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created us , and tliat Virtue Religion^ aiid Hvalk- 

 ing by the Laws of God, were altogether preferable 

 to the Ways of Sin and Satan \ for that the Ways o? 

 Virtue are Ways of Pleafantnefs^ and all their Paths arc 

 Feaccy Prov^: 3: 17. 



But what you could not learn from God's Word, 

 by reafon of your carelejly^ or but fuferficially con- 

 lidering the fame, I hope the Courfe of his Tro^ 

 videnccy and the prefent AffiiEtions that he hath laid 

 upon you, hath now convinced you of the lame : 

 Bor however in your feeming Profperity you might 

 mzke B. Mock at your Sins Prov. 3. 17. yet nov^ 

 that you fee that God's Hand hath reached you, 

 and brought you to publick Juftice, I hope your 

 prefent unhappy Circumftances hath made yptii 

 lerioufly refleft upon your paft Anions and Courfe 

 of Life i and that you are now fenlible of the Grpat^ 

 nefs of yotir Sins, and that you find the Burden of 

 them is intolerable. 



. And that therefore being thus labouring^ and heavy 

 4dden uoith Sin^ Mat. 11. 28. you will efteem that 

 as the moft valuable Knowledge^ that can ffiew 

 you how you can be reconciled to that 5upreTrie 

 God that you have lb highly offended ; and that 

 can reveal to you Him who is not only the |)9\veif- 

 ful Advocate with the Father for yoUy 1 John 2. 

 but alfowho hath paid that Debt that is due for 

 your Sins by his own Death upon the Crofs for 

 you ; and thereby made full Satisfaftlon for the Ju- 

 flice of God. And this is to be found no where 

 but in God's Word, which difcovers to us that 

 L,amb of God which taies away the Sins of the Worldy 

 John 1 . 29. which is ChriFt the Son of God : For 

 this know, and be afTured, that there is none other 

 Name under Heaven given among Meny whereby we muFi 

 he favedy Afts 4. 1 2. but only by the Name of the 

 Lord "Jefus. 



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