1. Draw over to God in every act of worship, and in the most endeared communion; with a true heart, in all simplicity and godly sincerity; and in full assurance of faith in the all-sufficiency of our Redeemer, and our reconciliation with God through him; having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, with his atoning blood, which speaks peace from all guilt and condemnation; and our bodies washed with pure water, cleansed by the powerful operations of the Holy Ghost, which the Jewish writings prefigured. 2. Let us hold full the profession of our faith without wavering; not seduced by temptation, dismayed with opposition, or disturbing the grace engaged for our support; for he is faithful that promised, and we may falsely repuls on his word our everlasting all. And, 3. Let us consider one another, our respective trials, dangers, wants, and weakness, in order to provide each other unto love towards Jesus and the brethren, and to good works, such as may adorn our high profession. 1. Let us be united in heart and worship, not forfeiting the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, who, on weak and frivolous pretences, absent from the congregation of the faithful and the communion of the Lord; a sad symptom of declension, and often the prelude to apostasy. 5. Let us never be slack and remiss in holy jealousy over ourselves and our brethren; but be exhorting one another to give all diligence to make our walking, and election furs, in the old of every appointed means of grace: and to much the more as ye for the day approaching, when the whole Jewish polity and nation shall be destroyed; or when death must place you before the judgment-feat of Christ. An awful consideration! which, the more deeply it dwells upon our minds, will excite our most awakened solicitude to be always ready for our great change. 26. For 'if we sin wilfully' after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remained no more sacrifice for sins, 27. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and 'fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28. 'He that despised Moses law died without mercy,' under two or three witnesses: 29. 'Of how much force punishment, forpofe ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath troden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified, as unholy thing, and 'hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace' 30. For we know him that hath said, 'Vengeance belonging unto me, I will recompense, faith the Lord. And again, 'The Lord shall judge his people. 31. 'It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. To awaken their more abundant concern, the apolite lets before them the dreadful evil and danger of apostasy. For if we sin wilfully, after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, which doth not mean every sin that through infirmity or temptation we may be drawn into, nor even deliberate or repeated acts of sin; but such a course of iniquity, embraced with full consent of the mind, as leads to an utter rejection of the gospel, and denial of Jesus Christ: in which case, the only remedy being rejected, there remained no more sacrifice for sins, nor any possibility of pardon, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries, such as shortly must seize the infidel Jews, when they shall be buried in the ruins of their city, and awaits the finally impenitent in the great day of God's wrath, when the wicked shall be cast into hell, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. Even he that despised Moses's law died without mercy, under two or three witnesses, and no sacrifice was appointed for pretempionate sins: of how much force punishment then, forpofe ye, shall he be thought worthy, whose offence is so infinitely more aggravated, who hath traitor under foot the Son of God, treating him with the direct insolence and contempt as an impostor, denying his Deity, despising his atonement and righteousness, and mocking at his grace; and hath enacted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, of less efficacy than the blood of hail's and goats, yea, as the Jews intimated at his crucifixion, viler than that of the greatest miscreants; and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace, imputing his miracles to diabolical power, and calling his operations upon the hearts of men delusion and enthusiasm. Such blasphemy is unpardonable, and must bring down the heaviest wrath of an offended God. For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belonging unto me, I will recompense, faith the Lord, and punish incorrigible offenders according to their wickedness. And again, The Lord shall judge his people, will detest the hypocrites, and as surely destroy the apostate as he will fare the faithful. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, whose wrath, if it be kindled, yea but a moment, who may abide it! Let us hear and tremble, and watch and pray, that we come not into this condemnation, and perish with these despisers. 32. But call to remembrance the former days, in which 'after ye were illuminated, ye endured 'a great fight of afflictions: 33. Partly whilst ye were made 'a gazing-stock, both by reproaches and afflictions, and partly whilst 'ye became companions of them that were so used. 34. For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing 'in yourselves that 'ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. 35. 'Call not away therefore your confidence, 'which hath great recompense of reward. 36. For 'ye have need of patience; that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 37. For 'yet a little while, and he that shall come with come, and will not tarry. 38. Now 'the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39. But ' we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them ' that believe to the saving of the soul.