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

Would Heathens offer to do such things to their feigned Gods, or offer such affronts unto them, could they but do such favours for them? And shall we, to affront the Majesty of Heaven, belch out abominable Oaths, and account them as pleasing Ornaments of Language? Shall we show our despite to our God, by blasphemous Expressions against inviolable Truths concerning the nature and being of God? Shall we, to express how little we value his kindness, provoke the eyes of his Glory by Noon-day Drunkenness, Rioting, and Debaucheries? Shall we witness a cursed contemning of him by ⟨p. 94⟩impudent profanations of his holy Sabbaths, as before we have done? Shall not his Kindness courting us to amendment, prevail? Shall not his Goodness endeavouring our betterment, operate upon us? Is it not impossible to be so wicked, after such wonderful expressions of Love?

Would Heathens offer to do such things to their feigned Gods, or offer such affronts unto them, could they but do such favours for them? And shall we, to affront the Majesty of Heaven, belch out abominable Oaths, and account them as pleasing Ornaments of Language? Shall we shew our despite to our God, by blasphemous Expressions against inviolable Truths concerning the nature and being of God? Shall we, to express how little we value his kindness, provoke the eyes of his Glory by Noon-day Drunkenness, Rioting, and Debaucheries? Shall we witness a cursed contemning of him by ⟨p. 94⟩impudent profanations of his holy Sabbaths, as before we have done? Shall not his Kindness courting us to amendment, prevail? Shall not his Goodness endeavouring our betterment, operate upon us? Is it not impossible to be so wicked, after such wonderful expressions of Love?

Should we again with greedy minds pursue the perishing enjoyments of this alluring world, neglecting the profitable exercises of Religion, and required Devotion? Did the Almighty prolong our expiring Lives, to spend them thus? With what conscience can we allow our selves those large dispensations from holy Duties, for the sake of our worldly employments, after we are purposely delivered, to augment and increase our deserved Obedience? Will not our days be yet shortened, if we remain so straitened in Duties still? And if we cannot spare a little of our strength to work for God, can we think that God will improve his mighty strength, to work out any further Salvation for us? If our houses that might have been without People, still remain without Prayer, may we not expect an angry God will soon unpeople