tiie counsels of your friends, and the admonitions of your mi- nisters, what will be your reflections in the last day : when you call to mind the instructions once given by your parents, the advice offered by some pious friend or relative, the warn- ings delivered by God's servants in the public assembly, how distressing will it be to see that they were only the means of aggravating your eternal condemnation ! Oh ! let me prevail with you, ere it be too late. Consider, I pray you, " Who ever hardened himself against God, and prospered?" To-day then, while it is called to-day, harden not your hearts, lest you provoke God to swear in his wrath, that you shall never enter into his rest.]
2. Those who are inclined to obey his will —
[Truly this disposition is of the Lord : " it is he that has given you either to will or do." Bless him, then, that the destruction which has come suddenly and irremediably on so many millions of mankind, was not permitted to come on you in your unawakened state. And now let your hearts be right with him : let every word of his sink down into your ears, and be obeyed without reserve. Seek an entire conformity to his mind and will. *' Forget all that is behind, and reach forward constantly to that which is before." Seek to " grow up in all things into Christ, your living Head." Make more and more use of that remedy which is in your hands. Apply the precious blood of Christ more and more to your souls, to purge you from your sins ; and seek more abundant supplies of the Spirit of grace, to transform you into the Divine image : so shall you be happy now in the prospect of your inheritance, and be pro- gressively rendered meet for your full possession of it.]