Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliationGods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation

To sin with the rare and choice mercies of God (such as the ¹mercies of England are) is a sin of such transcendent unkindness, as that God cannot but destroy such a Person, […] such a Nation that is guilty of it. When David was used unkindly by Nabal, upon whom he had bestowed many courtesies, how did this unkindness provoke David to anger? insomuch as he said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the Wilderness, so that nothing ²was missing of all that appertained unto him, and he hath requited me evil for good: so, and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leav• of all that pertain to him by the morning light, any that pisseth against the Wall. Thus is the great Jehovah enraged when we sin with his favours. God will say, In vain have I adorned thee with all the Jewels of my mercy, which thou as a swine hast trampled under thy feet. In vain bave I given thee learning, and riches, and my Gospel, &c. for thou hast requited me evil for good, therefore in destroying I will certainly destroy thee.

To sinne with the rare and choyce mercies of God (such as the ¹mercies of England are) is a sin of such transcendent unkindnesse, as that God cannot but destroy su•h a Person, 〈…〉 such a Nation that is guilty of it. When David was used unkindly by Nabal, upon whom he had bestowed many courtesies, how did this unkindnesse provoke David to anger? in somuch as he said, Surely in vaine have I kept all that this fellow hath in the Wi•dernesse, so that nothing ²was missing of al that appertained unto him, and he hath requited me evill for good: so, and more also doe God unto the enemies of Da•id, if I leav• of all that pertaine to him by the morning light, any that pisseth against the Wall. Thus is the great Jehovah enraged when we sinne with his favours. God will say, In vaine have I adorned thee with all the Jewels of my mercy, which thou as a swine hast trampled under thy feete. In vaine bave I given thee learning, and riches, and my Gospell, &c. for thou hast requited me evill for good, therefore in destroying I will certainely destroy thee.