~10 FIFTY REASONS. version and salvation into hazard, yea, into many and grievous hazards. And is your everlasting happiness a matter to be wilfully hazarded, by causeless and unreasonable delays? If you delay to-day, you are utterly uncertain of living till to-morrow. If you put by this one motion, you know not whether ever you may have another. You know not whether ever the Spirit of God will put another thought of turning into your hearts; or at least, whether he will incline your hearts to turn. 14. Moreover, The delay of conversion continueth your sin, and so you will daily increase their number, and increase your guilt, and make your souls abundantly miserable. Are you not deep enough in debt to God already, and have you not sins enough to answer for upon your souls? 'iV ould you fain have one year's sins more, or one day's sins more, to be charged upon you? 0, if you did but know what sin is, it would amaze you to think what a mountain lieth already upon your consciences! One sin unpardoned will sink the sinner into hell; and you have many a thousand upon your souls already, and would you yet have more? Methinhs you should rather look about you, and bethink you how you may get a pardon for all that is past. 15. And as sin increaseth daily by delay, &0 consequently the wrath of God increaseth, and you will run further into his displeasure, and possibly you may cut down the hough that you stand upon, and hasten destruction to yourselves. When you live daily upon God, and are kept out of hell, by a miracle of his mercy, methinks you should not desire yet longer to provoke him, lest he withdraw his mercy, and let you fall into misery. 16. And do but consider, What will become of you if ye be found in these delays? You are then lost, body and soul, for ever. Now if you had but hearts to know what is gocd for you, the worst of you might be converted and saved; for God doth frt:ely offer you his grace. But if you die in you~
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