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 Copy of an answer to a note from the Chairman of the Com- 
 mittee of the Church. 
 
 Tuesday, November '28//*. 
 
 My dear Sir, — I iiave to acknowledge the receipt of your 
 note of yesterday, communicatinfr to me, the request of the 
 Committee of si. Matthew's Chuicli, that I would furnish them 
 with a Copy of the Sermon I preached on Tliursday last, for 
 the purpose of publication. 
 
 As I regard this call, as an evidence, that the sermon was 
 approved of, by the Committee, and as intended to mark their 
 regard for ine as their Pastor, the circumstance is gratifying to 
 my feelings ; and I am desirous to express my thanks fcr the 
 coujpliment paid me. 
 
 At the same time, I must acknowledge, that being sensible 
 that my compositions are wholly destitute of literary merit, 1 
 feel that it would be very painful to myself to have any of 
 them submitted to the public eye, — but very particularly a 
 Sermon which, having been written two years ago, without my 
 having the most remote thought that it would ever be de- 
 sired for publication, I could not now send to the press, but 
 under a peculiar disadvantage. 
 
 I hope therefore that the Committee, in the present instance, 
 will liold me excused from furnishing a copy of the sermon as 
 requested; — and believe, that my declining to avail myself of 
 tlie opportunity which they now so kindly offer, of coming 
 before the public, in print, arises entirely from a sense of what 
 is due to myself, and not from any want of respect to thorn. — 
 1 am, my dear Sir, 
 
 Yours faithfully, 
 
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A fovv words will suffice to account for tlic appearance of 
 the following Sermon in print. 
 
 Having been restrained, by considerations alluded to in the 
 foregoing Note, from yielding to the desire of/^'^ Church- 
 Conimitfee, to have the sermon wh.ch 1 preached on Thanks- 
 giving-day, published, 1 am anxious to prevent misapprehension 
 in the mind of any one in the Congregation, >" respect to my 
 reason for not complying with the Committee s request. Ihu3 
 feeling. 1 have determined to send a copy of my ^"^^ve'' ^^ ^'^e 
 Chairman's Note abroad amongst the congregation ; and to 
 embrace the opportunity which the occasion affords, to Present 
 my people with one of my discourses, from 1^^ press a a 
 small testimony of my solicitude not to appear indifferent either 
 to their wishes, or to their opinion,-and as a memorial ot my 
 labours amongst them in holy things. 
 
 In choosing a sermon from my manuscripts, I have preferred 
 a commoH to an occasionut discourse,--|udging that one ot the 
 former kind will more readily and forcibly remind the eader ot 
 my manner and strain of preaching, than one of the latter. 
 
 With regard to the particular sermon chosen, I vvish it to be 
 understood", that in my choice oUhe follorv^ng «'->/, I^^J-^^f^- 
 determined by the circumstance of its being ^Ije la^^t vvr.ltcn 
 and delivered by mo. To those who hear me ^t^^tedly, it can 
 matter little, which of my discourses they •'^'^^P^^.f "^^^™^ 
 The acred, and others, who, through bodily "ifiru" y, are pre- 
 vented^fro'm waiting u'pon God in his Hous., will hud the one 
 offered for their acceptance peculiarly suited to their circu^ 
 stances, and the perusal of it, I hope, prohtable and consoling. 
 
 In reference to the subject of the discourse, I may add that 
 it was suggested to me, by the death of a ate .^S^^ membe of 
 the church, who had waited, with earnest longings, her release. 
 
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 SEllMON. 
 
 Psalm xtii. Verse 15. 
 
 The lalter clause of the verso — " I shall be. satisfied whtn I atcakr, 
 
 with thij likeness." 
 
 Such, my brethren, is the prospect with vvliich the Believer 
 cheers his heart, whilst he sojourns in this vale of tears. 
 
