[…] some will say, Then dram forth and ⟨image 3⟩thunder out something from the severe Law of God, which may terrify the minds of the People with the healthful Fear of God, and the dreadfulness of Divine Vengeance, which may take away the furious Lusts of Life, and restrain unbridled Boldness, and reduce Men into a course of more severe discipline, and reclaim them from Wickedness to serious Repentance, and drive all Men forward by all means to endeavour the best things. But what other thing do I drive at in these Treatises throughout, though not with the same dexterity of Speech, and excellency of Wit as many Men, yet aiming altogether at the same […]. For if we look at the End of things with a right Judgment, what is the Design of all the Doctrine of the Sacred Gospel, concerning Faith, Christ the […] and Free Justification by him, but that by setting before Men the great […] bestowed upon us by Christ, and by considering his Special Favour, the winds of Believers being so much more easily inflamed with the admiration of heavenly things, may be won over to a contempt of this World? Though in the mean time I am not unsensible, that there be some perhaps of a contrary Opinion: to wit, ⟨image 4⟩that no other way or Medicine for rooting out of Vices, and reforming Manners should be used, but to stupefy the Ears of simple Men with perpetual inculcating of Laws and Precepts, and dreadful Threatenings to stir up Terror. Unto whose Opinion, as I would not oppose my self, so also I cannot but greatly commend their Labour.
〈…〉 some will say, Then dram forth and ⟨image 3⟩thunder out something from the severe Law of God, which may terrifie the minds of the People with the healthful Fear of God, and the dreadfulness of Divine Vengeance, which maytake away the furious Lusts of Life, and restrain unbridled Boldness, and reduce Men into a course of more severe discipline, and reclaim them from Wickedness to serious Repentance, and drive all Men forward by all means to endeavour the best things. But what other thing do I drive at in these Treatises throughout, though not with the same dexterity of Speech, and excellency of Wit as many Men, yet aiming altogether at the same 〈…〉. For if we look at the End of things with a right Iudgment, what is the Design of all the Doctrine of the Sacred Gospel, concerning Faith, Christ the 〈…〉 and Free Iustification by him, but that by setting before Men the great 〈…〉 bestowed upon us by Christ, and by considering his Special Favour, the winds of Believers being so much more easily inflamed with the admiration of heavenly things, may be won over to a contempt of this World? Though in the mean time I am not unsensible, that there be some perhaps of a contrary Opinion: to wit, ⟨image 4⟩that no other way or Medicine for rooting out of Vices, and reforming Manners should be used, but to stupifie the Ears of simple Men with perpetual inculcating of Laws and Precepts, and dreadful Threatnings to stir up Terrour. Unto whose Opinion, as I would not oppose my self, so also I cannot but greatly commend their Labour.
