may be to their real Benefit and Advantage; and even extend this our Good will and Affection to our very Enemies; returning Good for Evil, Love for Hatred, Blessing for Cursing, &c. according to CHRIST's Command, Mat. 5. 44. Which is the Positive Part of the Duty recommended by St. Peter in the Text.

III. and lastly, That if we presume to act contrary to this excellent and divine Precept, we can expect no less than to be brought under the dreadful Wrath of GOD, who is a consuming Fire to Impenitent Sinners, and a terrible Avenger of all the Wrongs, Injuries, and other Wicked Deeds (of any kind) for which those miserable Wretches, that shall be found guilty of them, must greatly suffer, either in this World, or in the next, and perhaps in both.

All which I made it appear, by several Particulars, to be the genuine Result of what GOD has enacted in his Law, with relation to Men's due Comportment and Behaviour to, and just and honest Dealing with, one-another: And then in the Application (which I chiefly directed to the Condemn'd Persons) I shew'd, That such as have been injurious to their Neighbour, or are otherwise Guilty before GOD and Man, and therefore liable to Punishment both here and hereafter, may nevertheless, through a lively Faith in CHRIST, and a Sincere Repentance of all their Sins, obtain Mercy, Pardon, and Salvation, if not in this World, however in the World to come. An Encouragement which Almighty GOD (out of his abundant Pity and Love) is pleas'd to give to Sinners, that by their grieving bitterly for their Sins, forsaking them utterly, and throughly amending their Lives, before they be call'd (immediately after Death) to a strict Account of whatever they have done in this Life, whether it be good or bad, may fit and prepare themselves for their Admission into an immortal State of Eternal Bliss and Glory.

On the last LORD's Day, the 26th instant , I preach'd to them again (both in the Morning and Afternoon) upon this Text, Rom. 6. 12. What Fruit had you in those things, whereof ye are now asham'd? For the End of those things is Death.

In speaking to which Words, I first observ'd the Reference they have to what the Apostle had said before, of which I gave a short Explanation, and then endeavour'd to make my Auditory sensible of, and inculcate upon their Minds and Hearts, the great and important Truths imply'd herein, viz.

I. That Sinners can have but little (or rather no real) Profit and Satisfaction from their Sins; though they are such Fools, as sometimes to fancy that there is great Pleasure and Advantage in them: whereas they should consider,