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

Now I must tell you, whatever our apprehensions of things may be, there is nothing will prevent our destruction after Deliverance, but a serious Repentance, and hearty Reformation. 'Tis not our ⟨image 9⟩Policy or Power, 'tis not our Courage or Undauntedness can possibly secure us; but except we repent, we shall surely perish. Our Profession and Privileges are insufficient to give us safety. Jerusalem, the holy City, is now a ruina•ted heap: a place of strength, so that the Kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed that the enemy and adversary should enter its gates, Lam. 4.12. and yet it is made a perpetual desolation by the fire of God's wrath kindled against it.

Now I must tell you, whatever our apprehensions of things may be, there is nothing will prevent our destruction after Deliverance, but a serious Repentance, and hearty Reformation. 'Tis not our ⟨image 9⟩Policy or Power, 'tis not our Courage or Undauntedness can possibly secure us; but except we repent, we shall surely perish. Our Profession and Priviledges are insufficient to give us safety. Jerusalem, the holy City, is now a ruina•ted heap: a place of strength, so that the Kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed that the enemy and adversary should enter its gates, Lam. 4.12. and yet it is made a perpetual desolation by the fire of God's wrath kindled against it.

Neither may the Greatest in our Land, if living in sin, think to escape by or in wickedness. The hand of God will find out his enemy, though never so potent, though guarded with all humane securities. And certainly, if God shall at last for our sins suffer our enemies to prevail, Prince and Peasant shall suffer alike; Royal,