Exceeding sinfulnell of Sim thus, fuppofe God fhouldl have no more glorie byall the world, than byme, to what end were the world made? Suppofe os,,T that lives in a weer Atheiftical way,and takeraonotice ofthe MajeflieandGlorie ofGod, but lives only to eat and drink, and play and (wear, and the like; now ifhis confcience tell him this hathbeen his way, I fpe'ak to fuch a one in thefe words, flap- pole God hadnever had more glory from any Creature than from thee ? to what putpore had the world been made ? For God that hath wrought fei wonderfaally and glorioufly in rai- fing fuch a glorious Edificeand Frame, certain- ly it was, that he might have fouie glory from what he hath done. No man works any thing but for fore end, and Wifdotu dircas every man that his endbe worth his Labor, that, that which he aims at (hall be worth all his work. Now God had Lorne end therefore in making thee, and he mutt needs have force excellent end ; but now,what do I think in my confcience was the End ofGod in makingofthe World and me ? what was it for noother end but that men and women might live and eat and drink, and lye, and fwear, and commit fuch wickednefs? was this Gods .end ? I put it toyour confcience every finful man or woman; think how haft' thou lived?' what haft thoudone in all thy life? look back to thy former life,and think how haft thou fpent it ? I have gotten money, and what to do ? is it onlyto eat and drink, and the like ? and thou haft lived in a CCourfe of Nature thy Confcience tells thee thus, now I put this to thee,
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