The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

5. You will thus prevent abundance of Repentance and Sorrow. If now, without delay, you will forsake all vain things for Christ, and seek him with your whole heart, you shall never repent of it, but rejoice in it. You never heard of a sincere convert that complained of making too much hast, […] was sorry that he took not a little more liberty in his sinful ways: but on the contrary, if ever […] be truly converted, who hath lost his youth in p•• suit of sin, he will bitterly bewail his former times, together with celebrating the Grace which appeared in bringing him home to God at last. How doth he cry our, how much time have I lost? what opportunities have I slipped? how miserably have I consumed my days? Besides, there is abundance that old Sinners lay in for repentance; which will make the pangs of the New birth very terrible which by this may be prevented. Can you thin• to go on in sin, and not smart for it? and truly there is enough already to make the New birth sharp and severe; be wise then, and add not to […] by delays.

5. You will thus prevent abundance of Repentance and Sorrow. If now, without delay, you will forsake all vain things for Christ, and seek him with your whole heart, you shall never repent of it, but rejoyce in it. You never heard of a sincere convert that complained of making too much hast, 〈…〉 was sorry that he took not a little more liberty in his sinful ways: but on the contrary, if ever 〈…〉 be truly converted, who hath lost his youth in p•• suit of sin, he will bitterly bewail his former times, together with celebrating the Grace which appeared in bringing him home to God at last. How doth he cry our, how much time have I lost? what opportunities have I slipt? how miserably have I consumed my days? Besides, there is abundance that old Sinners lay in for repentance; which will make the pangs of the New birth very terrible which by this may be prevented. Can you thin• to go on in sin, and not smart for it? and truly there is enough already to make the New birth sharp and severe; be wise then, and add not to 〈…〉 by delays.