An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners

When, through the mercy of my Lord, the prospect of that world of souls which I am going to, hath any powerful operation on my self, O then I could spend and be spent for others. No words are too earnest, no labour too great, no cost too dear, the frowns and wrath of malignant opposers of the preaching of Christ's Gospel are nothing to me. But when the world of spirits doth disappear, or my soul is clouded, and receiveth not the vital illuminating influences of Heaven, I grow cold first to my self, and then cold to others.

Come then poor sinners, and help us who are willing at any rate to be your helpers. As we first crave Gods help, so we next crave yours: Help us, for we cannot save you against your wills, nor save you without your consent and help. God himself will not save you without you; and how should we? We know ⟨image 7⟩that the Devil is against us, and will do his worst to hinder us; and so will all his ministers, by what names or titles soever dignified or distinguished. But all this is nothing if you will but take our parts your selves: I mean if you will take Christs part, and your own, and will not be against your selves. Men and Devils cannot either help or hinder us in saving you as you may do your selves. If God and you be for us, who shall be against us?

And if you will help us, give over striving against God, and Conscience, give over fighting against Christ and his Spirit: take part no more with the world and the flesh which in your Baptism you renounced: set your hearts to the message which we bring you. Allow it your man-like sober thoughts; search the Scripture, and see whether these things which we speak be so or not. We offer you nothing but what we have resolvedly chosen our selves: and that after the most serious deliberation that we can make. We have many a time looked round about us, to know what is the happiness of man: And had we found better for our selves, we had offered better to you. If the world