 In this world he musthave tribulation. — Comparatively speaking, 
 he is ignorant, and sees but through a glass darkly. — He bears 
 a heavy burden, the body of sin, and it presses him sore. — He 
 is engaged in a war which must last for life, and too often his 
 enemies gain an advantage over him. — He is on a journey, and 
 there is much in the way to discourage, and make faint, the 
 soul of the heaven-ward traveller. Long perhaps he has been in 
 the wilderness. When he had thought he had arrived at the 
 end of his pilgrimage, — and was about to enter the promised 
 rest, — he has been made to fetcli a compass all around the 
 border, — and hope deferred has made his heart sick. Hence 
 those sighs of his weary soul, " O Lord, liow long ! When 
 shall I come to his seat !" — The way also is beset with innu- 
 merable adversaries, and with many and great dangers. What 
 beasts of prey, -^what hidden snares, — what drought of ordinan- 
 ces, — what fiery afflictions ! O the perpetuU alarms in the 
 waste howling wilderness ! — Sometimes too, he iiust travel 
 under cloud. The Sun of Righteousness hides himself from his 
 soul, and he is troubled. O the discomfort, the anxiety, the 
 trembling of heart, he experiences, as he seeks to move onward 
 in the dark antl cloudy day I 
 
Such iny Uiflhron, aro some of the circumstances of the 
 Bdievc;-s state, during his sojourn here,-but this .s h.s con- 
 stant song in the house of his ..ilgrimage : -I shall be saU^ud, 
 token I awake iciih thy Ukcncfs." 
 
 When I awakc^Tho Iklievcr shortly shall accomplish liis 
 day then, he shall rest from his hbour. -lie doi.n in the 
 .,rave,-and sleep in Jesus. But shall he for ever sleep I Man 
 Heth clown and riseth not, till the heaven, be no more:-But 
 then, he shall arise ;-for then, God will have a desire to the 
 uorkofhis hands; and the Believer, at his call, ^v.U awake 
 acrain-to a new and immortal life. Then shall be fulhlled m 
 it'; highest sense, that snying of Clirist to his Church : " 1 hy 
 dcad°shall live,-my dead body shall arise. Awake and smg. 
 ye that dwell in dust, for thy dew is as the dew of herbs. 
 
 When ra'.oake toith fJnj likeness.- Ai the resurrection morn, 
 ■ the Believer shall awake with his body fashioned like unto h.s 
 Lord's glorious body, and with his soul perfectly conformed to 
 the blessed image of his Lord and Saviour. As he now bears 
 the image of the earthly, he shall then boar the image of the 
 heavenly. Beloved, su s the Apostle, now are we the Sons of 
 God and it dotli not yet appear what we shall be, but we know 
 that'when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall 
 see him as he is. Tims, the Believer, though he cannot form 
 an adequate conception of the ineffable felicities of his heavenly 
 state,-yet knows in general,-that when he shall awake, at 
 the appearing of Jesus,-he shall be made completely hke his 
 Lord both in the incorruptibility of his body, and in the per ect 
 holiness of his. oul:-that in the beatific vision, his eyes shall 
 behold the divin> glory in Uie person of Christ,-aud that this 
 view of his dear Lord, as he is, will perfect the renewal o the 
 divine image upon his own person, and render han meet, bo h 
 m soul and bady, for the full and eternal enjoyment of heavenly 
 blis.s, 
 
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 I shall he. satisfied, ichen 1 wake with thi/ likairss.—Tho 
 Bclievor, whilst in this state of imperfection, and sin, and 
 gorrow,--exu!ts in the thought, that tlic period will arrive, when 
 the present state and all its evils, will be at an end. At the 
 resurrection morn, raised to a new, glorious, and immortal life, 
 and blessed with the beatific vision of God, he shall be 
 satisfied. 
 
 In the present state, he experiences pains and afllictions. 
 Wearisome days and nights arc appointed him,— and he is 
 often in lieaviness, through manifold temptations. But when he 
 shall awake at the resurrection, he shall be satisfied :—iox then 
 there sliall be no more pain— no more curse,— sorrow and sigh- 
 in<T shall have for ever lied away. 
 
 Here, he knows but in part, and consequently can enjoy but 
 in part :— But hereafter he shall bo satisfied,— for when that 
 which is perfect is come, that which is in part, shall be done 
 away. Then he shall see face to face, and know even as he 
 is known. 
 
