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2 This proceeds from that sense that is in such persons of an utter and absolute necessity of getting into Christ. You know a man that hath but cut his finger will not make much ado, but he that hath got a great and dangerous wound sees a necessity of the cure, and that he is a dead man if ⟨p. 58⟩he do not get help. So a man that lives in a common way of sinning, he thinks his sins are inconsiderable, he sees no necessity of closing with Christ for cure. But a man that hath been much in sin, and notorious in wickedness, when God comes and opens his eyes by effectual calling, he sees a necessity of getting help by Jesus Christ, and that if he have not Christ, he is undone for ever, he shall perish eternally. And thus I have finished the doctrinal part: I proceed now to make application. And this doctrine is eminently useful to three sorts of men. 1 To those that have been formerly very vile and great sinners, but are now converted. 2 To mere civill and honest men. 3 To those that yet remain and go on in a sinful course.

2 This proceeds from that sense that is in such persons of an utter and absolute necessity of getting into Christ. You know a man that hath but cut his finger will not make much ado, but he that hath got a great and dangerous wound sees a necessity of the cure, and that he is a dead man if ⟨p. 58⟩he do not get help. So a man that lives in a common way of sinning, he thinks his sins are inconsiderable, he sees no necessity of closing with Christ for cure. But a man that hath been much in sin, and notorious in wickednesse, when God comes and opens his eyes by effectuall calling, he sees a necessity of getting help by Jesus Christ, and that if he have not Christ, he is undone for ever, he shall perish eternally. And thus I have finished the doctrinal part: I proceed now to make application. And this doctrine is eminently usefull to three sorts of men. 1 To those that have been formerly very vile and great sinners, but are now converted. 2 To meer civill and honest men. 3 To those that yet remain and go on in a sinfull course.