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Curis. And did the Father reveal His son to you?

Horr. Not at the first, nor second, nor third, nor fourth, nor fifth; no, nor at the
sixth time neither.

Curis. What did you do then ?

Horr. What! why, I could not tell what to do.

Curis. Had you no thoughts of leaving off praying?

Hore. Yes; a hundred times twice told.

Curis. And what was the reason you did not?

Hops. I believed that that was true which had been told me; to wit, that without
the righteousness of this Christ, all the world could not save me; and therefore,
thought I with myself, if I leave off I die, and I can but die at the throne of grace.
And withal, this came into my mind: “Though it tarry, wait for it; because it will
surely come, it will nottarry.””° So I continued praying, until the Father showed me
His Son.

Curis. And how was He revealed unto you?

Hore. I did not see Him with my bodily eyes, but with the eyes of mine under-
standing," and thus it was: One day I was very sad, I think sadder than at any one
time in my life; and this sadness was through a fresh sight of the greatness and vile-
ness of my sins. And, as I was then looking for nothing but hell and the everlasting
damnation of my soul, suddenly, as I thought, I saw the Lord Jesus look down from
heaven upon me, and saying, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
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But I replied, “ Lord, I am a great, a very great sinner.” And He answered, “ My
grace is sufficient for thee,’*® Then I said, “ But, Lord, what is believing.” And
then I saw from that saying, “He that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that
believeth on me shall never thirst,” that believing and coming was all one; and that
he that came, that is, ran out in his heart and affections after salvation by Christ, he
indeed believed in Christ. Then the water stood in mine eyes, and I asked further,
“But, Lord, may such a great sinner as I am be indeed accepted of Thee, and be saved
by Thee?” and I heard Him say, “ And him that cometh to me I will in no wise
cast out.” Then I said, “ But how Lord, must I consider of Thee in my coming to
Thee, that my faith may be placed aright upon Thee?” Then he said, “ Christ Jesus
came into the world to save sinners. He is the end of the law for righteousness to
every one that believes** He died for our sins, and rose again for our justification.
He loved us,and washed us from our sinsin His own blood.” He is Mediator between
God and us.“* He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” From all which I

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