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

Should we by our impudent continuance in sin, make mercy our enemy, our most urgent cries would prove unsuccessful; and though joined with floods of tears, would be unprofitable: for this will bring us under the doom of those, Zech. 7.13. Because when I called you would not hearken, therefore also when you cry unto me I will not hear. How just a retaliation was this from God, although a most dreadful affliction! not to have the merciful ear of God in affliction, is the worst of afflictions. It is dismal now to find our hearts so strangely shut up, as not be able to pour out prayers: but how miserable then shall we be, if when involved in sinking troubles, God should shut out our prayers, & not be prevailed with by them? Oh ruining state, when we in distress shall be crying, Save Lord, or we perish, and then receive no other return, but, Perish you may, and perish you shall, for all the help you shall have from me. These sins so much overcome his mercy, that our prayers will never overcome his anger. And as it is an argument of the greatest sinfulness in man, not to pray; so of the greatest anger in God, not to hear prayers. These iniquities are so intolerable ⟨p. 80⟩a slighting of him, that he will unmercifully slight all we do. Oh what will become of a Nation, when that key which was wont to unlock the Treasuries of bounty, the store-house of blessings, can do nothing? when that Ambassador that was wont to prevail for a gracious Treaty, shall be denied? when that successful friend shall be denied admittance to the Court of Heaven? when that omnipotent engine can attract no compassions? Whither now shall we go, when access is denied to God? where shall we have supplies, if our former store-house be shut up? whither can we turn, when he turneth away our prayers? Will not our furious enemies prevail over us, when our most fervent prayers cannot prevail with God? What a shaking commination was that, Jer. 11.11. I will bring an evil upon them, they shall not escape; and though they cry, I will not hearken. God will take no notice of their cries, who would take no notice of his kindness. What can be said worse to a people than this, I will not hear? If he will not hear, he will not help; if he gives no audience, he will give no assistance. This speaks the sum of all evils in one. The root of all miseries ⟨p. 81⟩