Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life,…

¹What considerations may be useful to stop the stream of such mens wickedness, that yet are waxing worse and worse?

¹What considerations may be usefull to stop the streame of such mens wickedness, that yet are waxing worse and worse?

1. 1Question Seventh.

Because I am loath to leave thee with a bare conviction, that thou art worse than thou wast wont to be; I shall add a few considerations to press thee to put a stop unto thy sinnings, hoping that though thou hast gone far, yet thou mayst return: while thou art out of Hell, thou art within our call, and within the reach of Exhortation and reproof. God hath called often to thee to return, and yet thou hast not returned, but art going on unto destruction. The Son of God hath called to thee, and said, How long wilt thou go on in thy Rebellion against him that would redeem and save thy soul? he hath told thee, if thou dost proceed thou must be damned, and said, the Mercy of God will not save thee, and my Merits they will not, they shall not save thee, but if thou wilt return to God, and come to me, here is mercy for thee, here is pardon for thee, and I will give eternal life unto thee. The Spirit of God hath often moved upon thy heart, he hath been often knocking ⟨p. 69⟩at thy door, that thou wouldest open thy heart and let him in, and he would apply the blood of Christ unto thee, and he would fill thee with better joys, and better pleasures, and better comforts than thou ever foundest in the way of sin. But hitherto thou hast stopped thine ears, and stiffened thy neck, and hardened thy heart, and wouldest not hearken nor obey.

BEcause I am loath to leave thee with a bare conviction, that thou art worse than thou wast wont to be; I shall add a few considerations to presse thee to put a stop unto thy sinnings, hoping that though thou hast gone far, yet thou mayst return: while thou art out of Hell, thou art within our call, and within the reach of Exhortation and reproof. God hath called often to thee to return, and yet thou hast not returned, but art going on unto destruction. The Son of God hath called to thee, and said, How long wilt thou goe on in thy Rebellion against him that would redeem and save thy soul? he hath told thee, if thou dost proceed thou must be damned, and said, the Mercy of God will not save thee, and my Merits they will not, they shall not save thee, but if thou wilt return to God, and come to me, here is mercy for thee, here is pardon for thee, and I will give eternal life unto thee. The Spirit of God hath often moved upon thy heart, he hath been often knocking