t18 Wilful Impenitettcy· lcfc tb~f~ affeCtions in thySoul on p.urpofe. .r know this is not enough; but what of that? ., Why d?fl: thou not go fo far as thou mayefi ? what atleth thee that thou · canfi nor rarne ·down thy pridefor fear of Gods Judgements, tand bridle thy bafe paffions for fear of Hell? It is not unknown that God bath vowed to ,Jefiroy all the workers of iniquity : Tis not unknown that he hath prepared Hell for fuch as thouart, as long as thou liveH as thoudofi :· Thou knoweH: this is true ·, and thou knoweft God will be as good as his word, and thou art not a-ble to abide it. \V~hy doft thou not cure ~hy proud flub~.orrvlufts. forfef'r of this Hell? 1 hat_,s better than nothtng; tf thou canfl: not po it for love, yet why ~anfi thou not do it for fear ? baH thou not as much reafon as a brute creature, 'that is greedy' of meat, yet a . whip-Jlic/z is able ~o ~care him frorr1 it t ~n horfe · is deiirous toHand fbll , yet a[pur and a rod is able to make him go faHer; and is not Hell more fearfrdl than all rods ? Why dofi thou not tak heed for fear , left God fhould fend thee to Hell? a finner and ahypocriteare inex: cufable herein , for Hell may fear them; th~ .[inners in Sion are afraid, fe~trfulnef[c hath fur· prifed tbe hypocrite.r; who among us foal! dwell ~is pote- with everlaftingbnrn_ings? Efay 33. 14. who of rit?as us is able 'to ~wellwtth everlafbng flames ? and ll-tanranus hypo(:rites may go fo farr · fear . Hell ·and p~th It. abHain fro1n a million · ~f fins, for' fear ofthefe everlafZ.ingburning.r:canfi thou fay thou cantt not re!ift fin for fear of Gods judge– rn~nt? Ko ~ rho~ ~~~~ reftft ~~ for fear · · of .. . ' ..
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