Men, Brethren, and Fathers, the business that I come hither upon, is to proclaim ••ods right to you, and all that's yours, even his new right of Redemption, supposing that of Creation; and to let you know, that you are all bought with a price, and therefore are not your own, but his that bought you, and must accordingly be dedicated and live to him. Honourable and Worshipful, and all men of what degree soever; I do here on the behalf, and in the name of Christ, lay claim to you all, to your souls and bodies, to all your faculties, abilities, and interests on the title of Redemption; all is Gods, Do you acknowledge his Title, and consent unto his claim? what say you? are you his, or are you not? D•re you deny it? If any man dare be so bold, I am here ready to make good the claim of Christ. If you dare not deny it, we must take it as confessed. Bear witness all, that God laid claim to you and yours, and no man durst deny his Title I do next therefore require you, and command you in his Name, Give him his own: Render to God the things that are Gods. Will you this day renounce your carnal ⟨p. 36⟩selves, and freely confess you are not your own, and cheerfully and unreservedly resign your selves to God, and say, as Jos 24. 51. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Do not ask what God will do with you? or how he will use you or dispose of you? trust him for that and obey his will. Fear not evil from the chiefest good, unless it be in neglecting or resisting him. Be sure of it, God will use you better then Satan would, or then this world would, or better then you have used, or would use your selves. He will not employ you in dishonourable drudgeries, and then dash you in pieces. He will not seduce you with swinish sensualities, and keep you in play with childish vanities, till you drop into damnation before you are aware. Nor will he full you asleep in presumptuous security, till you unexpectedly awake in unquenchable fire. You need not fear such dealing as this from him; His Commandments are not grievous, I Joh. 5 3. His Yoke is easy, his burden is light, and tendeth to the perfect rest of the soul, Mat, 11 28, 29, 30. What say you? will you hereafter be His? unfeignedly His? resolvedly, unreservedly, and constantly His? Or will you not? Take heed, that you refuse not him that speaketh, Heb. 12. 25.
Men, Brethren, and Fathers, the business that I come hither upon, is to proclaim ••ods right to you, and all that's yours, even his new right of Redemption, supposing that of Creation; and to let you know, that you are all bought with a price, and therefore are not your own, but his that bought you, and must accordingly be dedicated and live to him. Honourable and Worshipful, and all men of what degree soever; I do here on the behalf, and in the name of Christ, lay claim to you all, to your souls and bodies, to all your faculties, abilities, and interests on the title of Redemption; all is Gods, Do you acknowledge his Title, and consent unto his claim? what say you? are you his, or are you not? D•re you deny it? If any man dare be so bold, I am here ready to make good the claime of Christ. If you dare not deny it, we must take it as confessed. Beare witnesse all, that God laid claime to you and yours, and no man durst deny his Title I do next therefore require you, and command you in his Name, Give him his own: Render to God the things that are Gods. Will you this day renounce your carnal ⟨p. 36⟩selves, and freely confesse you are not your own, and cheerfully aud unreservedly resign your selves to God, and say, as Jos 24. 51. As for me and my houshold, we will serve the Lord. Do not ask what God will do with you? or how he will use you or dispose of you? trust him for that and obey his will. Fear not evill from the chiefest good, unless it be in neglecting or resising him. Be sure of it, God will use you better then Sathan would, or then this world would, or better then you have used, or would use your seles. He will not employ you in dishonorable drudgeries, and then dash you in pieces. He will not seduce you with swinish sensualities, and keep you in play with childish vanities, till you drop into damnation before you are aware. Nor will he full you asleep in presumptuous security, ti•l you unexpectedly awake in unquenchable fire. You need not feare such dealing as this from him; His Commandements are not grievous, I Joh. 5 3. His Yoake is easie, his burthen is light, and tendeth to the perfect rest of the soule, Mat, 11 28, 29, 30. What say you? will you hereafter be His? unfeignedly His? resolvedly, unreservedly, and constantly His? Or will you not? Take heed, that you refuse not him that speaketh, Heb. 12. 25.
