A Call to the Unconverted

Nay, I scarce think that your own Consciences are well satisfied with your Reasons. For if they are, it seems then you have not so much as a Purpose to Repent. But if you do purpose to Repent, it seems you do not put much confidence in your Reasons which you bring against it.

What say you yet Unconverted sinners? Have you any good Reason to give, why you should ⟨p. 189⟩not Turn, and presently Turn with all your hearts? Or will you go to Hell in despite of Reason it self? Bethink you what you do in time; for it will shortly be too late to bethink you. Can you find any fault with God or his work, or wages? Is he a bad Master? Is the Devil whom you serve, a better? or is the flesh a better? Is there any harm in an holy life? is a life of worldliness and ungodliness better? Do you think in your Consciences that it would do you any harm to be Converted and live an holy life? What harm can it do you? Is it harm to you to have the Spirit of Christ within you? and to have a cleansed purified heart? If it be bad to be Holy, why doth God say, Be ye holy, for I am holy, 1 Pet. 1.15, 16. Leviticus 20.7. Is it evil to be like God? Is it not said that God made man in his image? Why this ⟨p. 190⟩Holiness is his Image: This Adam lost, and this Christ by his Word and Spirit would restore to you, as he doth to all that he will save. Why were you Baptized into the Holy Ghost, and why do you Baptize your children into the Holy Ghost as your Sanctifier, if you will not be sanctified by him, but think it an hurt to you to be sanctified? Tell me truly, as before the Lord, Though you are loath to live an Holy life, had you not rather die in the case of those that do so then of others? If you were to die this day, had you not rather die in the case of a Converted man, then of the Unconverted? of an holy and heavenly man, then of a carnal earthly man? and would you not say as Balaam,