Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

Obj. O! but there may lie another Objection; Thus, it may be, the Lord will require, though he requires nothing that I shall do before hand, but will grant his mercy freely: but when I am come, then perhaps things that are hard, will be required at my hands: O! the ways of God they are hard ways, and then I must live so strictly, then I must make Conscience of my ways, and so abandon all my sins and Lusts, and wha• saith the Devil to a corrupt heart? What? will you leave all such pleasant ways? and be so strictly bound? Then you must do nothing but according to the word of God, and of Conscience; farewell all the Comforts and Joys of your life i• you come once to be religious, and godly, these are the tentations that do keep of the hearts of ⟨p. 338⟩men. I appeal to you; have not some of your hearts been kept off from Jesus Christ, and the ways of God merely upon some such temptations as these? and indeed perhaps at first it may be so till the nature of a man is changed.

Obj. O! but there may lie another Objection; Thus, it may be, the Lord wil require, though he requires nothing that I shal do before hand, but wil grant his mercy freely: but when I am come, then perhaps things that are hard, wil be required at my hands: O! the waies of God they are hard waies, and then I must live so strictly, then I must make Conscience of my waies, and so abandon al my sins and Lusts, and wha• saith the Devil to a corrupt heart? What? wil you leave al such pleasant waies? and be so streightly bound? Then you must do nothing but according to the word of God, and of Conscience; farewel al the Comforts and Joyes of your life i• you come once to be religious, and godly, these are the tentations that do keep of the hearts of ⟨p. 338⟩men. I appeal to you; have not some of your hearts been kept off from Jesus Christ, and the waies of God meerly upon some such temptations as these? and indeed perhaps at first it may be so til the nature of a man is changed.