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

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?

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 chaffe before the winde 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?

Fifthly, How canst thou call thy self a Christian, while thou daily increasest in thy sin against God and Christ. Christians have their denomination from Christ, because they follow his steps, and own him for their Lord and Master: Christ was holy, and so is every true Christian; Christ hated sin, and so doth every true Christian; Christ did the will of his Father, and thou art doing the will of the Flesh and of the Devil. That which consisteth of a head of one kind, and members of another, is monstrous.