Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…

And will not such a sight in the glass of Gods Word, serve turn to move thee presently to give up the trade of sinning, and to Resolve before thou stir for God? I am now come to the End of this part of my work: if the reading of it have brought thee to the End of thy ungodly, careless life, it will be happy for thee, and I shall so far attain the End of my labour. I have purposely put this Direction of the Necessity of Resolution in the last place, that I might leave upon thy spirit the Reasons for Resolution, ⟨p. 530⟩that here I have laid down. And now I beseech thee Reader whoever thou art; with all the earnestness that I am able to use with thee, as ever thou wouldest scape the fruits of all thy sin, as ever thou wouldest see the face of God with comfort, and have him thy reconciled Father in Christ; as ever thou wouldest have a saving part in Christ, and have him stand thy friend in thy extremities; as ever thou wouldest have hope in thy death, and stand on the right hand, and be justified at Judgment; as ever thou wouldest scape the day of Vengeance, prepared for the unconverted, and the endless misery that will fall upon all unsanctified Souls, as sure as the Heaven is over thy head: See that thou Resolve and Turn to God, and trifle with him no more. Away with thy old transgressions; away with thy careless, worldly life; away with thy ungodly company; and set thy self presently to seek after thy Salvation with all thy heart, and mind, and might. I tell thee once more, that Heaven and Hell are not matters to be jested with; nor to be carelessly thought of, or spoken of, or regarded. The God of Heaven stands over thee now ⟨p. 531⟩while thou art reading all these words, and he seeth thy heart whether thou art Resolved to turn or not. Shall he see thee read such urgent Reasons, and yet wilt not Resolve? Shall he see thee read these earnest requests, and yet not Resolve? What? not to come home to thy God, to thy Father, to thy Saviour, to to thy self, after so long and wilful sinning? What? not to accept of Mercy, now it is even thrust into thy hands; when thou hast neglected, and abused Mercy so long. O let not the Just and Jealous God stand over thee, and see thee guilty of such wickedness? If thou be a Christian show thy self a Christian, and use thy belief, and come to God. If thou be a man, show thy self a man, and use thy Reason, and come away to God.

And will not such a sight in the glass of Gods Word, serve turn to move thee presently to give up the trade of sinning, and to Resolve before thou stir for God? I am now come to the End of this part of my work: if the reading of it have brought thee to the End of thy ungodly, careless life, it will be happy for thee, and I shall so far attain the End of my labour. I have purposely put this Direction of the Necessity of Resolution in the last place, that I might leave upon thy spirit the Reasons for Resolution,