ſinner, and make me to know and believe in Jeſus Chriſt; for I ſee that if his righteouſneſs had not been, or I have not faith in that righteouſneſs, I am utterly caſt away: Lord,I have heard that thou art a merciful God, and haſt ordained that thy Son Jeſus Chriſt ſhould be the Saviour of the World; and moreover, that thou art willing to beſtow him upon ſuch a poor ſinner as I am, (and I am a ſinner indeed) Lord take therefore this opportunity, and magnifie thy grace in the Salvation of my foul, through thy Son Jeſus Chrift, Amen.
Chr. And did you do as you were bidden?
Hopef. Yes, over, and over, and over.
Chr. And did the Father reveal his Son to you?
Hopef. Not at the firſt, nor ſecond, nor third, nor fourth, nor fifth, no, nor at the ſixth time neither.
Chr. What did you do then?
Hopef. What! why I could not tell what to do.
Chr. Had you not thoughts of leaving off praying?
Hopef. Yes, an hundred times, twice told.