 Here, he carries about with him a body of sin and death. 
 This is a burden, which constantly oppresses him. It em- 
 bitters all his enjoyments, and causes him continual sorrow of 
 heart. But when he shall awake at the last day, he shall be sa- 
 tisfied :— for then, sin which had cleaved to him all the days 
 of his mortal state, shall have been for ever removed,— and 
 death, which for a season, had prevailed over him,— shall have 
 been for ever destroyed :— he shall be satisfied .-—for then, he 
 shall be clothed with spotless robes of undccaying beauty, and 
 mortality shall be swallowed up of life. 
 
 Here, his whole life is a warfd'e. The flesh lusteth against 
 the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh, and these are con- 
 trary the one to the other, so that he caimot do the things 
 whfch he would. The world hateth him, and uses all its 
 
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 efforts 'against him, lo corrupt or annoy The devil like a 
 roaring lion continually sceketh to devour him. llcncc he in 
 often faint,— often weary of life,~oftcn ready to cry out, " I 
 shall one day perish,"— often mado to exclaim, «' O that I had 
 wings like a dove, that I might ily away and be at rest." But 
 when he shall awake to jwn the Church triumphant, he shall 
 be satisfied :— for then all shall be peace, and quietness, and 
 assurance for ever. Then his warfare is accomplished, ifis 
 enemies he shall see no ujorc. Into that place, prepared for 
 his everlasting abode, nothing shall enter that defiletli,— nothing 
 that can offend. 
 
 Here, he is in a state of distance from his Lord, and from 
 those eternal objects which are dearest to his soul. Here he 
 often walks in darkness. Clouds arise which prevent him from 
 seeing the Sun of Righteousness, and the Throne of Grace; 
 and the gloom of dejection hangs over his mind. He feels 
 that as he cannot live without the love of his dear Saviour, so 
 he cannot be happy without the sense of that love. He goes on 
 therefore Zion.ward,-perplexcd,-often stumbling,— and with 
 a heavy heart. But when he shall awake in the morning of 
 immortality, he shall be satisfied :— for then he shall be present 
 Avith his L ird. Then he shall walk amidst the eternal realities 
 of the heavenly state, rejoice iu them for his everlasting pos- 
 session, and be ravished with their glory. Then he shall walk 
 in the light of Jehovah's countenance. Then his Sun shall no 
 more go down. 
 
 Here, he has a body earthly, frail, and tending to dissolu- 
 tion,— a body sluggish, liable to an endless variety of diseases, 
 and' exposed to innumerable accidents,— a body which in a few 
 years, its pains increasing, and its strength decaying, hastens 
 to its period ; then falling a victim to its inherent corruption, 
 sinks into the grave, and mingles with its kindred dust. In 
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 ilcnud !— How liis spirit is clogged and weighed down, so that 
 he can hardly soar a!)ovc the earth he treads I What v, ;ari- 
 ness and fatigue, what pains and infirmities, making hi', life 
 undesirable and irksome, must he not here experience ! But 
 when he shall hear the voice of the Archangel, he shall 
 he satisfied ;— for then this corruptible shall put on incorrup- 
 tion, and this mortal, put on immortality. 
 
 Then, 
 
 " His body that corrupted foil, shall iiicorrupted rise, 
 
 His mortal form shall spring to life, immortal in the skies." 
 
 Yes ! when he awakes, he shall find his vile body changed, 
 and fivsbioned like unto his Lord's glorious body, according to 
 the working, whereby his Lord is able to subdue all things 
 unto himself, 'i'lien he shall mount up to the heights of the 
 lieavenly Zion, with an Angel's activity, and an Angel's 
 strennh. He shall run and not be weary, he s). • ,a]k and 
 not faint. Blooming in perpetual youth, he s! all Dear no more 
 the impress of years. Clothed with a garment of resplendent 
 glory, he shall shine forth" as the sun, in the kingdom of his 
 Father. 
 
