The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

I shall add further, to show how fit an Argument this is to work on mankind; That usually the Fear of evil more deeply affects than the Hope of good. When the Imagination is violently struck with an object, it hath a mighty force to turn the Mind and Will it self. Therefore Laws are secured by Punishments, not by Rewards. Indeed the fear of Hell at first disposes us for the love of Heaven: to escape the one we fly to the other. As the virtue of the Lodestone is increased by arming it with Iron, which although it hath no attractive power in it self; yet by conjunction, it makes the others more forcible: So the promise of Heaven makes a stronger impression upon us by the threatening of Hell to all that despise it. Were it not for the Torments of Hell (which are more easily conceived by us whilst we are clothed with flesh, than Celestial Joys, and therefore more strongly affect us) Heaven would be neglected, and be as empty of Saints as 'tis full of Glory. To awaken us out of the deep Lethargy of sensual Lusts, the most pleasant Music is ineffectual, nothing less is requisite than cutting and scarifying.

I shall add further, to shew how fit an Argument this is to work on mankind; That usually the Fear of evil more deeply affects than the Hope of good. When the Imagination is violently struck with an object, it hath a mighty force to turn the Mind and Will it self. Therefore Laws are secured by Punishments, not by Rewards. Indeed the fear of Hell at first disposes us for the love of Heaven: to escape the one we fly to the other. As the virtue of the Loadstone is increast by arming it with Iron, which although it hath no attractive power in it self; yet by conjunction, it makes the others more forcible: So the promise of Heaven makes a stronger impression upon us by the threatning of Hell to all that despise it. Were it not for the Torments of Hell (which are more easily conceived by us whilst we are cloathed with flesh, than Celestial Joys, and therefore more strongly affect us) Heaven would be neglected, and be as empty of Saints as 'tis full of Glory. To awaken us out of the deep Lethargy of sensual Lusts, the most pleasant Musick is ineffectual, nothing less is requisite than cutting and scarifying.

And not only those that begin, and first enter in the ways of Godliness, but those who are advanced in Christianity have need of this Bridle. For there are some temptations wherein the Flesh assaults the Spirit with that violence, that Love it self is obliged