Love to Christ, necessary to escape the curse at his coming

There must be striving to an Agony, Luk. 13.24, 25. there must be wrestling with Devils, Eph. 6.12. with God himself, so as not to let him go, except he bless us; Gen 32.24, 26. there must be fighting, and watching, and maintaining our spiritual Warfare, 2 Tim. 4.7. there must be running, as for life, 1 Cor. 9.24. all this to get the Blessing, when the Lord shall come; all hard and laborious.

But it is the easiest thing in the world to come under the Curse and Wrath of God: Nay, it is hard not to have it come upon us. What mean then the most of men to take so much pains to bring the Curse of God upon them? what need you be at so much labour to undo your selves? what needs such swearing, sweating, in a way of Sin, as if you were striving to get to Hell; as if you thought you could not go thither fast enough, nor get thither soon enough? what need you rail at the People of Christ? and revile the ways of Christ? and rent and tear his holy Name, in your profane, polluted Mouths? Hell might be had with lesser pains: and if cursed you WILL be, cursed you MAY be, without wearying of your selves in committing of Iniquity: Sit still, and you will run to Hell; do nothing, and you will soon be there. It is but letting ⟨p. 87⟩Faith, and Repentance, and Christ alone; it is but forbearing what you ought to do, and the Curse will fall upon your Soul, and stick fast to you for ever.

But it is the easiest thing in the world to come under the Curse and Wrath of God: Nay, it is hard not to have it come upon us. What mean then the most of men to take so much pains to bring the Curse of God upon them? what need you be at so much labour to undo your selves? what needs such swearing, sweating, in a way of Sin, as if you were striving to get to Hell; as if you thought you could not go thither fast enough, nor get thither soon enough? what need you rail at the People of Christ? and revile the ways of Christ? and rent and tear his holy Name, in your prophane, polluted Mouths? Hell might be had with lesser pains: and if cursed you WILL be, cursed you MAY be, without wearying of your selves in committing of Iniquity: Sit still, and you will run to Hell; do nothing, and you will soon be there. It is but letting