A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…

Quer. 3. But that's not all. What if I shall prove to thee past all denial, that even in this life, Holiness is far the most delightful, gainful, honourable life, and that the ungodly live in a continual misery? Will not this serve turn to convince thee that a Holy life, should be undertaken for a mere Possibility of Heaven, if we had no more? Read but the Proofs of this anon, and if I make it not good to thee, call me a deceiver. But if I prove that Holiness is the sweetest life on Earth, and Heaven the sure Reward hereafter; and that sin is a misery it self to the sinner, and Hell the certain punishment hereafter, then see that thou confess that God is a good Master, and the Devil a bad one; for at last thou shalt be forced to confess it.

Quer. 3. But thats not all. What if I shall prove to thee past all denyal, that even in this life, Holiness is far the most delightful, gainful, honourable life, and that the ungodly live in a continual misery? Will not this serve turn to convince thee that a Holy life, should be undertaken for a meer Possibility of Heaven, if we had no more? Read but the Proofs of this anon, and if I make it not good to thee, call me a deceiver. But if I prove that Holiness is the sweetest life on Earth, and Heaven the sure Reward hereafter; and that sin is a misery it self to the sinner, and Hell the certain punishment hereafter, then see that thou confess that God is a good Master, and the Devil a bad one; for at last thou shalt be forced to confess it.

Quer. 4. Well▪ You say You are not sure that there is another ⟨p. 134⟩life for man. But have you used the Means to make it s•• to you, and to be well-resolved? If you have, then you have impartially searched, and prayed, and meditated on the Word of God, and heard what can be said by Wiser men, for that which you say you are not sure of; but if you have trusted to your own understanding, and neglected Meditation, Prayer, Enquiry, and other needful means, what wonder then if you be uncertain, Even whether there be a Heaven or Hell? Its no disgrace to Physic, or Astronomy, or Music, or Languages, or Navigation, but to you, if you say that you are uncertain of all their conclusions, when you never studied them, or at least never studied them with that diligence and patience as those must do that will attain a certain satisfying knowledge.