 Here, his immortal spirit has desires, which the world can- 
 not satisfy,— a thirst for knowledge and happiness, which at no 
 earthly springs can be quenched. How within these prison- 
 walls it is darkened and confined ! Though renewed, yet here, 
 how apt to be disturbed by slavish fears, and corrupt affections, 
 —to be beat upon by the raging waves of unbelief, lusts and 
 sins,— to be tossed with tempests, and not comforted ! But 
 when at the resurrection, he shall awake to a new and immortal 
 life, he shall be satisfied ;— for then his soul, re-united to his 
 body, no more earthly and corruptible but spiritualiaed and en- 
 dowed with immortality, shall have its capacities wonderfully 
 enlarged.— It shall view all the delightful objects of its con- 
 
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 "", ''"'"•; « d^.lU . oir for ever, in the glories oC 0,. 
 and joy, It shall den „„ ,„ore trouUcJ w,ll. Iho 
 
 heavenly inUeruanee. 1 sb lM,o ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^,, 
 
 ^•""^:;';:fe 1 11:1. u;.h in^^ .u. a„. boa, .0 
 
 passion. Per ec _^.^^^^ ^.^^^ ^|^^,,_ ,„ „,„ 
 
 t;:rr"ui::e":";.'uoyuns,,cal.Uea„..nor,o.. 
 
 pleased Ood to re\eai lu r i/,. q.,vinur — to see nmm 
 
 have .^ffeo""^;:-;; ' :";'^'„„,i„a,.ces of his a,.poi„u„e.., ' 
 ,ho truths of hrs "» J- " »° g,;,, ,,„ ,eos not his Lord's 
 
 ""' '" *%7,e:o °s p 'se'n te - his ..in,., comparatively, but 
 Person ; and there rs pre en ,^ ^^^,^ .^^^^^^^ 
 
 a fain, representatron "f "' "".f ^^^^j,,, . „„,, .ho heavens 
 
 power, wsdom and °- ^^ ;VZ restitution of all things, 
 have received hnn.teu, oof _^^^^ ^.^.^^^ ^^_^ 
 
 The view of •;-''-;;. ;;f J, i,,„, i„ ,be Gospel, is seen 
 attain to; and "="""■'8'-.=^' . „„ (..j^ed, the 
 
 on earth, as hut through a glass, „a,Uly. ^^^ 
 
 Behever couM not su^ ,. '^;-'- f ^ X Mrd, hy any 
 ,veak is ho. m '-P "; ^'„;7;.,;„„cious presence, gives him 
 extraord,„ary ™-f '? ^"j ^ „= ,„„,hsafes him entrancing 
 
 . sense of ---^ '"j , ; ' ^d of h,s redeeming love, he is 
 ai.cover,es of h. e.cc, «., s ^_^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^_^ ^. ^^^ 
 
 overpowered tth the IJ^ should have a glimpse of h.s 
 the weight of bliss. llUcie . . , , j jisciplc, in 
 
 Lord's fea.«i;, glory, he would, '"" '^ ''; °,^„ ,h„ u,U on 
 .he isle of Patmos, fall at his feet as ^« ';;"=,,t,„and he 
 
 Lord's presence, and can obtain no distinct .v\ 
 
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 of his soul. Sometimes, the Sun is behind a cloud, so that lie 
 cannot perceive it, or under an eclipse, and he is left in dark- 
 ness. Here, his clearest views of him are very imperfect and 
 their continuance but of short duration. He sees him, as it were 
 but for a moment through a lattice,— through the ordinances 
 of his grace, which afford only partial displays of his glory, 
 and transient tastes of his love. He is therefore, in this life, 
 constantly breathing and panting after the immediate, full, and 
 constant sight of his Redeemer, in the life to come. Ho de- 
 sires to depart, that he may be with Christ, which is far beiier, 
 to be absent from tlie body, and be present with the Lord. 
 Cut when he shall awake at the glorious appearing of the 
 great God, and our Saviour, lie shall be satisfied :— for then 
 faith shall be changed into vision. His eyes shall see the Kincr 
 in his beauty. He shall sec his Lord as he is, face to face. He 
 shall look upon him without fear. He shall behold him in 
 righteousness,— and though not with an all-comprehending, 
 yet with a beatific and replenishing vision, ravishing the soul,* 
 and satisfying its every desire. Tlien the Believer's joy shall be 
 full : — for tlien his sight of him whom his soul supremely loveth, 
 shall be immediate ;— it shall bo perfect ;— it shall be ever- 
 abiding. 
 
