dying impenitent, pray let me see how you will prove it. Not that I altogether doubt it, because you have affirmed it, but yet I love to have a proof for what men say in such weighty matters.

Wise. When I said, he died without repentance, I meant, so far as those that knew him could judge, when they compared his life, the word, and his death, together.

Atten. Well said; they went the right way to find out whether he had, that is, did manifest that he had repentance or no. Now then shew me how they did prove he had none.

Wise. So I will: And first, this was urged to prove it. He had not in all the time of his sickness, a sight and sense of his sins, but was as secure, and as much at quiet, as if he had never sinned in all his life.

Atten. I must needs confess, that this is a sign he had none. For how can a man repent of that of which he hath neither sight nor sense? But it is strange that he had neither sight nor sense of sin now, when he had such a sight and sense of his evil before I mean when he was sick before.

Wise. He was, as I said, as secure now, as if he had been as sinless as an angel; though all men knew what a sinner he was; for he carried his sins in his forehead. His debauched life was read and known of all men; but his repentance was read and known of no man; for, as I said, he had none. And for ought I know, the reason why he had no

sense of his sins now, was, because he profited not by that sense that he had of them before. He liked not to retain that knowledge of God then, that caused his sins to come to remembrance. Therefore God gave him up now to a reprobate mind, to hardness and tupidity of spirit; and so was that scripture fulfilled upon him, "He that blindeth their eyes." And that, "Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see." Oh! for a man to live in sin, and go out of the world without repentance for it, is the saddest judgment that can overtake a man.

Atten. But, Sir, although both you and I have consented, that without a sight and sense of sin there can be no repentance, yet that is but our bare say so; let us therefore now see if by the scripture we can make it good.

Wise. That is easily done. The three thousand that were converted (Acts ii.) repented not until they had sight and sense of their sins? Paul repented not till he had sight and sense of his sins; the jailor repented not till he had sight and sense of his sins; nor could they. For of what should a man repent? the answer is, of sin. What is it to repent of sin? The answer is, to be sorry for it, to turn from it. But how can a man be sorry for it, that has neither sight nor sense of it? David did not only commit sins, but abode impenitent for them, until Nathan the prophet was sent from God to give him a sight

and sense of them; and then, but not till then, he indeed repented of them. Job, in order to his repentance, cries unto God, "Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me."

And again, "That which I see not, teach thou me: I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more;" that is, not in what I know, for I will repent of it; nor yet in what I know not, when thou shalt shew me it.

Also Ephraim's repentance was after he was turned to the sight and sense of his sins, and after he was instructed about the evil of them.

Atten. These are good testimonies of this truth, and do, (if matter of fact, with which Mr Badman is charged, be true) prove indeed that he did not repent, but as he lived so he died in his sin: for without repentance a man is sure to die in his sin; for they will lie down in the dust with him, rise at the judgment with him, hang about his neck like cords and chains when he standeth at the bar of God's tribunal, and go with him. too, when he goes away from the judgmentseat, with a "Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels ;" and there shall fret and gnaw his conscience, because they will be to him a never-dying worm.

Wise. You say well: and I will add a word or two more to what I have said; repentance, as it is not produced without a sight and sense of sin, so every sight and sense of

sin cannot produce it: I mean every sight and sense of sin cannot produce that repentance, that is, repentance unto salvation, repentance never to be repented of. For it is yet fresh before us, that Mr Badman had a sight and sense of sin, in that fit of sickness that he had before, but it died without procuring any such godly fruit: as was manifest by his so soon returning with the dog to his vomit. Many people think also that repentance stands in confession of sin only, but they are very much mistaken: for repentance, as was said before, is a being sorry for, and returning from transgression to God by Jesus Christ. Now, if this be true, that every right and sense of sin will not produce repentance, then repentance cannot be produced there where there is no sight and sense of sin. That every sight and sense of sin will not produce repentance, to wit, the godly repentance that we are speaking of, is manifest in Cain, Pharaoh, Saul, and Judas, who all of them had sense, great sense of sin, but none of them repentance unto life.

Now I conclude, that Mr Badman did die impenitent, and so a death most miserable. Atten. But pray now, before we conclude our discourse of Mr Badman, give me another proof of his dying in his sins.

Wise. Another proof is this, he did not desire a sight and sense of his sins, that he might have repentance for them. Did I he did not desire it? I will add he greatly de

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sired to remain in his security: and that I shall prove by that which follows. First he could not endure that any man now should talk to him of his sinful life, and yet that was the way to beget a sight and sense of sin, and so of repentance from it, in his soul: But I say he could not endure such discourse. Those men that did offer to talk unto him of his ill-. spent life, they were as little welcome to him in the time of his last sickness, as was Elijah when he went to meet with Ahab, as he went down to take possession of Naboth's vineyard. "Hast thou found me, (said Ahab), O mine enemy?" So would Mr Badman say in his heart to and of those that thus did come to him, though indeed they came even of love, to convince him of his evil life, that he might have repentance thereof, and have obtained mercy.

Atten. Did good men then go to see him in his last sickness?

Wise. Yes: Those that were his first wife's acquaintance, they went to see him, and to talk with him, and to him, if perhaps he might now,' at last, bethink himself, and cry to God for mercy.

Atten. They did well to try now at last if they could save his soul from hell; but pray how can you tell that he did not care for the company of such?

Wise. Because of the differing carriage that he had towards them, from what he had when his old carnal companions came to see