Words of advice to young men delivered in two sermons at two conventions of…

And as God hath his methods in the conversion of young ones, and useth many arguments by his Ministers and Spirit, to persuade them unto the practice of Religion: So Satan hath his methods and arguments to draw away young ones from God unto the commission of sin, and continuance therein.

And as God hath his methods in the conversion of young ones, and useth many arguments by his Ministers and Spirit, to perswade them unto the practice of Religion: So Satan hath his methods and arguments to draw away young ones from God unto the commission of sin, and continuance therein.

1. The first work of God upon young Converts, is Illumination of the Understanding, he opens their eyes to see their sin and misery, the way of salvation by Christ, the beauty and excellency of holiness; so on the contrary, Satan the wicked one, called the God of this World, doth endeavour to blind the eyes of young ones, to keep them in the dark, that the light of the glorious Gospel might not shine upon them, to discover either their sin or their Saviour; and he endeavoureth to stir up in them a hatred of the light, that so they might sin without reproof, or control.

1. The first work of God upon young Converts, is Illumination of the Understanding, he opens their eyes to see their sin and misery, the way of salvation by Christ, the beauty and excellency of holiness; so on the contrary, Sathan the wicked one, called the God of this World, doth endeavour to blind the eyes of young ones, to keep them in the dark, that the light of the glorious Gospel might not shine upon them, to discover either their sin or their Saviour; and he endeavoureth to stir up in them a hatred of the light, that so they might sin without reproof, or controul.