 In the present state, the Believer sees the perfections of the 
 Godhead, manifested in the works of Creation and Providence, 
 and more especially still, in the work of man's redemption ; and 
 the views of the divine glory thus vouchsafed him, fill his mind 
 with wonder and delight, his heart with gratitude and love, and 
 his lips with praise. Nevertheless, his present views of the' per- 
 fections of Jehovah, arc comparatively very limited. He must, 
 after his most laborious enquiries into the nature of God, and 
 his most exalted contemplations of the Divine perfections, ex- 
 claim with Job, " how little a portion is heard of him !" Nay, 
 liis views of the Divine attributes arc not only inadequate: they 
 are in some respects confused. He waits therefore in the 
 
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 exercise of faitl. and patience and hope,-lor fuller and more 
 distinct discoveries. Ho waits the hour when his spn-.tual 
 vision shall be strengthened, and he shall stand a mul the un- 
 veiled glories of the Eternal. Then all darkness shall be 
 dispelled, and every perplexity resolved. What h.s rn.nd no. 
 strives in vain to reconcile, shall^hen be made plam. Ihna 
 he shall sec in a marvellous light, how, in the Divme Charac- 
 ter mercy and truth u.eet together, and how r.ghteou.ness , 
 and grace embrace each other. O the entrancing mam- 
 festatLs of Jehovah's glory, he shall ^•-" ^^^^^ f ^ ^ 
 he shall be satisfied with the full fruition of God. 1 hen le 
 .hill behold the perfections ofthe Godhead shining forth bo- 
 dil in the Person of Jesus. Then he shall be filled w.th t e 
 divine fulness, with the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the 
 knowledge of the Father of Glory. 
 
 Here the Believer is unable to unravel intricacies in the ways 
 ^ of Providence. He perceives tliat God's way is in the sea, and 
 his path in the gi-eat waters, and Ins footsteps are not known. 
 The providential dealings, which, in this house of his pilgrnn- 
 a.e, his own soul e.^periences, are often obscure. He hnd. 
 that hisheavenlv Father leads him, by a way which he know, 
 not. Amidstscenesofperplexity and danger, h.s sou is d,s- 
 nuieted. " So dark is the dispensation," he cr.es, that 1 
 cannot see how my heavenly Father's appointment can be 
 consistent will, the divine promise and faithiu.ness. O how 
 he fears, and prays for light and deliverance ! But hereafter, 
 he shall see and understand God's eternal designs ot judgment 
 ri.rhteousness and salvation, and how every dispe..sat.on o 
 .Evidence, which, on earth, so perplexed bin, as .Ih^tra ed 
 he character ofthe Godhead. The reasons o h.s ou. t..al 
 ^ .ill then bo plain. Ho shall sec that in very -^h^ n - 0.1 
 afilictedhim. His f.c.dties bemg strengthened, airdh..v. u 
 extended, he shall dearly discern, what now, not semng, he 
 Idieves, and loam the way by which hi. heavenly Father con- 
 
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 ducted him to felicity. Looking back, as from an eminence. 
 OH the wny which he now walks, how lie shall trace and adore 
 the steps of providence! He shall see the whole way and its 
 wisdom,— that it was indeed the right way,— that the difficulties 
 and dangers c d pains of it were necessary, — and that all 
 things have been made to work together for his good. From 
 those scenes which here fdled him with the most diitressinf 
 doubts, — he shall raise a song of gratitude and praise. 
 
 Here, the Believer may be poor, — or, if blessed with afllucnco, 
 his temporal comforts do not satisfy. Those friends wlio are 
 liis dearest solace, are like hiin.'clf imperfect: often they are 
 placed at a distance from him : sometimes, alas! they are re- 
 moved by death. Here he finds that all temporal enjoyments, 
 however valuable, are defective, transient, and momentary. 
 
