Fear ana in time of Perſecution, from their Faith and Confidence in Chriſt, P1 0- feiled ; ſhrinking through Fear, or lofing it through Sloth, or fortak- 1ng it by Treachery, either gradually or totally, conftiding in them- ſelves, and fo deſpitins God, reje& Him, and draw away from tin, þ God himfclf will be ſo far from taking any pleature or celtz};t 17
ſucha Soul, or vouchſafe it any Joy or Lite, that his very Sov! ablzors it, 1s highly difpleaſed with its Sin, and abominates its Perfon. in his Difpleaſure 1s Miſery, Death, and Eternal Perdition. Toe Dev.
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39 But we 7 are nbdt of them who draw bac perdition, but of them 4 that bwliere, to the {:1ins of the foul.
i The Conclufion 1s an hopeful Affertion of their Condition, or ſweet Intimation of what they ought to be, even like | and fo the Apoſtle removes all Jealouite of his refleing on them. as chap. 6, 9, The Adverſative, but, is an Exception of them to whom he writes from the Apoſtate-State, and fo jouns himiceir v.ith them, hoping they were ſuch de fo, as he was, and as tliey ought 5 be de jure, and fo intimates their Duty, and that of ail Chrittians, we arg nt Sons of Defe&iom, Perſons with-drawing and back-lliding from"Chriſt, his Goſpel, or Luties; Apoſtates from the Truth , whole end is deſtrudt;on, an utter Separation from ail Good, Lite and Glory, and full SubzeQion of Lody and Soul to Eterna] Torments 12 Hell, by the righteous Sentence of God ; who are Sons of Detection, are Sons of Perdition, Matth. 10. 28. Jon 17. 12. 2 Theſſ. 2. 3. Þ Sons of Faith,” true and ſincere Believers, cle.ving to Chrift and his Body, rooted in his Faith, and perſeverins in it to the end, Feb, 2. 17. Cole. 2. 7. which Faith acquiring, purchatinz, or obtaining, accordir to the Goſpel-Covenant, the Soul tor Salvation, and Glo- ry for the” Soul, 7ohn 3. 15, 16, 3s. and 5. 4o. 2 Theſſ. I 2. Faith realizing, applving, and kceping faft the Price which Chri't —_ paid to God for the purchaſing of theſe for them on their Souls,
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X man g draw back, my ſoul þ ſhall have no pleaſure in OY : him. | | f Theſe are, as the former, the Words of the Prophet Habakiuk , chap. 2. 4. inforcing the former Duty pretſed from the Gain of Per-
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