to feele they dont know that God looks upon them as a father looks upon his child— If a father have a profligate son and the father told him to come and he would receive him— you would say you were not worthy. What would your heavenly father want you to believe— what would you want your son to do to receive just what he said— that he was willing to return to the government of the family. God sent out a proclamation in a few words— He that ‘believeth &c’ A man has not got to make himself better as well might the lepard change his skin. All that he can do is to give assent to what God has told him— him must not attempt to pray himself to God lest he pray himself away— the moment he believes God takes him into his family and deals with him as a son. Hard for man to accept a profligate son but easy for God to do it. The Lord says come my son daughter apostate believe what I tell you— be baptsed— that I may put you in my family & I will give you my spirit & make you one of my child[ren] God then begins to teach the whole family. The salvation of every man and woman depends upon one act If a man decides he will obey the proclamation he desides to be saved— but if he desides he is unworthy— he desides against himself because he will never be better than when he made that decision. The Lord says when a man decides to obey God the angels in heaven rejoice— did you ever think of it, that one decision would make the heavens rejoice— it is so. All men possess power in themselves to begin the commencement of their carreer for eternal glory. You have power in yourselves to make the angels glad when you say you will obey God. The Lord makes no difference between old men and young sinners the Lord can wash they soul whiter than thy silver locks. Would like men feel it for a moment. No man ever did a great thing untile he did this. then made the heavens rejoice— It is in the power of all to do it however wicked or corrupt— Let no man or woman say I am unworthy— Let all say I can be just as worthy as God will make me [p. 4 [16]]