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 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 call 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 your 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. Eighthly, 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 ye 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.