Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…

Another of his Letters, of Private warning and Pathetical Counsel. YOU live in a place where strict and close walking with God, hath few or no examples, and most are apt to be […] their company; and Gods own children are too apt to forget their first love: our hearts are apt to be careless▪ and to neglect our watch; we are ready to grow formal in duty or less spiritual, and then, it may be, less frequent: and Conscience is put off with some poor excuse: and thus Religion withers, and one that seemed once a zealot may come to be Laodicean; and some that looked once as if they were eminent saints, may fall to just nothing. It's too common, to have a name to be alive and yet to be dead: Read this, and tremble lest it should be your case. When we are lazy and asleep, our adversary is awake: when we are slothful and negligent, then he is diligent. I consider your age, I know where you dwell, I am not unacquainted with your temptations. Wherefore, I cannot but be afraid of you, lest, by both inward and outward fire, the bush be singed: Though, if God be in it, it cannot be burnt up. Give me leave to be in some measure fearful of you, and jealous over you, and to mind you of what you know already. Principles ⟨p. 53⟩of civility will be but as broken reeds, to stay our souls upon; without those higher principles, which are planted in the soul, by the working of the spirit of God. O, remember what meltings sometimes you have had: remember, how solicitously you did inquire after Christ, how earnestly you seemed to ask the way to Zion with your face thitherward. Oh, take heed of losing those impressions you once had, take not up with a sleight work. True conversion is a great thing, and another kind of business, than most of the world take it to be. O therefore, be not satisfied with some convictions, taking them for conversion; much less, with resting in a formal lifeless profession. There is such a thing as being almost a Christian; nay, as drawing back unto perdition: and some, that are not far from the kingdom of Heaven, may never come there. Beware lest you lose the reward; the promise is made to him that holdeth fast, and holdeth out, unto the end and overcometh. Labour to forget what is behind, and to press forward towards things that are before. He that is contented with just grace enough to get to Heaven and escape Hell, and desires no more;

Another of his Letters, of Private warning and Pathetical Counsel. YOU live in a place where strict and close walking with God, hath few or no examples, and most are apt to be their company; and Gods own children are too apt to forget their first love: our hearts are apt to be careless and to neglect our watch; we are ready to grow formal in duty or less spiritual, and then, it may be, less frequent: and Conscience is put off with some poor excuse: and thus Religion withers, and one that seemed once a zealot may come to be Laodicean; and some that looked once as if they were eminent saints, may fall to just nothing. It's too common, to have a name to be alive and yet to be dead: Read this, and tremble lest it should be your case. When we are lazy and asleep, our adversary is awake: when we are sloathful and negligent, then he is diligent. I consider your age, I know where you dwell, I am not unacquainted with your temptations. Wherefore, I cannot but be afraid of you, lest, by both inward and outward fire, the bush be singed: Though, if God be in it, it cannot be burnt up. Give me leave to be in some measure fearful of you, and jealous over you, and to mind you of what you know already. Principles