Agreeable admonitions for old & young. Or, Aged piety honoured, and early piety quickened.…

There is a being First in Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, by a more Early Christianity, than what is common in the Christian world. It is, alas, too common, for persons to Delay the Action of giving themselves up unto the Lord Jesus Christ by Faith, until some considerable Number of Years have rolled over them. They let their Youth much of it, roll away, before they become serious Christians. But there are some, who are more Early in their Christianity; They make more Haste in Believing on the ⟨p. 11⟩Lord Jesus Christ. They are First even before others, in making sure of their Salvation. They do not spend their Youth, no, nor it may be, all their Child-hood, in Vanity. They do betimes Consecrate themselves unto the service of the Lord. Now, of these, tis to be asserted, That Early Repentance, gives a very glorious Advantage to them that have it.

But, What Advantage have they that are First, or more Early in Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, above those that make it more Late, or do more lag and flag in that important matter? Why, Much every way.

First, Early Piety and Repentance, is more Acceptable than Delayed Repentance. The more Early we are in our Obedience to God, the more Conformable and Agreeable we are to the Commandment of God; For the Commandment of God enjoins Early Obedience, yea, it enjoins Present Obedience. The motto upon the Command is, To Day. We read 2 Joh. 4. I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy Children walking in the Truth, as we have received a Commandment from the Father. Truly, is the Commandment of the Father, even unto you that are Children, that you should Walk according to the Directions ⟨p. 12⟩