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

If Englands mercies come from free grace, let not England presume upon Gods mercies, as i• entailed upon them and their ¹posterity: for it is as free for God to take away his mercies, as it was free to give them; And thus Christ tells the Jews in the forementioned place, I tell you n•y, but except ye repent ye shall likewise perish; and so they did within forty years after, with a severe destruction. And so do I say to England, Except England repent, England also shall perish; let not England be high minded but fear. God hath a devouring sword for England, as well as Ireland: And therefore let England this day humble it self in dust and ashes, for though God defer Englands judgement, longer than Ireland's, or Germanies, yet as sure as there is a God in Heaven, unless we repent, we also shall perish: Gods forbearance is no acquittance: It is one thing to forbear a debtor, and another thing to acquit a debtor: The longer God is fetching about his ⟨p. 19⟩hand, the heavier will the blow be when he strikes. What so calm as the Sea? but yet when a storm comes, what so tempestuous? What so blunt as iron? but when it is sharpened, what more sharp? None so patient and merciful as God, but yet when he begins to strike, and his anger is kindled, how unexpressible is his fury? Consider this you that forget God, lest he tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver you.

If Englands mercies come from free grace, let not England presume upon Gods mercies, as i• intailed upon them and their ¹posterity: for it is as free for God to take away his mercies, as it was free to give them; And thus Christ tels the Jewes in the forementioned place, I tell you n•y, but except ye repent ye shall likewise perish; and so they did within forty yeares after, with a severe destruction. And so doe I say to England, Except England repent, England also shall perish; let not England be high minded but feare. God hath a devouring sword for England, as well as Ireland: And therefore let England this day humble it selfe in dust and ashes, for though God deferre Englands judgement, longer than Irelands, or Germanies, yet as sure as there is a God in Heaven, unlesse wee repent, we also shall perish: Gods forbearance is no acquittance: It is one thing to forbeare a debtor, and another thing to acquit a debtor: The longer God is fetching about his