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be heighten'd by any other. Can fo cold an Indifference then feize us in a Matter of fuch infinite Concern? Will Men, whom the Wind ruffles, whom a Fly can diforder, provoke the Wrath of God? Can a Creature, who trembles at the momentary Punishments inflicted by an earthly Judge, laugh at the Sentence of an eternal? Can he who starts at a Whipping-Poft, look confidently and ftedfaftly in the Face of Damnation?

Or is it that we difbelieve these things; that we have drank of the Infidelity of the Age? a Cup too liberally diftributed abroad: But it is a poisonous one, and offers us the Wine of Ignorance, not of Knowledge; a Draught, however delicious it may feem, which will be followed by that bitter Potion mentioned in the Text, namely, the Wine of the Wrath of God.

Indeed this Infidelity is more than credible, from the Vice which I would caution you againft; Men of fuch darkened Understandings, as are not able to fee a little forward into the Confequences of Hings hoodwinked, and blinded by

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could never be feduced to part with, cat hardly be imagined to have Intellectuals clear enough to penetrate into Eternity. Such a Distance may eafily baffle their weak Sight, may mifreprefent the brighteft Truths to their Minds, and make them prefer the Trafh and Trifles, the Bribes and Bawbles, which Corruption lays before them, to all the Glories which God fhall unveil hereafter; and embolden them to fnatch the prefent Toy at the hazard of all the Punishments which he hath threatned, and will furely inflict on them.

But let us, my Beloved, hear thefe things with open Ears, and confider them with a lively Faith: For tho' the Punishment of the Wicked is not prefent, (and probably not far off neither) let us be affured it is certain. And, God grant fuch an Affurance may have fo good an Effect on all who hear me this Day, that they may never hereafter be in Danger of hearing fo dreadful a Sentence.

I proceed now to my third Purpofe: To apply what hath been here faid to the prefent Occafion.

You will now within a few Days elect Reprefentatives to ferve you in the enfuing Parliament In other Words you are to commit the Care of your Liberties, and

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