I. There is great Wisdom in the winning of Souls: what Folly tis then, to be Active in the winning of Souls? There are many Agents of […] Devil in the world, who are such Unhappy ••retches, as to debauch the Souls of others, to the same Damnation with their own. That can be the Fate of such Fools, but a […] Damnation, and a Damnation that […] is not! It is the Character of Seducers, that […] People into Damnable Heresies. They are […] Busy about the winning of Souls, over […] their Heresies. Alas, That winning of Souls the Damning of them. Of the Souls that we won by them, tis said, 2 Tim. 2. 26. They are in the Snare of the Devil. Should any of the Seducers profess themselves to be recovered unto Repentance, one would think, that they would walk softly in the Bitterness of their Souls […] their Days, when they reflect, how many Souls have been Damned under their Conduct should such a man speak Lightly and Vainly and without unspeakable Remorse upon his mind, of the Souls formerly misled by him, […] were a black mark of his being an Impostor, ⟨p. 20⟩that never had any true Repentance at all doubt, the Churches of New-England have known such a man! But how many ways have all Vicious Companions, to destroy the Souls of them that keep them Company! […] Companions do strangely win upon the Souls of one another; and so they Draw one another into the Paths of the Destroyer. Woeful Creature; The man is himself, it may be Delivered up unto Satan; and now, he strives to Win as many for Satan as he can. It may be, there are some that by sitting with such […] as he, have been flouted out of all Serious Dispositions; There are some, who have been carried away to Hard Drinking, and Gaming, and Lewdness, by the Enchantments of that Fellows Conversation: Or, It may be, some have been Unrighteously & Uncureably Prejudiced against the winners of Souls, by the Malice of such or such a man. Sometimes miserable Relatives thus poison one another. The Souls of their Friends might have been won unto God, by such Dispensers of the Gospel, if they had not hindered it. Oh! That they, who make it their Business, to carry away the Souls of others, from a Devout Respect unto all the Commandments of God, would be think themselves of their Folly. To associate ⟨p. 21⟩[…] with such, is to be, as the Wise man tells […], Prov. 13. 20. The Companion of Fools.
I. There is great Wisdom in the winning of Souls: what Folly tis then, to be Active in the winning of Souls? There are many Agents of 〈…〉 Devil in the world, who are such Unhappy ••retches, as to debauch the Souls of others, to the same Damnation with their own. That can be the Fate of such Fools, but a 〈…〉 Damnation, and a Damnation that 〈…〉 is not! It is the Character of Seducers, that 〈…〉 People into Damnable Heresies. They are 〈…〉 Busy about the winning of Souls, over 〈…〉 their Heresies. Alas, That winning of Souls the Damning of them. Of the Souls that we wun by them, tis said, 2 Tim. 2. 26. They are in the Snare of the Devil. Should any of the Seducers profess themselves to be recovered unto Repentance, one would think, that they would walk softly in the Bitterness of their Souls 〈…〉 their Dayes, when they reflect, how many Souls have been Damned under their Conduct should such a man speak Lightly and Vainly and without unspeakable Remorse upon his mind, of the Souls formerly misled by him, 〈…〉 were a black mark of his being an Impostor, ⟨p. 20⟩that never had any true Repentance at all doubt, the Churches of New-England have known such a man! But how many wayes have all Vicious Companions, to destroy the Souls of them that keep them Company! 〈…〉 Companions do strangely win upon the Souls of one another; and so they Draw one another into the Paths of the Destroyer. Woful Creature; The man is himself, it may be Delivered up unto Satan; and now, he strives to Win as many for Satan as he can. It may be, there are some that by sitting with such 〈…〉 as he, have been flouted out of all Serious Dispositions; There are some, who have been carried away to Hard Drinking, and Gaming, and Lewdness, by the Enchantments of that Fellows Conversation: Or, It may be, some have been Unrighteously & Uncureably Prejudiced against the winners of Souls, by the Malice of such or such a man. Sometimes miserable Relatives thus poyson one another. The Souls of their Friends might have been wun unto God, by such Dispensers of the Gospel, if they had not hindred it. Oh! That they, who make it their Business, to carry away the Souls of others, from a Devout Respect unto all the Commandments of God, would be think themselves of their Folly. To associate
