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

Seventhly, Dost thou think that God will never call thee to an account? Dost thou think that time will always last? dost thou think thy soul shall live for ever, and yet do that which will bring thee to an eternity of misery? and expose thy self for a little momentany pleasure unto eternal torments? Thus I have set before thee these Considerations, whereby thou mayst be brought to bethink thy self, and at last enquire, ⟨p. 75⟩What would you have me to do? I answer thee:

Seventhly, Dost thou think that God will never call thee to an account? Dost thou think that time will alwayes last? dost thou think thy soul shall live for ever, and yet do that which will bring thee to an eternity of misery? and expose thy self for a little momentany pleasure unto eternal torments? Thus I have set before thee these Considerations, whereby thou mayst be brought to bethink thy self, and at last enquire, ⟨p. 75⟩What would you have me to doe? I answer thee:

1. Make a stand and pause a little with thy self, whether it be not so with thee or no? and labour to convince thy self of the heinousness of thy sins, in making such an increase and growth in sin.

1. Make a stand and pause a little with thy self, whether it be not so with thee or no? and labour to convince thy self of the hainousness of thy sins, in making such an increase and growth in sin.

2. When thou art convinced thus, urge it upon thy heart till thou feelest it begin to melt, and to be dissolved in thy breast. Use thy Reason for thy souls good, after this manner: Oh God hath been good to me, and I have been wicked against God; God was always good to me, and I have been always evil against God; God multiplied his mercy upon me, and I multiplied my sins against God; if he had not given me bread to eat, I had dyed with hunger; and if he had not given me drink, I had perished with thirst; but what he gave me for my nourishment I have abused to gluttony and drunkenness; I have fought against God with his own mercy, and made his goodness an encouragement to me in my wickedness: He lengthened out his mercy, and I did lengthen out mine iniquity; Oh what rich grace and patience is this, that I am not in Hell! Oh this was long-suffering indeed, to bear so long with such a Swearer and Drunkard as I have been; and when the dreadful Plague hath taken away my Companions in sin, yet I am left behind; Oh that it may be, that I may repent and turn to God! Woe is me! I have been damning of my precious soul, and have