A Call to the Unconverted

1. We know so much of the exceeding gracious nature of God, who is willing to do good, and delighteth to show mercy, that we have no reason to suspect him of being the culpable cause of our death, or to call him cruel: He made all good, and he preserveth and maintaineth all; the eyes of ⟨p. 238⟩all things do wait upon him; and he giveth them their meat in due season; he openeth his hand, and satisfieth the desires of all the living, Psalm 145.15, 16. He is not only righteous in all his ways, (and therefore will deal justly) and holy in all his works, (and therefore not the author of sin) but [he is also good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.] Psal. 145.17, 9.

1. We know so much of the exceeding gracious nature of God, who is willing to do good, and delighteth to shew mercy, that we have no reason to suspect him of being the culpable cause of our death, or to call him cruel: He made all good, and he preserveth and maintaineth all; the eyes of ⟨p. 238⟩all things do wait upon him; and he giveth them their meat in due season; he openeth his hand, and satisfieth the desires of all the living, Psalm 145.15, 16. He is not only righteous in all his waies, (and therefore will deal justly) and holy in all his works, (and therefore not the author of sin) but [he is also good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.] Psal. 145.17, 9.

But as for man, we know his mind is dark, his will perverse, his affections carry him so headlong, that he is fitted by his folly and corruption to such a work as the destroying of himself. If you saw a Lamb lie killed in the way, would you sooner suspect the sheep, or the dog, or wolf, to be the author of it, if they both stood by? or if you see an house broken and the people murdered, would you sooner suspect the Prince or Judge,