The Fountain of Life Opened

Packs up all his divine Cordials, and saith as it were to this unkind and disingenuous Soul,¹ Hast thou thus requited me, for all the favours and kindnesses thou hast received from me? Have I quickened thee when thou wast dead in transgressions, did I descend upon thee in the Preaching of the Gospel, and communicate life, even the life of God to thee; leaving others in the state of the Dead? Have I shed forth such rich influences of grace and comfort upon thee? Comforting thee in all thy troubles, helping thee in all thy duties, satisfying thee in all thy doubts and perplexities of soul, saving thee and pulling thee back from so many destructive temptations and dangers? What had been thy condition, if I had not come unto thee? Could the Word have converted thee without me? Could ministers, could Angels have done that for the which I did? And when I had quickened thee, and made thee a living soul, what couldst thou have done without my exciting and assisting grace? Couldst thou go on in the way of Duty, if I had not led thee? How wouldst thou have waded through the deeps of spiritual troubles, if I had not born thee up? Whither had the Temptations of Satan and thine own corruptions carried thee before this day; if I had not stood thy friend, and come in for thy rescue in the time of need? Did I ever fail thee in thy extremities? Did I ever leave thee in thy dangers? Have I not been tender over thee, and faithful to thee? And now for which of all these kindnesses dost thou thus wrong and abuse me? Why hast thou wounded me thus by thy unkindness? Ah thou hast requited my Love! And now thou hast eat the fruit of thy doings. Let the light now be darkness. Thy Songs turned into howlings. The joy of thine heart, the light of thine eyes, the health of thy countenance, even the face of thy God, and the joy of salvation be hid from thee.

Packs up all his divine Cordials, and saith as it were to this unkind and disingenious Soul,¹ Hast thou thus requited me, for all the favours and kindnesses thou hast received from me? Have I quickened thee when thou wast dead in transgressions, did I descend upon thee in the Preaching of the Gospel, and communicate life, even the life of God to thee; leaving others in the state of the Dead? Have I shed forth such rich influences of grace and comfort upon thee? Comforting thee in all thy troubles, helping thee in all thy duties, satisfying thee in all thy doubts and perplexities of soul, saving thee and pulling thee back from so many destructive temptations and dangers? What had been thy condition, if I had not come unto thee? Could the Word have converted thee without me? Could ministers, could Angels have done that for the which I did? And when I had quickned thee, and made thee a living soul, what couldst thou have done without my exciting and assisting grace? Couldst thou go on in the way of Duty, if I had not led thee? How wouldst thou have waded through the deeps of spiritual troubles, if I had not born thee up? Whither had the Temptations of Satan and thine own corruptions carried thee before this day; if I had not stood thy friend, and come in for thy rescue in the time of need? Did I ever fail thee in thy extremities? Did I ever leave thee in thy dangers? Have I not been tender over thee, and faithful to thee? And now for which of all these kindnesses dost thou thus wrong and abuse me? Why hast thou wounded me thus by thy unkindness? Ah thou hast requited my Love! And now thou hast eat the fruit of thy doings. Let the light now be darkness. Thy Songs turned into howlings. The joy of thine heart, the light of thine eyes, the health of thy countenance, even the face of thy God, and the joy of salvation be hid from thee.