every moment in danger of tumbling down into it! Though some of you make light of Hell, and more light of Sin that does deserve it, yet I foresee how you will change your minds, when once you feel what 'tis to be there; and I would fain prevent your going thither. What shall I say? how shall I do to prevail with you, to become willing to a sincere Conversion, and so escape eternal Misery and Confusion? Once more, I cry as loud and earnestly as I am able, T••rn ye, Turn ye!
O ye youngest that are here, turn to God: Your whole time is short enough to provide for Eternity, begin early to redeem it. Can you be too soon safe and happy? safe in being under the Wing of Christ; happy in having the Lord to be your God and Father. Oh ye Children, become Converts! Christ is ready to embrace you in his Arms, and bless you. I should not at all fear the Gospels going, if I could behold much of the Work of Rege∣neration among the young generation. O ye oldest Sin••rs! Turn to God; the door of Mercy is not quite shut, though you have lived so long in Sin, 'till you have one foot in the Grave. Admi∣rable Mystery and Miracle of Grace! when those are in a spiri∣tual sense New Born, who were old both in Years and Wicked∣ness! Turn ye, O you that have most Righteousness of your own! for your Righteousness is filthy raggs, and you have Sin enough to ruine you. Turn ye, O you that have been guilty of the greatest Transgressions! for in the Lord is superab••ndant Grace enough and enough to save you.
If you will not Turn, you gratifie the evil One, the Enemy of your Salvation; you Consent to be his Slavis and Prey; and chuse rather to dwell with him in Torment, than with the Lord in Glo∣ry. If you will not turn, you are S••l••-haters; not Accessari••s only, but Principals in the Murthering of your own Souls. It was a true saying of Salvian, Nemo nobis, Cr••••••••ior nobis; none more Cruel, none so cruel to sinful Man, as he is to himself: The very Prince of the Devils has not so great an hand in his Destruction.
If you will not turn immediately, this very day, hour, moment, it may quickly be too late: Abused Mercy may go away for ever, and God may now at last foreit, who has long waited to be gracious. The Axe, before another Sabbath, may be laid to the root of the Tree which bears nothing but the Grapes of Sodom, and the Clust••s of Go∣morrah: A Sentence may be pronounced from Heaven, H••w down such a strange and degenerate Plant, and cast it into fi••e unquenchable.
But if at last you see with with your Eyes, and hear with your ea••s, and understand with your hearts, and turn to the Lord; the Father will receive you with open arms of love and kindness, his tenderest