The great danger of Apostasie. [ 1817]
IN the affairs of this life, it is a shame for a Man to begin an enterprise, and not to go through; to begin a piece of Work, and leave it off in the middle, it will give just occasion for every Man to point at him with his finger, deride and jeer him, saying; This Man began to build, and was not able to finish,* 1.1 that he hath taken a great deal of pains to no other purpose, but to leave a Monument of Fol••y and Vanity for the World to laugh at. And thus he that hath received the common graces of God, and many good gifts of his Spirit, which have enabled him to do much good and faithful service, and then takes the grace of God, and turns it into wantonnesse,* 1.2 and smothers and quenches the Spirit; Or having been in a fair way to Heaven, having some time walked on Religiously and faithfully, till he come within some sense of his Reward, and within view of the Crown pre∣pared for him,* 1.3 then to turn out of the way, and Apostatize in the broad way, What is it else but to tread in a path, that without Repentance will lead to ut∣ter destruction, Heb. 6.