S n c E.IX of Converfon, or Turning to God. 44/ judgelf finpleafure and profit, hearken to this ; few have iinf lms refolntion, That if fin be on one hand, and hell flames on the other,he would chofe ratherto run into this latter, then commit the former. lob was charged for an hypocrite by his friends, though falfly, in this, that he chofe fin rather then of tetion : An hypocrite willrather venture on the evilof fin, then fall into theevil of af- flillion. Life of Admonition, To take heedof all ungodly and wicked ways, for your fee you have to dowith a wife and juif God, who frameth punilhments for thee : Do not think to efcape, do not pleafe thy felfwith impunity, God feeth and looketh on, and accordingly is preparingto (mite thee : Oh, while you are jolly, fetoreand merry, what is doing in heavenagainff you I Be not any longer prophane Atheiffs,but fet faith on work; imagine with Bellhazzar, thou doeff not only fee an Hand -writing on every wall againft thee, buton every cup, onevery pot, onevery bed, on every piece of ground thou treadeff upon: O turn to God, before he put his purpofes in execution, then thou canifnot refill, but art undone for ever. SERMON LXXIV. Of e/Íffïiclions; The di erence between Penal. De¡lruEli'be Calamities, and thofe that are Me- dicinal; andhow flffliElionsare operative to the Conspert:on ofmen, J E E. t 8.11. Behold, I frame evil again/l you, and devifeadevice I Return now every onefrom his evil way. THe Doilrine gathered from there words is, That Godpurpofeth evil wad calamities againfl a people, that they might returnfrom their wickedWays, In thispoint three things are to be confidered ; a.That Godframethall calamities. a. That there calamitiesare calledevil; both which are difpatched. Thethird thing which remaineth is, That Gods end in all theft exercifes, is to make men turn from their fins: Converfion is the endof all Gods fcourges and flripes; if mendid throw away their evil, God wouldquickly burn his rod. As Abfolom fending forIoab, who would notcome to him, till his cornwas fet on fire, and then boob hafiened quickly to fpeak with him ; fo it is bete, God (peaksonce or twice, yea oftgn to us, to turn from our evil ways ; butwe flop the ears, and will not obey: at laft GodAlias us in our body, orelate, or name, one way or other; and then we fay, or at leaf( fhould fay, Come, let us re- turn earlyunto God : So that Gods judgements, they are real fermons, God preacheth by them, as well as by his word ; infomuch that he puts a remark- able obfervation upon their obilinacy and impenitency, Amoscsp.4. from the6 verfeto the latter end, upon five feveral judgements, he added), Yet have ye nc>
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