Fear Not; And The God Of Mercies

I Wish There Were More True Conversion, And Then There Would Not Be So Much Backsliding, And, For Fear Of Suffering, Living At Ease, When There Are So Few To Contend For Christ And His Cause.

It Is Near Thirty Years Since He Made It Sure; And Since That Time, Though There Has Fallen Out Much Sin, Yet I Was Never Out Of An Assurance Of Mine Interest, Nor Long Out Of Sight Of His Presence.

Now For My Own Case, I Bless The Lord That, For All That Hath Been Said Of Me, My Conscience Doth Not Condemn Me. I Do Not Say I Am Free Of Sin, But I Am At Peace With God Through A Slain Mediator; And I Believe That There Is No Salvation But Only In Christ.

I Wish Your Increase In Holiness, Number, Love, Religion, And Righteousness; And Wait You, And Cease To Contend With These Men That Are Gone From Us, For There Is Nothing That Shall Convince Them But Judgment.

Fear Not; And The God Of Mercies Grant A Full Gale And A Fair Entry Into His Kingdom, Which May Carry Sweetly And Swiftly Over The Bar, That You Find Not The Rub Of Death.