Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternity, and mans…Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternitie, and mans…

Secondly, When a sinner is thus summoned, and sees the Cause goes against him, then he labours and invents how to answer for himself; the sinner is grown to a stand, as in the Court so• brought, when he sees the case to go against him, because he knows not what to do; he goes to the Lawyers, though his case be not good, he will spend so much and so much; consider how it is when the conscience is enlightened, and says, I am the man; then what course do they take? they invent all carnal pleasures to pull back the Word; look what Pharaoh did when God sent Moses to trouble him, he ⟨p. 85⟩sent for the wise Magicians' to know whether it were God or no; so he contemned Moses and the miracle: so it is when God enlightens the mind; what do carnal men then? they send for the Magicians, pleasures to beat the Word back.

Secondly, When a sinner is thus summoned, and sees the Cause goes against him, then hee labours and invents how to answer for himselfe; the sinner is grown to a stand, as in the Court so• brought, when hee sees the case to goe against him, because he knowes not what to doe; he goes to the Lawyers, though his case be not good, he will spend so much and so much; consider how it is when the conscience is enlightned, and sayes, I am the man; then what course doe they take? they invent all carnall pleasures to pull backe the Word; looke what Pharaoh did when God sent Moses to trouble him, hee ⟨p. 85⟩sent for the wise Magicians' to know whether it were God or no; so he contem•ed Moses and the miracle: so it is when God enlightens the mind; what doe carnall men then? they send for the Magicians, pleasures to beat the Word backe.

Quest. I say they, I am a sinner, and every one is a sinner, and did not Christ die to save sinners?