Secondly. PRAYER must not go alone. It must not be the Desire of the slothf••• and the Prayer of one whose Hands Refuse […]. The means of Grace must be used, that yo• […] be Turned unto GOD. Now among all the means of Grace, the principal is, The WORD of GOD. Concerning the Word of GOD, we read, Psal. XIX.7. I• Converts the Soul. Wherefore, It must be on• Advice to you; Read the Word of GOD. Let not one day ordinarily roll away, without Reading a Portion in your Bible. But let the Reading be with Attention, with Reverence, with Lessons fe•ch'd out of it, which you will turn into Wishes before the Lord. Especially let it be with some such Hope as this; Oh! That by the Word of GOD, I may be Turned unto Him. It must be a further Advice unto you; Hear the Word of GOD. Neglect no Opportunities for Hearing the Gospel of your Salvation. Know you not, That Faith comes by Hearing? Oh! Come to Hear, in Hope, that the Faith which will Turn you to GOD may now be given you. Come in Hope, that the Word will be mixed with the Faith which will Turn you to GOD. Come with Hope, that it will be with you▪ as it was with Peters Hearers, and that the Holy Spirit by whom you shall be Turned unto GOD, will fall upon you in your Hearing. And like him who said, Psal. XXVII.8. When thou saidst, seek my Face, my Heart said, Thy Face, Lord, I will seek. So, while you are Hearing the Word of GOD, form suitable Acts of Compliance with it. Comply ⟨p. 26⟩as far as you can with what you Hear. Especially when you Hear those Joyful Sounds of the Gospel, wherein a Turn to GOD, is more peculiarly called for, Try whether GOD has not Enabled you to Comply with them. When you hear such a word as that; seek the Lord while He may be fo•nd, call upon Him while He is near; Try whether you cannot Comply, and say, Lord, I will seek thee from this Time, I will call upon thee as long as I Live! When you hear such a word as that, Put away the Evil of your Doings from before mine Eyes; Try whether you cannot Comply, and say, Lord I will from this time have done with all Evil doings. When you hear such a word as that; Him that comes unto me, I will in no wise cast out; Now Try whether you cannot Comply, and say, O my Saviour, I come unto thee! Acts of Compliance formed in the Soul, when Acts of Piety are called for, will suddenly surprise you into a Turn unto GOD.
Secondly. PRAYER must not go alone. It must not be the Desire of the slothf••• and the Prayer of one whose Hands Refuse 〈…〉. The means of Grace must be used, that yo• 〈…〉 be Turned unto GOD. Now among all the means of Grace, the principal is, The WORD of GOD. Concerning the Word of GOD, we read, Psal. XIX.7. I• Converts the Soul. Wherefore, It must be on• Advice to you; Read the Word of GOD. Let not one day ordinarily roll away, without Reading a Portion in your Bible. But let the Reading be with Attention, with Reverence, with Lessons fe•ch'd out of it, which you will turn into Wishes before the Lord. Especially let it be with some such Hope as this; Oh! That by the Word of GOD, I may be Turn'd unto Him. It must be a further Advice unto you; Hear the Word of GOD. Neglect no Opportunities for Hearing the Gospel of your Salvation. Know you not, That Faith comes by Hearing? Oh! Come to Hear, in Hope, that the Faith which will Turn you to GOD may now be given you. Come in Hope, that the Word will be mixed with the Faith which will Turn you to GOD. Come with Hope, that it will be with you▪ as it was with Peters Hearers, and that the Holy Spirit by whom you shall be Turned unto GOD, will fall upon you in your Hearing. And like him who said, Psal. XXVII.8. When thou saidst, seek my Face, my Heart said, Thy Face, Lord, I will seek. So, while you are Hearing the Word of GOD, form suitable Acts of Compliance with it. Comply ⟨p. 26⟩as far as you can with what you Hear. Especially when you Hear those Ioyful Sounds of the Gospel, wherein a Turn to GOD, is more peculiarly called for, Try whether GOD has not Enabled you to Comply with them. When you hear such a word as that; seek the Lord •hile He may be fo•nd, call upon Him while He is near; Try whether you cannot Comply, and say, Lord, I will seek thee from this Time, I will call upon thee as long as I Live! When you hear such a word as that, Put away the Evil of your Doings from before mine Eyes; Try whether you cannot Comply, and say, Lord I will from this time have done with all Evil doings. When you hear such a word as that; Him that comes unto me, I will in no wise cast out; Now Try whether you cannot Comply, and say, O my Saviour, I come unto thee! Acts of Compliance formed in the Soul, when Acts of Piety are called for, will suddenly surprize you into a Turn unto GOD.
