The divine life in three treatises

And this Attribute of God is of very great use to his servants. 1. From hence we must be Resolved for Duty, and for a holy, heavenly life: because the Commands of God are serious, and his Promises and Threatenings True. If God were not True, that tells us of these great Eternal things, then might we excuse our selves from Godliness, and justify the worldling in his sensual way: There is nothing of common sense and reason that can be said against a Holy life, by a man ⟨p. 139⟩that denieth not the Truth of God, or of his Word. And to deny Gods Truth is most unreasonable of all: O Sirs! when you read and hear of the wonderful weighty matters of the Scripture, of an Endless Life, and the way thereto; bethink you, if these things be True, what manner of persons you should be in all Holy Conversation and Godliness! 2 Pet. 3. 11. If the Word be True, that telleth us of Death and Judgement, and Heaven and Hell, is it time for us to sin, to trifle and live unready!

And this Attribute of God is of very great use to his servants. 1. From hence we must be Resolved for Duty, and for a holy, heavenly life: because the Commands of God are serious, and his Promises and Threatnings True. If God were not True, that tells us of these great Eternal things, then might we excuse our selves from Godliness, and justifie the worldling in his sensual way: There is nothing of common sense and reason that can be said against a Holy life, by a man ⟨p. 139⟩that denieth not the Truth of God, or of his Word. And to deny Gods Truth is most unreasonable of all: O Sirs! when you read and hear of the wonderful weighty matters of the Scripture, of an Endless Life, and the way thereto; bethink you, if these things be True, what manner of persons you should be in all Holy Conversation and Godliness! 2 Pet. 3. 11. If the Word be True, that telleth us of Death and Judgement, and Heaven and Hell, is it time for us to sin, to trifle and live unready!