A warning to back-sliders, or, A discovery for the recovery of fallen ones delivered…

(My beloved) time was (to my knowledge) time hath been, when a godly Minister that God hath made use of to convert a soul, Oh how dear was he? and how near was he lodged to the hearts of such Persons! but ah, but now, not a good look, nor a good word for them that did them no wrong but this, to bring them in to Christ; pardon them this wrong. What saith Paul, Am I become your enemy, because ⟨p. 44⟩I tell you the truth? O forgive me this wrong. I seek to save you, & you seek to undo me; pardon me that wrong.

(My beloved) time was (to my knowledge) time hath been, when a godly Minister that God hath made use of to convert a soul, Ohow dear was he? and how near was he lodged to the hearts of such Persons! but ah, but now, not a good look, nor a good word for them that did them no wrong but this, to bring them in to Christ; pardon them this wrong. What saith Paul, Am I become your enemy, because ⟨p. 44⟩I tell you the truth? O forgive me this wrong. I seek to save you, & you seek to undo me; pardon me that wrong.

(My beloved) I durst ask many a soul, whether if ever they knew Jesus Christ indeed and in truth, God did not use some or other Minister of the Gospel to bring them in? I say generally; if so, why then should not that be as desirable to bring thee up that was desirable when it brought thee in? Is it an injury to help thee heavenward? doth it do thee any wrong to save thy soul? if so, be their enemy, though they tell thee the truth; but if it do good to thee, and to save thy soul be a courtesy, make much of them. If God should take away the Candlestick, or the Candle out of the stick, thou wouldst wish for it again; but if any be otherwise minded, let me tell them, they are fallen; and let me beseech them to remember from whence they are fallen, and to repent, and do their first works. But in the sixth place,

(My beloved) I durst ask many a soul, whether if ever they knew Jesus Christ indeed and in truth, God did not use some or other Minister of the Gospel to bring them in? I say generally; if so, why then should not that be as desirable to bring thee up that was desirable when it brought thee in? Is it an injury to help thee heavenward? doth it do thee any wrong to save thy soul? if so, be their enemie, though they tel thee the truth; but if it do good to thee, and to save thy soul be a courtesie, make much of them. If God should take away the Candlestick, or the Candle out of the stick, thou would'st wish for it again; but if any be otherwise minded, let me tell them, they are fallen; and let me beseech them to remember from whence they are fallen, and to repent, and do their first works. But in the sixth place,