overcometh, that shall inherit all things: it is not every one that begins. grippa stept fair enough, but he stept short.-