And on the Lord's Day the 8th instant, I preach'd to them both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, on part of one of the Psalms for that Morning Service, viz. Psal. 39. 12, & 13. Hear my Prayer, O Lord, and give Ear unto my Cry; Hold not Thy Peace at my Tears: For I am a Stranger with Thee, and a Sojourner, as all my Fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover Strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Which Words, together with their Context, having first explain'd in general, I then in particular laid down, and enlarg'd upon, these Three Propositions, resulting therefrom, viz.

I. That all the Sons and Daughters of Men are but Strangers and Travellers upon Earth, as David professes, both with respect to himself, and for all others before him, in these Words of the Text. I am a Stranger with Thee, and a Sojourner, as all my Fathers were.

II. That from thence it follows, That as this Life is transitory, and our Abode in this World but of a short Continuance; so we ought (according to the Apostle's Direction) to set our Affection on things above, not on things on the Earth, raising our Thoughts and Desires to that Blessed Life which is to come, Eternal in the Heavens, Col. 3. 2. & 2 Cor. 5. 1.

III. & lastly, That the best Way for us to take, in order to our attainment to that glorious Place which we should look upon as our Native Country and Everlasting Abode) is to go mourning all the Day long for our Sins, and make this Life a Life of Prayers and Tears, earnestly imploring GOD's Mercy, Pardon, and Grace, as the Royal Psalmist does express it in Psal. 38. 6. and in the Text, in which he thus calls upon GOD; Hear my Prayer, O Lord, &c.

On the Lord's Day, the 15th instant, I preach'd again to them, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon these Words, taken out of the Epistle appointed for that Day, viz. Rom. 6. 21. What Fruit had ye in those Things whereof ye are now asham'd? For the end of those Things is Death.

In my Explanation of which Words, I first observ'd in general what they refer to, and then in particular I shew'd my Auditory the important Truths contain'd therein, which are these; viz.

I. That the Sinner can have but little (or rather no real) Profit or Satisfaction from his Sins, though he may be, and often is, so blinded by them, as to fancy that there is Pleasure and Advantage in them.

II. That nothing but Shame and Confusion can be reapt from (as being the Fruit naturally produced by) a sinful Life.

III. That Death, even Eternal Death and Damnation will be the sad End and woful Portion of every obstinate and unrelenting Sinner.

IV. That Men's future Judgment after this Life is certain and inevitable.

V. ult. That the Sinner, who shall have neglected to repent sincerely, and in due time, will find that Judgment most dreadful and intolerable.

Yesterday being the 22d instant, and the bird and Last Lord's Day they had, I preach'd to them again, both in the Morning and Afternoon, and my Text was, Jer. 5. part of the 3d Verse - Thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; Thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive Correction: They have made their Faces harder than a Rock; they have refused to return.