122 The Crucifying of the world, the verr' Intereft of the flefhit felt' may make you forbear dif g acefull fins ; and fo that .may be finally your greater vice , which you fo much glory in, and which is materially "your duty. Ail the priv,le.dge of your condition is that you (hail ferve the Devil in more Golden fetters , then the poorer and contemned fort of ifinnersi and that you may be the children of wrath with lets fufpition ; and that you may go to Hell in mole credit then the reit ; and by your felfdeceit, you may keepoff the know- ledge of your mifery,and the difquiec of foul that would follow thereupon ; till death make yóu wifer when it is too late. And is this a benefit to rejoyce in ? Indeed you have your Good things in this life ; you may becloathed in the belt, and fare de- ltciouIl , and when you are in Hell Torments, where youwould beglad of a drop of water, your kindred on earth may never- thelefs honour your name, and little fufpeet or belcve your ni - fëry. And this is the Priviiedge that you have above more chi-- gracedofendors: You leave a better efleem of you on earth whenyour fouls are in Hell 1 sur, alas, if a Pope fhould Saint you, and his followers pray ro you and worfhip you as its pof- fible they maydo, this will not cafe your torments. I confefs I ám fenfìble that this kind òf difcourfe is not very like to pleafe you ; but,it is not myerrand to Píeafe, but: to Profit. For my part, I hear you as much refped,as you are Nlag ftrates, or other- wife qualified for the common good as others do: But I muf4 deal plainly with you, in hope of your recovery, or at :aft oldie dí.fcharge of my own foul. I confefs to you, I lookupon a worldly Prince-, or Judge, orjultice, or Gentleman or Free - holder, yeaor hlinilter, asmen as wicked before God, and in as damnableand dangerous a cafe to their own fouls, as the thieves that you burn in the hand and hang. I am far from extenuating their fits or mifery ; but I am (hewing you your own. Your fin may be as deep rooted , and theintereft of the world may be more predominant in you, then in them. Your lands, and houles, and hopeful pofterity and theother provifions that you have made for your flefh , may have more of your hearts then the world hach of the heart of a poor prifoner that rtverhad fo much to Idolize. Believe it Gentlemen , Chrift was not in jeü when he fooften and earnefily warneth men of your quality of their everlafiing peril : Even mote thenever he did Aduftcrers. or -
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