A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…

Poor sinner, whoever thou art that readest or hearest these lines, I beseech thee in Compassion to thy soul, Consider, How fearful the case of that man will be, that is newly doomed to the Everlasting fire; and is haled to the Execution without Remedy! and what mad men are those that now do no more to prevent such a misery, when they might do it on such easy terms, and now have so fair an Opportunity in their hands?

Poor sinner, whoever thou art that readest or hearest these lines, I beseech thee in Compassion to thy soul, Consider, How fearful the case of that man will be, that is newly doomed to the Everlasting fire; and is haled to the Execution without Remedy! and what mad men are those that now do no more to prevent such a misery, when they might do it on such easie terms, and now have so fair an Opportunity in their hands?

The time was when Repentance might have done thee good: but Then all thy Repentings will be in vain. Now while the day of thy Visitation lasteth, hadst thou but a heart to pray and cry for mercy, in faith and fervency, through Christ thou mightest be heard. But then Praying, and Crying will do no good! shouldst thou roar out in the extremity of thy horror and amazement, and beseech the Lord Jesus but to forgive thee one sin, or to send thee on earth once more, and to try thee once again in the flesh, whether thou wouldst not love him and lead a holy life, it would be all in vain. Shouldst thou beseech him by all the mercifulness of his nature by all his sufferings and bloody death, by all the merciful promises of his Gospel; it would be all in vain▪ Nay, shouldst thou beg but one days reprieval, ⟨p. 219⟩or to stay one hour before thou were cast into those flames, it would not be heard; it would do thee no good. How earnestly did a deceased Gentleman, Luk. 16.24. beg of Abraham for one drop of water from the tip of Lazarus's finger, to cool his tongue, because he was tormented in the flame! And what the better was he? He was sent to Remember that he had his Good things in this life; and that Remembrance would torment him more. And do not wonder or think much at this, that Christ will not then be entreated by the ungodly. You shall then have a Remember too, from Christ or Conscience. He may soon stop thy mouth, and leave thee speechless, and say, Remember, man, that I did one day send thee a Message of peace, and thou wouldst not hear it. I once did stoop to Beseech thee