The application of redemption

Here is matter of complaint we may justly take up against ¹this secure age in which we live, and it shows, how little, very little saving sorrow there is in the world, and therefore how little saving grace; If no preparation, no Implantation, certainly, never fitted for a Christ, never made partakers of him; never hewed or squared to the building, and therefore never put as spiritual stones into the building. Had we but Jeremiahs fountain of tears we might mourn day and night, that there is no true mourning; and if the Lord should send an […] to see and mark such as mourn in secret, how few should he find; the former doctrine is a bill of indictment and falls very heavy upon five sorts of people.

Here is matter of complaint we may justly take up against ¹this secure age in which we live, and it shewes, how little, very little saving sorrow there is in the world, and therefore how little saving grace; If no preparation, no Implantation, certainly, never fitted for a Christ, never made partakers of him; never hewed or squared to the building, and therfore never put as spiritual stones into the building. Had we but Jeremiahs fountain of tears we might mourn day and night, that there is no true mourning; and if the Lord should send an 〈…〉 to see and mark such as mourn in secret, how few should he find; the former doctrin is a bil of inditement and fals very heavy upon five sorts of people.

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Your heedless and fearless professors, who notwithstanding §1lift up their head full high, and would bear the world in hand that they desire unfeignedly to fear the Lord, nay pretend a Conscientious care to Gods Command; and conceive they have been affected with their sin and that not in a small measure, but have had both sight of, and sorrow for their failings and they hope to good purpose, and would be loath (prejudice being laid aside) it should appear to be other. You say well and if you prove what you say happy it is for you, which I […] desire. But are you willing to put your case