The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved

2. THE second thing is, To show what those Words are which Ministers are to tell people whereby they may be saved. And here I shall for the present speak only of those words which the Apostle Peter told Cornelius, whereby he and his house were saved; there was great power and virtue which went along with them, for it is said, whilst he was speaking of them, the Holy Ghost fell upon the Gentiles unto whom he preached, as upon the Apostles themselves at the beginning, chap. 10.44. and therefore they are worthy your serious regard; possibly you that are unconverted in the hearing or ⟨p. 38⟩reading these words, may have the Holy Ghost fall upon you, and feel such a wonderful power going along with them, as shall draw you unto Christ, and bring you out of the estate of spiritual death and damnation in which you are by nature, into a state of life and salvation; whilst I am speaking to your ears, God may speak to your hearts, whilst I am presenting these words before you, and holding forth the light unto you, God may open your eyes, and give you by his Spirit such a spiritual discerning of these things as you never had before, and so affect your hearts, as no word of man is able to do: hear then a Sermon of God out of the mouth of the Apostle Peter, which hath been effectual for conversion, and who knoweth but it may produce the same effect in some of you in the repetition and explication of it, as it did in the Gentiles in the first preaching of it? It is said, the Holy Ghost fell upon all them which heard these words when Peter preached them; O that the Holy Ghost might fall upon some of you whilst I am preaching them! The Gentiles had extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost given unto them in their hearing Peter, O that you might have a true work of conversion by the Holy Ghost given in the hearing of me! They are the Words of God, receive them as his words, which may effectually work to your salvation, if the Lord give faith in the hearing. Look up then to the Lord for his blessing, on which the efficacy of the Word doth depend. The words are in