God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances

The longer the cloud is gathering, the more dripping shower is expected when it falls. So the greater provocations are treasured up in the days of Gods patience, the more miserable destruction will be in the days of his vengeance: Isa. 42.14. A long time have I held my peace; I have been still and refrained my self; now will I cry like a travailing woman, I will destroy and devour at once. You shall know I have not lost my power, though I have exercised my patience; though yo• have shared so much in my mercy, I will at length proportion the severity of my justice, to the clemency of my mercy. I will destroy you at once; I'll give no more alarming warnings, awakening calls, or monitory afflictions; but now will I bring ruin on a sudden, with unavoidable calamities: Job 21.31. The wicked is reserved to the day of destruction; there ⟨p. 71⟩will be a murdering day for rebellious malignants, they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. The Hebr. [Greek or Hebrew] we Translate brought forth, signifies, Cum mora & pompa deducere, Mer. To lead them to it with delay, to bring them to it by degrees, and also with some pomp and splendour: but what is it they shall be brought forth to? What are they going to with their pomp and glory? oh 'tis but to a day of wrath; ad diem furorum, a day of wraths and fury; a day majorum poenarum, of greater punishment. When the wrath of God for every sin shall consume them, and increase their deferred torments. Sinners are brisk because judgment is delayed; but alas, sinners, though you go on with security, yet far from safety, the day of wraths will come. Jer. 12.1. we read the wicked prosper; why are they not stopped in their courses? They take root, Hebr. pergunt, they go on: Non posuit Deus prohibitionem: Vatab. God doth not hinder them; are they happy therefore? will this always continue? No, v. 3. They shall be pulled out like sheep to the slaughter, they are set apart for the day of destruction. When a day is set apart, some eminent thing is intended in it. When a day is ⟨p. 72⟩set apart for destruction, an eminent destruction is implied by it: a day is coming when sinners shall feel the smart of Divine vengeance for abuses of patience. This is called their day, as deserved by them, as peculiar to them: