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

Thirdly, With what face or heart canst thou hope (as thou dost) that God will pardon thy sin, or save thy soul, while thou persistest in thy wickedness, and increasest therein? Show me an instance of any one man in all the Word of God, that was pardoned and saved, who repented not, and I will be thy slave for ever. I know, great sinners have been saved; and I know, those that have gone far have obtained mercy: Manasseh did, 2 Chron. 33.12, 13. Mary Magdalene did, Luk. 7. But then they turned unto God. Canst thou say, there is any one now in Heaven that did not repent, and believe before he dyed? or dost thou think that thou shalt be the only man?

Thirdly, With what face or heart canst thou hope (as thou dost) that God will pardon thy sin, or save thy soul, while thou persistest in thy wickedness, and encreasest therein? Shew me an instance of any one man in all the Word of God, that was pardoned and saved, who repented not, and I will be thy slave for ever. I know, great sinners have been saved; and I know, those that have gone far have obtained mercy: Manasseh did, 2 Chron. 33.12, 13. Mary Magdalene did, Luk. 7. But then they turned unto God. Canst thou say, there is any one now in Heaven that did not repent, and believe before he dyed? or dost thou think that thou shalt be the only man?

Fourthly, Whom dost thou set thy self against? Or who is it that thou dost provoke? whose anger ⟨p. 73⟩and indignation art thou daily kindling against thy self? What art thou, that thus dost sin? or what is God against whom thou sinnest? dost thou know thy self, and thine own weakness? And dost thou know God, and his Almighty power? art thou any better than chaff before the wind of Gods wrath? art thou, any better than stubble before a consuming Fire? canst thou make thy party good against God? Then why dost thou take thy bed, when he layeth his finger light upon thee? or why dost thou complain and art so restless under the pain of the tooth-ache? why dost thou roar so much under the pain in thy bowels? and why dost thou groan, when he makes thee sick? why art thou sick, and why wilt thou dye, if thou canst contend with God? But if thou canst not, poor Worm, thou canst not; why then wilt thou proceed and increase thy wickedness more and more, to provoke him more and more?