Now or never the holy, serious, diligent believer justified, encouraged, excited and directed, and…

And the case is so palpable, that it is my admiration that the contrary deceit is consistent with the nature and reason of a man; and that so many Gentlemen and Scholars and persons of an ingenuous education, can no better distinguish, and can possibly conquer their reason so easily with the presence or sensual delights, and so easily make nothing of that which will be to morrow and for ever, merely because it is not to day. Well. I must say the Wisdom and Justice of God is abundantly seen in the Government of the world with the Liberty of the will, and determining that all men should speed as they choose.

And the case is so palpable, that it is my admiration that the contrary deceit is consistant with the nature and reason of a man; and that so many Gentlemen and Scholars and persons of an ingenuous education, can no better distinguish, and can possibly conquer their reason so easily with the presence or sensual delights, and so easily make nothing of that which will be to morrow and for ever, meerly because it is not to day. Well. I must say the Wisdom and Justice of God is abundantly seen in the Government of the world with the Liberty of the will, and determining that all men should speed as they choose.

It may be the Reader will say, be expected that instead of writing such popular discourses, I should have vindicated my self against the accusations, that in multitudes of Libels and Pamphlets are scattered abroad against me. But doth he think that man is seriously a Christian that is not more zealous for God and Religion, and the souls of men, then for himself? Have I nothing else to do with my time & labour, but plead cause of my own which God will so speedily and effectually plead? Will it not be time enough to be justified at the Bar and day of God? I am content that they carry it as they desire till then (were it not more for their own and other mens sakes then mine) Am I like to forsake my life & all for Christ, & endure torments if I were called to it, if I cannot endure to be reviled and slandered by passionate men? Was it for nothing that our Lord would not answer for himself when he was accused before Pilate? Shall they be able to calumniate under the threatenings of the Revenge of Heaven? and shall ⟨image 8⟩