 But hereafter, when he awakes he shall be satisfied : — for 
 then he shall enter into heaven, a world of inconceivable glory, 
 and of everlasting joy. There he shall meet his dear friends, 
 who had died in faith, and slept in Jesus. He shall behold 
 them perfect and glorious, and enjoy delightful fellowship with 
 them forever. There he sliall dwell in his Father's house, — 
 in the mansion his Saviour has prepared for him. There he 
 shall possess the riches of glory, — the inheritance, which is in- 
 corruptible, nndefded, and which fadeth not away. What 
 glorious things arc spoken of the City of God, the heavenly 
 Jerusalem, to which the Believer shall then bo come ! The 
 Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, are the temple of it, and it 
 has no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it ; for 
 tlio glory of God doth lighten it,— and the Lamb is the light 
 thereof In this glorious placo he shall move among the com- 
 pany of tiie redeemed, and join them in the heavenly temple 
 in serving God, who .diall dwell amou'T them,* and in Ibllowin"- 
 the Lamb, who shall feed them and lead them unto living foun- 
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 Angels who aid the redeemed, in singinrr, " Worthy is the 
 Lamb that was slain, to receive power and riches, and wisdom 
 nnd strength, and honour and glory and blessing," and shall 
 join in the universal chorus, " Blessing, and honour, and glory, 
 and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto 
 the Lamb for cv^r nnd ever."— Such are some of the representa- 
 tions which Scripture affords of the celestial glory and felicity, 
 but they fall infiftitely short of the things themselves. Eye 
 hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of mjin conceived, 
 the blessedness which is in reserve for the Believer. O with 
 what reason then 4n this vale of tears, may he say with the 
 Paahnist. — "i sha!jlbe sathficd loktnl awake with tlnj likeness.'" 
 
 And now my bret;Jiren, in conclusion, let mo ask, Whqt, after 
 all you have now h*ard, are the questions, which eacli of you 
 should put to his iwn soul? Are they not these ? Am 1 a 
 Believer? and is thilmy song, in the house of my pilgrimage, 
 *• When 1 awake, i||h11 be satisfied with thy likeness." 
 
 To the doubting Kliever, let me say, rest not until you can 
 
 read your title clear/ Strive to have your eye fixed on the 
 
 blood of sprinkling. Pray constantly and earnestly, for die 
 
 • Holy Spirit. Living in the exercise of every grace, give all 
 
 diligence to make your calling and election sure. 
 
 You, who have good hope, through grace, happy are you. 
 How elevating is your prospect !— how great your consolation ! 
 Suffer the word of exhortation. Live in a manner becoming 
 your hope. Live as expecting soon to hear the summons,— 
 "Come up hither." Press toward the mark. Pvun, strive, 
 fight. Be devoted. Endure hardness as good soldiers of Je.sus 
 Christ. Bo patient. Be submissive. Wait all tlie days of 
 your appointed tigne till your change come. 
 
 But wliat shall I say to the unbelieving and impenitent ! 
 You ane asleep. O awake! the night is already fur ;^pent, the 
 
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 Clay is at hand,— the great and terrible day of the Lord Do 
 you hope, that all will be well with .you, at the ressurrection ' 
 Bo assured that your hope is a false hope. %ithout Christ 
 God is a consuming fire. If yoa awake not tO-ijhteousness' 
 here, you shall awake to shame and everlasting cohtsmpt here- 
 after. If death shall overtake you in your impenitent state 
 when you awake you shall see God, but not nigh .wyou shall 
 be convinced concerning sin and righteousness and jadgmenti 
 but not in peace :— you shall confess the divine goodnesV'ljut 
 instead ofexperiehcing it, you shall be cast into the lake offireX 
 and be shut up in the blackness of darkness for ever. O Fle^ 
 then whilst you may. f,om the wrath to come. Enter into that 
 glorious refuge, which is set before you, in the gospel.' Em- 
 brace Christ by faith. Be born of the Spirit. O hear the gos^ 
 pel call. " Awake thou that sleepest, and arise fr«b the^^^i 
 and Christ, by his word and. Spirit, will give thcelight aafl life '^• 
 Will you turn a deaf ear to this call, tHJ the Holy SpkiT witli?^ 
 draw from you, and an angry God give you up to your own 
 heart's lusts, and pour on you a spirit of ^ui^r and deep 
 sleep ? Be not so infatuated, llesist not the KoIy.Spirit. To- 
 day, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Behold 
 now is the accoptea time : behold, now is the day of Sa#ition.' 
 
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