may the divine favour and felicity be poured upon you, by the knowledge of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wherefore be the more diligent, my brethren, to secure your vocation and election by your virtuous actions, for by so doing, you will never relapse:

whilst I am alive, I think it my duty to awaken you by my admonitions:

knowing that I must soon leave this tabernacle, as our Lord Jesus Christ has signify'd to me.

However, I shall inculcate these things so as to make you continually remember them, even after my departure.

for he received this honourable and glorious testimony from his father, when the voice broke out from the magnificent splendor, in these words, "this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased."

This is the second letter I now write to you, my brethren, by which I would awaken your sincere attention,

But there is one thing, my brethren, you ought to be appriz'd of, which is this, that "with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

since then, my dear brethren, your expectations are such, take care to appear before him, without any defect or blemish, in order to be happy; and be persuaded,

Do you then, my dear brethren, being thus forewarn'd, take care not to be seduc'd by those prophane impostors, and so lose the reward of your constancy.

on the contrary, may you increase in the favour, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! to him be glory both now and for ever. AMEN.