I come now to make some brief Use and Application of the whole: ⟨p. 126⟩and my first word shall be to the open profane: poor sinner, thou readest here, that but a few will be saved, that many that expect heaven, will go without heaven; what sayest thou to this, poor sinner? Let me say it over again: There are but few to be saved, but very few, let me add, but few professors; but few eminent professors; what sayest thou now sinner? If Judgment begins at the house of God, what will the end of them be that obey not the Gospel of God? This is Peters question, canst thou answer it, sinner? yea, I say again, if judgement must begin at them, will it not make thee think, what shall become of me? and I add, when thou shalt see the stars of heaven to tumble down to hell, canst thou think that such a muck-heap of sin as thou art, shalt be lifted up to heaven? Peter asks thee another question, to wit, If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly, and sinners appear? 1 Pet. 14. 18, ⟨p. 127⟩19. canst thou answer this question sinner? stand among the righteous thou mayest not; (the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous: Psal. 1. 5.) stand among the wicked thou then wilt not dare to do; where wilt thou appear sinner? to stand among the hypocrites will avail thee nothing: the hypocrite shall not come before him, that is, with acceptance, but shall perish: Job. 13. 16. Because it concern• thee much, let me over with it again: when thou shalt see less sinners then thou art bound up by angels in bundles to burn them, where wilt thou appear sinner? Thou mayest wish thy self another man, but that will not help thee sinner; thou mayest wish, would I had been converted in time, but that will not help thee neither; and if like the wise of Jeroboam, thou shouldest fain thy self to be another woman, the prophet, the Lord Jesus would soon find thee out; what wilt thou do poor sinner: heavy tidings, ⟨p. 128⟩heavy tidings will attend thee, except thou repent, poor sinner! 1 King. 14. 2, 5, 6. Luk. 13. 3, 5. O the dreadful state of a poor sinner, of an open profane sinner: every body that hath but common sense knows that this man is in the broad way to death, yet he laughs at his own damnation.
I come now to make some brief Use and Application of the whole: ⟨p. 126⟩and my first word shall be to the open profane: poor sinner, thou readest here, that but a few will be saved, that many that expect heaven, will go without heaven; what saist thou to this, poor sinner? Let me say it over again: There are but few to be saved, but very few, let me add, but few professors; but few eminent professors; what saist thou now sinner? If Judgment begins at the house of God, what will the end of them be that obey not the Gospel of God? This is Peters question, canst thou answer it, sinner? yea, I say again, if judgement must begin at them, will it not make thee think, what shall become of me? and I add, when thou shalt see the stars of heaven to tumble down to hell, canst thou think that such a muck-heap of sin as thou art, shalt be lifted up to heaven? Peter asks thee another question, to witt, If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly, and sinners appear? 1 Pet. 14. 18, ⟨p. 127⟩19. canst thou answer this question sinner? stand among the righteous thou maiest not; (the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous: Psal. 1. 5.) stand among the wicked thou then wilt not dare to do; where wilt thou appear sinner? to stand among the hypocrits will avail thee nothing: the hipocrite shall not come before him, that is, with acceptance, but shall perish: Job. 13. 16. Because it concern• thee much, let me over with it again: when thou shalt see lesse sinners then thou art bound up by angels in bundles to burn them, where wilt thou appear sinner? Thou maist wish thy self another man, but that will not help thee sinner; thou maist wish, would I had been converted in time, but that will not help thee neither; and if like the wise of Jeroboam, thou shouldest fain thy self to be another woman, the prophet, the Lord Jesus would soon finde thee out; what wilt thou do poor sinner: heavy tidings, ⟨p. 128⟩heavy tidings will attend thee, except thou repent, poor sinner! 1 King. 14. 2, 5, 6. Luk. 13. 3, 5. O the dreadful state of a poor sinner, of an open profane sinner: every body that hath but common sense knows that this man is in the broad way to death, yet he laughs at his own damnation.
