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 too soon to answer for thy sins; and certainly a serious meditation here must needs provoke an unfeigned contrition.

III. Meditate on the cost and punishment of sin. Consider, O stubborn sinner, what will sin cost you! namely, those torments that cannot be conceived. Hath not the God of heaven and earth, with all his attributes, passed before you, viz. his long-suffering; hath not all these come to your hearts and whispered in your ears, and said, "Bounty hath kept you, patience hath borne with you, long-suffering hath endured you, mercy hath relieved you, the goodness of God hath been gracious to you." All these will bid you all adieu, and then you will be sentenced to the bottomless pit, where thy companions will be devils, horror the language, brimstone and fire the torture, and eternal death the soul's eternal life. Certainly, my friends, serious meditation on this must break the heart, and cause sorrow for sin.

What a terrible day shall this be, when thou shalt leave this mansion and enter into an unknown region! Who can defend thee from those hellish monsters? God is incensed, hell prepared, justice threatened,