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2. Have you truly gone to God for forgiveness? all other attempts are vain and unprofitable; he hath it in his disposal, and will not ⟨p. 62⟩put it out of his own hands. Jesus Christ, who is God, is the dispenser of it, and the invitation is to come to him if we would obtain it. Hav• you so done? and if you have, you have relinquished all other objects of trust and confidence• your former essays are no more pursued but rejected: he hath said that he will be sought to […] the house of Israel for this. Have you then hea• kenned to his Call? and see that you be not m• staken in this; it is not every perfunctory prayer will prove it; it is not every pretended accept ing of the offered pardon, that will amount […] this: there is a so coming requisite. Hence,

2. Have you truly gone to God for forgiveness? all other attempts are vain and unprofitable; he hath it in his disposal, and will not ⟨p. 62⟩put it out of his own hands. Jesus Christ, who is God, is the dispenser of it, and the invitation is to come to him if we would obtain it. Hav• you so done? and if you have, you have relinquished all other objects of trust and confidence• your former essays are no more pursued but rejected: he hath said that he will be sought to 〈…〉 the house of Israel for this. Have you then hea• kened to his Call? and see that you be not m• staken in this; it is not every perfunctory prayer will prove it; it is not every pretended accep• ing of the offered pardon, that will amount 〈…〉 this: there is a so coming requisite. Hence,