. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. od firmer thanheaven and earth. (Matt. xxiv. 35.)Then I asked him what I must do whenI came; and he told me I must entreaton my knees (Psa. xcv. 6; Dan. vi. 10),with all my heart and soul (Jer. , 13), the Father to reveal Him to I asked him further how I mustmake my supplication to Him; and hesaid, Go, and thou shalt find Him upona mercy-seat, where He sits all the yearlong to give pardon and forgiveness tothem that come. I told him that I knew not what to say when I came; andhe bid me say to this effect: God be
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. od firmer thanheaven and earth. (Matt. xxiv. 35.)Then I asked him what I must do whenI came; and he told me I must entreaton my knees (Psa. xcv. 6; Dan. vi. 10),with all my heart and soul (Jer. , 13), the Father to reveal Him to I asked him further how I mustmake my supplication to Him; and hesaid, Go, and thou shalt find Him upona mercy-seat, where He sits all the yearlong to give pardon and forgiveness tothem that come. I told him that I knew not what to say when I came; andhe bid me say to this effect: God be merciful to me a sinner, and make meto know and believe in Jesus Christ; for I see that if His righteousness hadnot been, or I have not faith in that righteousness, I am utterly cast , I have heard that Thou art a merciful God, and hast ordained thatThy Son Tesus Christ should be the Saviour of the world; and, moreover,that Thou art willing to bestow Him upon such a poor sinner as I I am a sinner indeed. Lord, take therefore this opportunity, and. He said, No, for I was invited to come. HOPEFUi. NARRATES HIS CONVERSION. 1S5 magnify Thy grace in the salvation of my soul, through Thy Son JesusChrist. Amen. (Exod. xxv. 22; Lev. xvi. 2; Numb. vii. 89; Heb. iv. 16.) Chris. And did you do as you were bidden? Hope. Yes, over, and over, and over. Chris. And did the Father reveal His Son to you? Hope. Not at the first, nor second, nor third, nor fourth, nor fifth; no,nor at the sixth time neither. Chris. What did you do then ? Hope. What! why, I could not tell what to do. Chris. Had you no thoughts of leaving off praying? Hope. Yes; a hundred times twice told. Chris. And what was the reason you did not? Hope. I believed that that was true which had been told me; to wit,that without the righteousness of this Christ, all the world could notsave me; and therefore, thought I with myself, if I leave off I die,and I can but die at the throne of grace. And withal, this came int
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