Hold what you have received
This repentance, this faith, this peace, joy, and love, this change from glory to glory, is what the wisdom of the world has voted to be madness, mere enthusiasm, utter distraction. But you, O man of God, do not regard them. Be moved by none of these things. You know in whom you have believed. See that no man take your crown. What you have already attained, hold fast, and follow on, until you attain all the great and precious promises.
And you who have not yet known him, do not let vain men make you ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Be terrified in nothing by those who speak evil of the things which they do not know. God will soon turn your heaviness into joy. Oh, let not your hands hang down. Yet a little longer, and he will take away your fears, and give you the spirit of a sound mind. He is near who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes, rather, who rose again, who is even now at the right hand of God, making intercession for you.
Now cast yourself on the Lamb of God, with all your sins, however many they are. And an entrance shall now be given to you, into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
1771 text
13. This repentance, this faith, this peace, joy, love; this change from glory to glory, is what the wisdom of the world has voted to be madness, mere enthusiasm, utter distraction. But thou, O man of God, regard them not: be thou moved by none of these things. Thou knowest in whom thou hast believed. See that no man take thy crown. Whereunto thou hast already attained hold fast; and follow, till thou attain all the great and precious promises. And thou who hast not yet known him, let not vain men make thee ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Be thou in nothing terrified by those who speak evil of the things which they know not. God will soon turn thy heaviness into joy. O let not thy hands hang down. Yet a little longer, and he will take away thy fears, and give thee the spirit of a sound mind. He is nigh that justifieth: who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died; yea rather that rose again; who is even now at the right-hand of God, making intercession for thee. Now cast thyself on the Lamb of God, with all thy sins, how many soever they be; and an entrance shall now be ministred unto thee, into the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
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Sermon 7 in the 1771 Works. Mark 1:15.
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