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I know many are spun with a finer thread, and are not so far from the Kingdom of God, as the prayerless, ignorant, Sabbath-breaking, intemperate sort are. But I must once again warn you of staying in the suburbs of the City of Refuge. O what pity is it that any should perish at the Gates! that any should escape the pollutions of the world and do many things yea, and suffer it may be too, and yet should fall short of the glory of God, for want of a through work of grace! Oh you halting Christians, that halt between Christ and the World, that are as Ephraim like a Cake not turned, dow-baked, Professors, that have Lamps without Oil, that cry, Lord, Lord, but do not the will of our Father which is in Heaven! how long will you stay in the place of the breaking forth of Children? and stick between the womb and the World? your Religion will carry you among the profane despisers of Godliness, but do own the people of the Lord, and do love the Ministers and ordinances, therefore all is well. I tell you, Godliness is a heart-work, it goes deep, and spreads far: unless the frame of your hearts, and the drifts of your course be changed, unless you be universally conscientious, and unreservedly delivered up to the Lord for all times, and conditions whatever be the cost, you are none of Christs, how far soever you go in common workings and external performances. Hear then, O people, and let not profaneness swallow you up: let not an almost Christianity deceive you, or ignorance carry you blindfold to perdition. Oh the thousands, and ten thousands that have been undone by one of these! Ah how often have you been warned against them, least you should split against ⟨p. 51⟩these dangerous Rocks. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, said Christ, and O Taunton, Taunton, may I say from him, […] ? who can tell how often, would Gods […] • thered you, and you would not? many, very many […] would not. But will you now? will you yet come in? I […] forbear once more, even out of the Prison to […] or sinners, and make one tender of mercy more. O […] to the waters of Life, wash you, make you clean; read […] diligent observation, the melting passages, Prov. 1. 22. to the end, Isa. 1. 16, 21. Isa. 55. 6, 10. Oh obdurate sinners, if none of these things move you!