ife everlasting." Whereby appears most
plainly that Christ is the book of life, and that all that believe in him
are in the same book, and so are chosen to everlasting life; for only
those are ordained which believe.

Therefore when thou hast faith in Christ, then thou art in the book of
life, and so art thou sure of thine election. And again, if thou art
without Christ, and have no faith in him, neither art sorry for thy
wickedness, nor have a mind and purpose to leave and forsake sin, but
rather exercise and use the same, then thou art not in the book of life as
long as thou art in such a case; and therefore shalt thou go into
everlasting fire, namely, if thou die in thy wickedness and sin, without
repentance.

But there are none so wicked but he may have a remedy. What is that? Enter
into thine own heart, and search the secrets of the same. Consider thine
own life, and how thou hast spent thy days. And if thou find in thyself
all manner of uncleanness and abominable sins, and so seest thy damnation
before thine eyes, what shalt thou then do? Confess the same unto the Lord
thy God. Be sorry that thou hast offended so loving a Father, and ask
mercy of him in the name of Christ, and believe steadfastly that he will
be merciful unto thee in respect of his only Son, who suffered death for
thee; and then have a good purpose to leave all sin and wickedness, and to
withstand and resist the affections of thine own flesh, which ever fight
against the Spirit; and to live uprightly and godly, after the will and
commandment of thy heavenly Father. If thou go thus to work, surely thou
shalt be heard. Thy sins shall be forgiven thee; God will show himself
true in his promise, for to that end he sent his only Son into this world,
that he might save sinners. Consider therefore, I say, wherefore Christ
came into this world; consider also the great hatred and wrath that God
beareth against sin; and again consider his great love, showed unto thee,
in that he sent his only Son to suffer most cruel death, rather than that
thou shouldst be damned everlastingly.

Consider therefore this great love of God the Father, amend thy life, fly
all occasions of sin and wickedness, and be loath to displease him. And in
doing this thou mayest be assured that though thou hadst done all the sins
of the world, they shall neither hurt nor condemn thee; for the mercy of
God is greater than all the sins of the world. But we sometimes are in
such a case th