The truly blessed man

Prop. 2. I should now have proceeded to the Second Proposition in the Doctrine, viz.

That if we would speed in our Prayers to God for forgiveness, we must take this time to seek it in. But this hath superseded in the Discourse on the former. That we all stand in need of daily forgiveness, hath been before evidenced; and that if we hope to obtain it, we must seek it of God in the way of Prayer. It is not then a matter of indifferency when we so address him; but we must take the finding time to do it in. There are three Conclusions which result from the premises, which give us the confirmation of this Proposition, viz.

That if we would speed in our Prayers to God for forgiveness, we must take this time to seek it in. But this hath superseded in the Discourse on the former. That we all stand in need of dayly forgiveness, hath been before evidenced; and that if we hope to obtain it, we must seek it of God in the way of Prayer. It is not then a matter of indifferency when we so address him; but we must take the finding time to do it in. There are three Conclusions which result from the premises, which give us the confirmation of this Proposition, viz.

1. That it is vain for any to pray for forgiveness ⟨p. 359⟩after this life, who did not seek and obtain it in this life. If this be the only finding time, needs must it be so: it is now that God and we are in the way, which our Saviour assures us is the proper time for us to agree with him in, Luk. 12.58, 59. We are given to understand that there will be some who will at last be importunate for admittance & acceptance, but all in vain,