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

2. How fearful a thing would it be, if it should […] otherwise with us? God can easily order it to […] ▪ The Gospel means and Ministers are his gift he can put out the Lights in the Candlesticks when he will: and nothing will more readily provoke him to it, than not to walk in the light while w• ⟨p. 349⟩enjoy it; he can take away the Shepherds, and suffer grievous Wolves to come in their stead, who •hall devour the Flock. How many places are •here in the world, where the Truth once flourished gloriously, are now turned aside to lies? and though they bear the name of Christians, yet are fed with husks instead of bread; where ignorance, error, formality, neglect of feeding the Flock, and woeful debaucheries prevail; and the […] lead the blind; this is a fore calamity; and •ould it be our lot, it would make an amazing change among us; and what would you give then for such an opportunity as you now despise?

2. How fearful a thing would it be, if it should 〈…〉 otherwise with us? God can easily order it to 〈…〉 ▪ The Gospel means and Ministers are his gift he can put out the Lights in the Candlesticks when he will: and nothing will more readily provoke him to it, than not to walk in the light while w• ⟨p. 349⟩enjoy it; he can take away the Shepherds, and suffer grievous Wolves to come in their stead, who •hall devour the Flock. How many places are •here in the world, where the Truth once flourished gloriously, are now turned aside to lies? and though they bear the name of Christians, yet are sed with husks instead of bread; where ignorance, error, formality, neglect of feeding the Flock, and woful debaucheries prevail; and the 〈…〉 lead the blind; this is a fore calamity; and ould it be our lot, it would make an amazing change among us; and what would you give then for such an opportunity as you now despise?