A discourse of the building, nature, excellency, and government of the house of God…

Hast quite forgot how thou wast wont to pray, And cry out for forgiveness night and day? ⟨p. 60⟩Or dost thou count they were but painted fears Which from thine Eyes did squeeze so many Tears? Remember man, thy Prayers and Tears will cry Thee down to Hell, for thine Apostasy. Who will not have what he has Prayed for, Must die the death, his Prayers shall him abhor.

Hast quite forgot how thou wast wont to pray, And cry out for forgiveness night and day? ⟨p. 60⟩Or dost thou count they were but painted fears Which from thine Eyes did squeeze so many Tears? Remember man, thy Prayers and Tears will cry Thee down to Hell, for thine Apostacy. Who will not have what he has Prayed for, Must die the death, his Prayers shall him abhor.

Hast thou forgotten that most solemn Vow Thou madest to God, when thou didst crave he bow His Ear unto thee would, and give thee Grace, And would thee also in his Arms embrace? That Vow, I say, whereby thou then didst bind Thy self to him, that now thy roving mind Recoil against him should, and fling away From him, and his commandments disobey.

Hast thou forgotten that most solemn Vow Thou mad'st to God, when thou didst crave he bow His Ear unto thee would, and give thee Grace, And would thee also in his Arms embrace? That Vow, I say, whereby thou then didst bind Thy self to him, that now thy roving mind Recoile against him should, and fling away From him, and his commandments disobey.

What has he done? wherein has he offended? Thou actest now, as if thou wast intended To prove him guilty of Unrighteousness, Of breach of Promise, or that from distress He could, or would not save thee, or that thou Hast found a better good then he; but how Thou wilt come off, or how thou wilt excuse Thy self, cause thou art gone, and did refuse To wait upon him, that consider well; Thou art as yet alive, on this side Hell.