C. 1. Your God is not so angry with you, as he is with Older People, and will be with you, if you Convert not before you are Older. He is indeed angry with you; for Sin Original and Actual. Go roll you in the Dust before him. Yet, know for your Comfort, he is less angry, as I have said. For, these two Assertions are most true. Sc. (1.) Every day continued in refusal of Subjection to his Authority, and every wilful refusal of Obedience unto his Gospel Precepts, do increase the Fire of God's Indignation. (2.) Every last day of Unsubjection, and every last Act of Disobedience, do increase that Fire of God's Indignation more than the former. As for the first, though it be Self-evident, and granted of all Men, let me add this. A Command, supposes Authority in the Commander, and Subjection in the Commanded. Obedience unto a Command supposes Acknowledgement of Authority in him that gives, and Subjection in him that receive it. God is Sovereign, we are Subjects. He first publishes his Authority, and requires our Subjection: Then enacts Laws, and requires our Obedience. Our Orderly Duty is, to submit us first to his Authority, and own him for our God and King; and then to perform his Commands, for expressing that Submission. The Sin of the World that incenses God, is denial of this Submission to him, and of this Expression of it. Of this Denial, the first rise and beginning kindles his Wrath; but the continuance, against his means of reducing us unto Subjection and Obedience, doth more than continue it. Even greatly increase it. Nor is it wonder, being that the sinful Denial, continued under such constant means aforesaid, daily increaseth. And accordingly, barren Trees have it counted to them, how many years they have cumbered the ⟨p. 419⟩ground. But then, as to the second particular: Therefore doth every last days Unsubmission and Disobedience more exasperate then the former, because they are against more Means used, and Patience exercised, then the former. And they are as it were a Justifying, and an Approving of all former Sin also. A virtual Acting over of all again.
C. 1. Your God is not so angry with you, as he is with Older People, and will be with you, if you Convert not before you are Older. He is indeed angry with you; for Sin Original and Actual. Go rowl you in the Dust before him. Yet, know for your Comfort, he is less angry, as I have said. For, these two Assertions are most true. Sc. (1.) Every day continued in refusal of Subjection to his Authority, and every wilful refusal of Obedience unto his Gospel Precepts, do increase the Fire of God's Indignation. (2.) Every last day of Ʋnsubjection, and every last Act of Disobedience, do increase that Fire of God's Indignation more than the former. As for the first, though it be Self-evident, and granted of all Men, let me add this. A Command, supposes Authority in the Commander, and Subjection in the Commanded. Obedience unto a Command supposes Acknowledgment of Authority in him that gives, and Subjection in him that receive it. God is Soveraign, we are Subjects. He first publishes his Authority, and requires our Subjection: Then enacts Laws, and requires our Obedience. Our Orderly Duty is, to submit us first to his Authority, and own him for our God and King; and then to perform his Commands, for expressing that Submission. The Sin of the World that incenses God, is denyal of this Submission to him, and of this Expression of it. Of this Denyal, the first rise and beginning kindles his Wrath; but the continuance, against his means of reducing us unto Subjection and Obedience, doth more than continue it. Even greatly encrease it. Nor is it wonder, being that the sinful Denyal, continued under such constant means aforesaid, dayly encreaseth. And accordingly, barren Trees have it counted to them, how many years they have cumbred the ⟨p. 419⟩ground. But then, as to the second particular: Therefore doth every last days Unsubmission and Disobedience more exasperate then the former, because they are against more Means used, and Patience exercised, then the former. And they are as it were a Justifying, and an Approving of all former Sin also. A virtual Acting over of all again.
