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And have I been beating the Air all this while? What will you do after all this? What shall become of all these Sermons? Dare any of you all still be contented to be Unacquainted with God? Can you be very well satisfied, after you have heard of such a Friend, to be a stranger to him? Can any of you look upon your state as safe, while God is your enemy? O how shall I leave you, with Hearts full of Enmity against your Maker! Alas, alas, poor Hearts! You look very merrily as bad a condition as you are in, but did you but know how near you are to everlasting Burnings, I believe it would put a damp upon your Spirits, and spoil your Mirth. O how shall I leave that poor sinner, that stands as a person altogether unconcerned! Whereas death stands ready for his Commission, to fetch him away before God; and where are you then? O where are you then, if you come before God as a Stranger? O what shall I do for thee? What shall I say to thee, to prevail with thee! O what arguments will persuade thee! O, how shall we part! Brethren, my hearts desire is that you may all be saved. O that you may all know in this your day, the things of your peace! O that I could mingle all my words with tears! O pity, pity, for the Lords sake, pity your precious ⟨p. 372⟩Souls! O come not here to ask Counsel of God, and then go away, and take the Counsel of the Devil! And what will you yet make light of all the Tenders of the Gospel? Is Peace, Pardon, Reconciliation, and Acquaintance with God, still nothing with you? Will you for all this take up with a lifeless Religion, and never mind a more Spiritual intimate converse with God? As the Lord liveth, thou speakest that word against the life of thy Soul. But if thou wilt go on, and despise God, who can help it? I have told you, and told you again, what the end of these things will be. Well once more, I ask thee in the Name of God, wilt thou have God for thy Friend or no? That is, wilt thou love him above all the World? Wilt thou accept him for thy Lord and Husband? Wilt thou be ruled absolutely by him? Wilt thou lay down thy weapons, and turn on Gods side, and fight under his Banner? Wilt thou have Holiness here, and Happiness hereafter? One would think, this is a question, that one need not be long a resolving. Come, come away for the Lords sake; for your precious Souls sake, as you would be owned at the day of judgment;

And have I been beating the Air all this while? What will you do after all this? What shall become of all these Sermons? Dare any of you all still be contented to be Unacquainted with God? Can you be very well satisfied, after you have heard of such a Friend, to be a stranger to him? Can any of you look upon your state as safe, while God is your enemy? O how shall I leave you, with Hearts full of Enmity against your Maker! Alas, alas, poor Hearts! You look very merrily as bad a condition as you are in, but did you but know how neer you are to everlasting Burnings, I believe it would put a damp upon your Spirits, and spoil your Mirth. O how shall I leave that poor sinner, that stands as a person altogether unconcerned! Whereas death stands ready for his Commission, to fetch him away before God; and where are you then? O where are you then, if you come before God as a Stranger? O what shall I do for thee? What shall I say to thee, to prevail with thee! O what arguments will perswade thee! O, how shall we part! Brethren, my hearts desire is that you may all be saved. O that you may all know in this your day, the things of your peace! O that I could mingle all my words with tears! O pitty, pitty, for the Lords sake, pitty your precious