The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

2. It's necessary to be converted that so thou mayest live. Thou diest without remedy, thou diest without mercy, if thou turn not: Ezek. 18. 31, 32, Why will ye die? turn and live. Intimating that it's impossible but men must perish everlastingly if they turn uot, Except ye repent, ye shall all perish, Luke 13. 3.

2. It's necessary to be converted that so thou maist live. Thou diest without remedy, thou diest without mercy, if thou turn not: Ezek. 18. 31, 32, Why will ye die? turn and live. Intimating that it's impossible but men must perish everlastingly if they turn uot, Except ye repent, ye shall all perish, Luke 13. 3.

Sinners will sometimes acknowledge and say, 'twould be well for me if I could mind my Soul; 'twould be well for me if I could repent of my sins; If I could leave this Drunkenness, or this Company-keeping, or this Covetousness; 'twould be well for me, if I could bring my heart to it, to leave off this carnal course of life, and give my self to Christianity, and Godliness. 'Twould be well for thee, Why is that all •hou hast to say in so important a case? How will it be with thee if thou repent not? 'Twould be well for thee, dost thou say, to turn to God? Why man, it's necessary for thee: a necessity is laid upon thee, and woe be unto thee if thou turn not. If thou wert in extreme poverty, and hadst no bread to eat, no house to dwell in, nor friend to relieve thee; or if thine house were all on fire over thine head, would such a cold or low expression ⟨p. 43⟩suffice to set out thy case? 'Twould be well for me if I could get bread, or a house, or a friend to relieve me, 'twould do well for me, if I could get out of mine house, ere the fire devour me: No thou wouldst then cry out of thy necessity, of thy extremity; I starve, I am ready to perish for want, I shall be burnt to ashes, if I fly not out of my house.