Serious reflections during the life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe : with his Vision of the angelick world . tleman. But what muft a poor Minifler do, who beingfiUd with better Principles, prays for this vaiuglorious Man ? MufI: he fay. Lord accept thisgood Man, for he has been no Drunkard, no Swea-rer, no debauch^d Perfon j : he has been a juft, acharitable Man, has done a gre^t deal of Goodamong his Neighbours,and never wilfully wrongMany Man ; he has not been fo wicked as it is theCuftom of the Times to be ^ nor has he fhewnbad Examples to others; Lord be merciful to thisexcel
Serious reflections during the life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe : with his Vision of the angelick world . tleman. But what muft a poor Minifler do, who beingfiUd with better Principles, prays for this vaiuglorious Man ? MufI: he fay. Lord accept thisgood Man, for he has been no Drunkard, no Swea-rer, no debauch^d Perfon j : he has been a juft, acharitable Man, has done a gre^t deal of Goodamong his Neighbours,and never wilfully wrongMany Man ; he has not been fo wicked as it is theCuftom of the Times to be ^ nor has he fhewnbad Examples to others; Lord be merciful to thisexcellent good Man? No, no, the poor fincere Miuifl:er knows betterthings j and if he prays, with him, he turns himquite in-fide-out, reprefents him as a poor mifla-ken Creature, who now fces^ that he is nothing, and [io3 ] and has nothing in hirpfelf, but cafts himfelf en-tirely, as a miferable loft Sinner, into the Armsof a moft mere ful Saviour, praying to be accep-ted on the Merits of Jefus Chnft, and no other;fo that theres all his Negative Bottom unra-velld at once ; and if this is not his Cafe, itmuft be worfe. •. HAPc [ 204]
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