Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…

Thirdly,¹ here is matter of exceeding great terror unto ⟨p. 12⟩those that spend their days in the continual practise of gross and presumptuous sins: for if David were so grieved & punished for that corruption which no man living could touch him for, even for doing a good thing in an ill manner, how then shall they be able to stand, that have heaped iniquity upon iniquity, and for many years together added one foul evil unto another; and not only done good things in an ill manner, but ill things in the worst manner, having many crying sins still to call for vengeance against them? If David were brought to such a strait, that he was even at his wits end, and in exceeding great anguish for doing one thing, which in mans reason might seem very lawful; Oh what horrible terrors shall seize on their souls, who do continually rush upon a multitude of heinous offences, which all the world crieth out against! especially when they shall be called to answer, not before Gad, as David was, but before the Majesty of the great Lord of heaven and earth; not for one sin, but for all their sins: not to endure three days punishment in mercy, but everlasting woe and misery, and that in judgement and heavy displeasure! David had great sorrow indeed for the offences which he committed; yet no more then he should have: how then do they think to escape, that are not wrought upon at all with any remorse for their grievous transgressions, but are even as a lump of dead flesh, altogether insensible of any stroke of God, that is threatened, or inflicted upon themselves, or others?

Thirdly,¹ here is matter of exceeding great terror vnto ⟨p. 12⟩those that spend their dayes in the continuall practise of grosse and presumptuous sinnes: for if Dauid were so grieued & punished for that corruption which no man liuing could touch him for, euen for dooing a good thing in an ill manner, how then shall they bee able to stand, that haue heaped iniquity vpon iniquitie, and for manie yeeres together added one foule euill vnto another; and not onely done good things in an ill manner, but ill things in the worst manner, hauing manie crying sinnes still to call for vengeance against them? If Dauid were brought to such a strait, that he was euen at his wits ende, and in exceeding great anguish for doing one thing, which in mans reason might seeme very lawfull; Oh what horrible terrors shall seaze on their soules, who doe continuallie rush vpon a multitude of hainous offences, which all the world crieth out against! especially when they shall be called to answere, not before Gad, as Dauid was, but before the Maiestie of the great Lord of heaven and earth; not for one sinne, but for all their sinnes: not to endure three dayes punishment in mercie, but euerlasting woe and miserie, and that in iudgement and heauie displeasure! Dauid had great sorrow indeed for the offences which he committed; yet no more then hee should haue: how then doe they thinke to escape, that are not wrought vpon at all with any remorse for their grieuous transgressions, but are euen as a lumpe of dead flesh, altogether insensible of any stroke of God, that is threatned, or inflicted vpon themselues, or others?