Look back upon ⟨p. 76⟩§1all thy sins past that ever thou committedst, all thou hast been guilty of ever since thou wast borne, original, or actual, known, or unknown, of thought, word and deed; They are written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond, not to be raced out: they are all upon Record, and now lye as so many sleeping Lyons, ⟨p. 77⟩gathering strength and vigour against such time as the Lord shall awake the conscience; and then they will appear and rent thy soul in pieces. I say, let natural men consider of this point, and they shall see themselves miserable; for there are some for small sin put to such frights, as they could not be comforted in a long space; as some who ⟨p. 78⟩having an adulterous project, without any actual pollution; and others who having found a trifle, and made no conscience to restore it by light of natural conscience, knowing they did not as they would be done by, was put into unspeakable horror; and some who having an unworthy thought of God, these were put into such amazement, ⟨p. 79⟩that they wished they had never been. If these for such small things (in mens account) have come to such a pass, that they took no delight in any earthly thing, but are put to their wits end, ready to make away themselves, wishing themselves annihilated; then what tearing of hair, what horror of conscience will seize upon thee on ⟨p. 80⟩thy bed of death; with what a ghastly countenance wilt thou look upon that black and hellish Catalogue of all thy sins? as lies, oaths, railings, scoffings at Gods people, rotten speeches, bedlam passions, goods ill gotten, time ill spent, profanation of Sabbaths, and killing Christ at every. Sacrament, as all natural men do: These shall ⟨p. 81⟩be summoned before thee; and charged upon thy conscience by the just God; then consider in proportion what horror will be in thine heart; no heart can conceive it, nor tongue of men and Angels utter it. Now then attend, and let none bless themselves and say, I never felt this misery, therefore it shall never hurt me; I tell thee; it is the perfection ⟨p. 82⟩of thy misery, that thou art insensible of it: to be soul-sick and feel it not, is the complement of misery; and the reasons why thou canst not see it, are these seven.
Looke backe vpon ⟨p. 76⟩§1all thy sinnes past that euer thou committedst, all thou hast beene guilty of euer since thou wast borne, originall, or actuall, known, or vnknown, of thought, word and deede; They are written with a penne of iron, and with the point of a diamond, not to bee raced out: they are all vpon Record, and now lye as so many sleeping Lyons, ⟨p. 77⟩gathering strength and vigor against such time as the Lord shall awake the conscience; and then they will appeare and rent thy soule in pieces. I say, let naturall men consider of this point, and they shall see themselues miserable; for there are some for small sinne put to such frights, as they could not bee comforted in a long space; as some who ⟨p. 78⟩hauing an adulterous proiect, without any actuall pollution; and others who hauing found a trifle, and made no conscience to restore it by light of naturall conscience, knowing they did not as they would be done by, was put into vnspeakable horror; and some who hauing an vnworthy thought of God, these were put into such amazement, ⟨p. 79⟩that they wisht they had neuer beene. If these for such small things (in mens account) haue come to such a passe, that they tooke no delight in any earthly thing, but are put to their wits end, ready to make away themselues, wishing themselues annihilated; then what tearing of haire, what horror of conscience will seize vpon thee on ⟨p. 80⟩thy bed of death; with what a gashly countenance wilt thou looke vpon that blacke and hellish Catalogue of all thy sinnes? as lies, oathes, railings, scoffings at Gods people, rotten speeches, bedlam passions, goods ill gotten, time ill spent, prophanation of Sabbaths, and killing Christ at euery. Sacrament, as all naturall men doe: These shall ⟨p. 81⟩be summoned before thee; and charged vpon thy conscience by the iust God; then consider in proportion what horror will bee in thine heart; no heart can conceiue it, nor tongue of men and Angels vtter it. Now then attend, and let none blesse themselues and say, I neuer felt this misery, therefore it shall neuer hurt mee; I tell thee; it is the perfection ⟨p. 82⟩
