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whole Church, one by one,
and can spy no Blemish, nei-
ther in the Bishop, nor in
the People who are under
his Care, he will be put to
Confufion, and prick'd at
the Heart, and in a peace-
able manner will go his way,
with Shame, and many Tears,
and the Flock will remain
pure. He will apply himself
το God with Tears, and will
repent of his Sins, and have
Hope. Nay, the whole Flock
at the Sight of his Tears,
will be intruded, becaufe a

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vere in their Goodnefs; re-
ceive the Penitent: For the
Lord God has promis'd with
an Oath to afford Remiffion
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things they have done amifs.
For He fays by Ezekiel,
Speak unto them, As I live, Ezek.
faith the Lord, I would not the xx
Death of a Sinner, but that the
Wicked turn from his evil way
and live. Turn ye therefore
from your evil ways, for why
will ye die, O House of Ifrael?
Here the Word affords Hope
to Sinners, that if they will
repent they fhall have Hope
of Salvation, left otherwise
out of Defpair they yield
themselves up to their Tranf
greffions; but that having
Hope of Salvation they may
be converted, and may ad-
drels to God with Tears, on
account of their Sins, and
may repent from their Hearts,

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Yet it is very neceffary
that thole who are yet inno
cent hould continue fo, and
not make an Experiment
what Sin is, that they may
not have Occafion for Trou-
ble, Sorrow, and thole La-
mentations, which are in or-
der to Forgivenels. For how
dont thou know, O Man,
when thou finneft, whether
thou fhalt live any Number
of Days in this prefent State,
that thou mayl have time
to repent? For the time of
rhy Departure out of this
World is uncertain; and if
thou dyeft in Sin, there will
remain no Repentance for
thee; as God fays by David,
In the Grave who will confefs
to thee? It behoves us there-
fore to be ready in the do-
ing of our Duty, that fo we
may await our Pallage into
another World without Sor- 5.

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