III. and lastly, That the best Expedient, for us to reach home to that most glorious Place, (which we should look upon as our Native Country, and Eternal Inheritance and Abode) we are to make this present Life a Life of Prayers and Tears; mourning for our Sins, and imploring God's Mercy, and Pardon, and Grace, saying with Holy David in the Text and Words following; Hear my Prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my Cry; hold not thy Peace at my Tears.-Oh! spare me a little, that I may recover my Strength before I go hence and be no more seen.

On the last Lord's Day, the 20th instant , preach'd again to them, viz. in the Morning upon these Words, Psal. 19. the 12th and 13th Verses, Who can understand his Errors? Cleanse thou me from secret Faults: Keep back thy Servant also from presumptuous Sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression. And in the Afternoon upon St. Mark, chap. I. the latter part of the 15th Verse.-Repent ye, and believe the Gospel.

Upon the first of those Texts (after a short Introduction) I examin'd the Nature of Sin, and the different Characters under which it is here represented in the Text, viz.

I. Sins of Ignorance and Infirmity, such as the Royal Prophet calls Errors and secret Faults, which we often fall into inadvertently and unawares, without knowing, or considering at the time of our committing of them, that they are things forbidden by Almighty God; and therefore to be carefully avoided by all Men.

II. Sins of Presumption, which imply such, as are both known and wilful; and have Dominion over us; i. e. a reigning habitual Power in us.

Having explain'd these two principal Distinctions of Sins, I proceeded to consider,

III. and lastly, That if we are kept from Presumptuous Sins, and habitual wilful Trangressions, we shall be safe and out of Danger: We shall be in a State of Grace, a State of Sincerity and Favour with God: So that notwithstanding our Errors and Infirmities, God will account of us, and deal with us, as righteous good Men: Which David insinuates in the latter part of the Text, where he says, Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression; that is, as if he had said, I shall be clear of any such Sin, as may endanger my Soul, and expose it to eternal Damnation and Misery.

Upon the other Text (which I also explain'd in general with its Context and parallel Places) I first took notice, that herein were couch'd the very first Words of the first Sermon preach'd by our great Master, JESUS CHRIST, containing the whole Tenour of the Gospel, as to what is requir'd of us in order to our Salvation; and therefore highly deserving our utmost attention, regard, and obedience: Which having shewn, I then took occasion from those Words, Repent ye, and believe the Gospel, to explain the Doctrine,

I. Of Faith,

II. Of Repentance.