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

3. A third work of God upon young Converts, is a powerful bending and inclining the Will to embrace Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Advocate, and to resign up it self in full compliance with his will in every thing: So the wicked one doth endeavour to […] the wills of young ones against Christ and the Law of God; he doth what he can to corrupt and depr•ve it, and to draw it unto a full bent and resolution for sin.

3. A third work of God upon young Converts, is a powerfull bending and enclining the Will to embrace Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Advocate, and to resign up it self in full complyance with his will in every thing: So the wicked one doth endeavour to 〈…〉 the wills of young ones against Christ and the Law of God; he doth what he can to corrupt and depr•ve it, and to draw it unto a full bent and resolution for sin.

4. A fourth work of God upon young Converts, is upon their heart and affections, whereby he draweth them and engageth them for himself: So on the contrary, the wicked one is very busy in tampering with the affections of young ones; and as God doth use arguments in effecting a gracious change upon young Converts, so the wicked one doth use arguments to persuade them unto the practice of sin; which arguments are his temptations.

4. A fourth work of God upon young Converts, is upon their heart and affections, whereby he draweth them and engageth them for himself: So on the contrary, the wicked one is very busie in tampering with the affections of young ones; and as God doth use arguments in effecting a gracious change upon young Converts, so the wicked one doth use arguments to perswade them unto the practice of siń; which arguments are his temptations.