Use 1 And therefore the first Use shall be of Instruction to demonstrate the necessity of conversion and turning unto God from our sins, for all men that pretend to any reason or piety howsoever they differ about Christs death, yet agree in this, that no man hath benefit by Christs death but such who cleanse themselves from their iniquities, who renounce their former lusts that were like so many Lords, quot vitia tot Domini; And take Jesus Christ for their Lord and King; There was scarce any Heretic ever so besotted as to preach Christ so died for all that it's no matter whether ye repent or no; whether you forsake your sins or no, Christ died to save you; No, they agree in this, though otherwise so different that no benefit of Christs death is actually applied to any man, till by Faith and Repentance he be a qualified Subject; so that the wicked man wallowing in his sins hath cause to tremble and quake under this Truth, he may say Mihi nec seritur nec metitur; Here is nothing makes for me in all these Opinions: If I be Calvinist, Arminian, or any other way, I cannot have any quietness, or look for any comfort till I and my sins are divided; Only that of Origens might give thee some ease, if it could be ⟨p. 244⟩true that all men and devils shall be saved at last, after they have been a long while tormented in hell; But this is so directly contrary to Scripture that calls these torments everlasting torments, a fire that cannot be quenched, a worm that cannot die; That if this be all thy hope thou mayest roar out in horror, and wish thou hadst never been born, so that if wicked men would set judgement on work they would see nothing abides them but a fearful expectation of the vengeance of God, all Opinions, all Doctrines shut them out; If there could one come and bid thee Go on merrily in thy sins, be as profane as thou hast been, never think of cries and tears for thy sins because Christ hath died to save thee howsoever; This man indeed might make thee run into excess of all riot, and to say, Let us eat and drink for to morrow we shall die, and so be saved; But the Scripture is so plain against this, that all may be persuaded of it without any difficulty; Shall we sin that grace may abound? saith Paul, God forbid; Rom. 6.1. And he makes the damnation just of those men who gather such consequences:
Ʋse 1 And therefore the first Ʋse shall be of Instruction to demonstrate the necessity of conversion and turning unto God from our sinnes, for all men that pretend to any reason or piety howsoever they differ about Christs death, yet agree in this, that no man hath benefit by Christs death but such who cleanse themselves from their iniquities, who renounce their former lusts that were like so many Lords, quot vitia tot Domini; And take Jesus Christ for their Lord and King; There was scarce any Heretique ever so besotted as to preach Christ so died for all that it's no matter whether ye repent or no; whether you forsake your sins or no, Christ died to save you; No, they agree in this, though otherwise so different that no benefit of Christs death is actually applied to any man, till by Faith and Repentance he be a qualified Subject; so that the wicked man wallowing in his sins hath cause to tremble and quake under this Truth, he may say Mihi nec seritur nec metitur; Here is nothing makes for me in all these Opinions: If I be Calvinist, Arminian, or any other way, I cannot have any quietnesse, or look for any comfort till I and my sins are divided; Only that of Origens might give thee some ease, if it could be ⟨p. 244⟩true that all men and devils shall be saved at last, after they have been a long while tormented in hell; But this is so directly contrary to Scripture that cals these torments everlasting torments, a fire that cannot be quenched, a worm that cannot die; That if this be all thy hope thou maist roar out in horrour, and wish thou hadst never been born, so that if wicked men would set judgement on work they would see nothing abides them but a fearfull expectation of the vengeance of God, all Opinions, all Doctrines shut them out; If there could one come and bid thee Go on merrily in thy sins, be as prophane as thou hast been, never think of cries and tears for thy sins because Christ hath died to save thee howsoever; This man indeed might make thee run into excesse of all riot, and to say, Let us eat and drink for to morrow we shall die, and so be saved; But the Scripture is so plain against this, that all may be perswaded of it without any difficulty; Shall we sin that grace may abound? saith Paul, God forbid; Rom. 6.1. And he makes the damnation just of those men who gather such consequences:
