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I answer, Are your hearts serious in asking ¹this question? Do your souls ask this question indeed in the earnestness of them? as they did, Men and brethren, what shall we do to be saved? so as to be willing to yield to whatsoever God shall reveal: If you have such a resolution, know this comes from Heaven, and if it be followed to purpose, it will bring you to Heaven: But for direction, if you would make your selves partakers of this reward,

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First, consider the infinite distance that is between ¹you and Heaven naturally. That blessed Martyr Mr. Hooper, though he was a gracious man, yet he cried out, Lord, thou art Heaven, and I am hell; If he cried out so, how much more may many of you, whose consciences may accuse you, Lord, thou art heaven, but I am one not only that deserve hell, but that am hell it self? What ever wickedness is in hell, is in every mans heart naturally; when as any are cast into hell, certainly hell puts no new sin into them, there is but the venting of that sin which was there before, and all the wickedness of mens hearts that was restrained, is now let open: Now look what infinite distance is between hell, and all this glory, and the glorious thoughts of God for the salvation of a poor creature, the same difference is between this glory and that condition a man is ⟨p. 716⟩in naturally: O labour to see this, and be convinced of this, and work this upon your hearts, what is that reward that you do deserve, make your hearts truly sensible of that.

First, consider the infinite distance that is between ¹you and Heaven naturally. That blessed Martyr Mr. Hooper, though he was a gracious man, yet he cryed out, Lord, thou art Heaven, and I am hell; If he cryed out so, how much more may many of you, whose consciences may accuse you, Lord, thou art heaven, but I am one not onely that deserve hell, but that am hell it self? What ever wickedness is in hell, is in every mans heart naturally; when as any are cast into hell, certainly hell puts no new sin into them, there is but the venting of that sin which was there before, and all the wickedness of mens hearts that was restrained, is now let open: Now look what infinite distance is between hell, and all this glory, and the glorious thoughts of God for the salvation of a poor creature, the same difference is between this glory and that condition a man is