3. Our woeful fecurity in thefe evils, and obftinate cleaving to predominant fins, defpifing all reproofs for them, and warnings to forfake them. 4. The inordinate fetting of our hearts upon earthly enjoyments and fenfual fatisfaction, to the fad neglect of these things, wherein our chief happiness doth confift, viz. the enjoying of God, and communion with him. 5 The great ignorance of God and of gofpel truths, which continueth in a land of fuch light. The great ignorance of Jefus Chrift, of his mediation and offices, and of the way of making use of Chrift for juftification and fanctification, for ftrength in duties, and for accefs to and acceptance with God. 6. The neglect of the worship of God in families, and in fecret, and the great restraining of prayer before God 7. Our unfruitfulness under the means of grace. 8. The back@lidings of all ranks from God, and leaving their firft love; the great decay of the life and power of godliness, and of holy and tender walking, both in minifters and profeffors. 9. The floth and contempt of many, in not attending upon God's holy ordinances. 10. Our attending ordinances for the fafhion, and not making them tryfting places for meeting with God, and means of communion with him. 11. Our contenting ourselves with man's teaching, and not feeking after the teachings and influences of the Spirit, in hearing of the word. 12. Our finning away the holy fpirit from ordinances; our not lamenting for his withdrawing, nor wrestling for his return. 13. Our formality in prayer, and not making ufe of the interceffion of Chrift, nor employing the affiftance of the fpirit in this duty. 14. Our refting upon an outward attendance of ordinances, and a name to live, without feeking after a work of grace and regeneration in our fouls. 15. Our not valuing the news of redeeming love which Q3 which the gospel brings to us, nor embracing glorious Chrift as offered to thus therein. 16. Our not living a life of faith upon Christ, nor making continual use of his meritorious blood, and imputed righteoufnefs for our juftification, fanctification, fubduing fin, performing duty, acceptance with God, and peace of conscience. 17. Our going about to establish our own righteoufnefs, by putting our religious duties, our just dealing, or moral honefly, in the room of glorious Chrift, who alone is the Lord our righteousness. 18. Our unfrequency and floth in celebrating the memorials of redeeming love, and of the death and fufferings of our bleffed Lord, in the holy fupper. 19. The profanation of the Lord's table, by the ap. proach of those who are ignorant, prayerlefs, or ungod ly livers. 20. Our neglecting folemn preparation for this near approach, by felf-examination, fecret humiliation, and wrestling with God for his prefence, and renewing co venant with him. 21. Our not keeping up the impreffion of facramental vows, and of the matchlefs love of Chrift difplayed to us, fo as to be thereby constrained to live to Him that died for us. 22. Our not imitating the pattern of the holy Jefus, in his meeknefs, holinefs, felf-denial, mortification to the world, patience under wrongs, thankfulness for mercies, diligence in prayer, zeal for God's fervice, concern for the good of others, willingness to die, and refignation to God's will. 23. The neglect of mafters and families in inftructing their children and fervants, and using their authority to fupprefs fin amongst them. 24. Our unthankful forgetting of the many fignal deliverances which God hath wrought for this church and land; and our unthankful abufe of the many valuable mercies we ftill enjoy. 25. Our prefidious dealing with God, in breaking both national and perfonal covenant; and our want of zeal zeal for maintaining truth, purity and piety, in oppofition to abounding error, fuperftition and profanity. 26. Our indifferency about the coming of Chrift's kingdom; our little praying for the peace and profperity of Jerufalem; and our minding our own things, more than the things of Jefus Christ. 27. The heaven-daring attacks made upon the gofpel-revelation, by infidels among ourselves. 28. Our impenitency and infenfibleness under fpiritual judgments, and manifold tokens of God's anger, fuch as, withdrawing his spirit from minifters and profeffors, blafting of ordinances, dividing us in his anger, giving us up to fpiritual oppreffion and perfecution, letting loose a fpirit of error and delufion, &c. FINIS |