3dly, The speedy Spreading of the Gospel through the whole World, carrying all before it, and prevailing over all Prejudice, Ignorance, Error, Malice, and Wickedness.

4thly, The Purity and Holiness both of Life and Doctrine, which the Apostles then did, and all true Ministers of CHRIST do appear with in the World.

These Particulars I illustrated, by shewing,

That as the Properties of Fire are,

1st, To Melt that which is Hard:

2dly, To Heat that which is Cold:

3dly, To Enlighten that which is Dark:

4thly, To Harden that which is Soft:

5thly, To Cleanse that which is Impure:

6thly, To Ascend upwards:

And

7thly, To Encrease and Multiply, when dispers'd:

So the Properties of the Spirit are,

1st, To Soften our Hard Hearts.

2dly, To Heat our Cold Devotions.

3dly, To Enlighten our Dark Understandings.

4thly, To Strengthen our Weaknesses and Infirmities.

5thly, To Try and Cleanse the Impurities of our Souls.

6thly, To make our Thoughts and Desires to Ascend upwards, and fix on those things which are above.

And lastly, To Encrease and Multiply the Gifts of Grace in us.

Secondly, I proceeded to, and enlarg'd upon, this Argument (arising from the Premises) viz. That seeing the Christian Religion was Establish'd and Confirm'd by such stupendious Miracles as were wrought by Christ Himself, and His Apostles, Men are inexcusable who will not demonstrate their Belief by a strict Obedience to the Divine Precepts of it.

Lastly, I concluded all (for the present) with this Admonition to my Auditory, and particularly to the Condemn'd Prisoners, viz. That they would seriously examin themselves in this Matter, duly considering, Whether their Lives had been conformable to those Precepts; and it not take effectual care speedily to amend whatever they should find they had done amis that they might die in a better state than that which they had liv'd in, and by exerting such Acts of Faith and Repentance as might restore them to GOD's Image and Favour, prevent their Eternal Damnation, and obtain the Salvation of GOD, through the alone Merits of JESUS CHRIST our Lord.

Again, on Trinity-Sunday, the 12th instant , I likewise preach'd to them both in the Morning and Afternoon, and took my Text out of the Gospel appointed for that Day, viz. St. Joh iii. 3. JESUS answer'd and said unto him. Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a Man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.

From these Words, first explain'd in general with their Context, I then endeavour'd to shew in particular,

I. What it is to be born again,

II. What is here meant by the Kingdom of God, and the Seeing of it.

III. How much it concerns every one earnestly to labour after Regeneration, or the New Birth, mention'd in the Text, because without it, it is impossible for Men to see the Kingdom of God; i. e. to be admitted either into his Kingdom of Grace in this World, or to the blessed Enjoyment of his Kingdom of Glory in the next.