Now therefore, to use the words of Jude, I will put you in remembrance, how that the Lord having saved the people out of the Land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed them that believed not, Jude 5. Such will be the portion of all those, we may fear, who will neither love nor obey the Lord, after all the great things He hath done for us: but accounting them small things, deny those respects they ought to show to him that did them, Who is wise in Counsel, and excellent in working. But shall we be worse than the Ox or Ass, that know their Masters, and serve them? Shall we be more ungrateful to God than we are to Men? The People of Israel told Gideon, Judg. 8.22. Thou shalt rule over us, seeing thou hast delivered us from the hands of the Midianites. Shall we not say to God, O Lord, since in thy infinite Mercy thou hast delivered us from ⟨image 8⟩the hands of our enemies, we will now submit unto thee, and thou shalt rule over us? Oh how pleasing would this be to God? How happy should we be under such acknowledgements of God's Deliverances? But to persist in sin is very unreasonable: Mic. 6.3. Oh my people, testify against me: What have I done to thee? — vers. 4. I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants, &c. Oh, my people, says God, remember what great Deliverances I have wrought, what Miracles my arm hath performed for you; and will ye sin after all this? Oh England! Remember what God hath done, what Deliverance from a heathenish condition, what an escape from Popish darkness, what Redemptions from Romish Conspiracies, God hath bestowed; and then let Conscience speak, whether you do well or no ⟨image 9⟩to sin against such a God as this. This will never be tolerated long by a Holy God. This will make him say, as Ezek. 21.3. Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. The Sword of Justice sheathed by Divine Patience, will be drawn out to avenge the abuse of Mercies. Will not contempt of Goodness bring the fulfilling of that Threat upon us, Ezek. 44.25. I will not watch over you for good, but for harm? Providence hath hitherto been watchful over us to secure us from ruin; but miserable shall we be, when God shall watch opportunities to ruin and destroy us.
Now therefore, to use the words of Jude, I will put you in remembrance, how that the Lord having saved the people out of the Land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed them that believed not, Iude 5. Such will be the portion of all those, we may fear, who will neither love nor obey the Lord, after all the great things He hath done for us: but accounting them small things, deny those respects they ought to shew to him that did them, Who is wise in Counsel, and excellent in working. But shall we be worse than the Ox or Ass, that know their Masters, and serve them? Shall we be more ungrateful to God than we are to Men? The People of Israel told Gideon, Iudg. 8.22. Thou shalt rule over us, seeing thou hast delivered us from the hands of the Midianites. Shall we not say to God, O Lord, since in thy infinite Mercy thou hast delivered us from ⟨image 8⟩the hands of our enemies, we will now submit unto thee, and thou shalt rule over us? Oh how pleasing would this be to God? How happy should we be under such acknowledgments of God's Deliverances? But to persist in sin is very unreasonable: Mic. 6.3. Oh my people, testifie against me: What have I done to thee? — vers. 4. I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants, &c. Oh, my people, says God, remember what great Deliverances I have wrought, what Miracles my arm hath performed for you; and will ye sin after all this? Oh England! Remember what God hath done, what Deliverance from a heathenish condition, what an escape from Popish darkness, what Redemptions from Romish Conspiracies, God hath bestowed; and then let Conscience speak, whether you do well or no ⟨image 9⟩to sin against such a God as this. This will never be tolerated long by a Holy God. This will make him say, as Ezek. 21.3. Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. The Sword of Iustice sheathed by Divine Patience, will be drawn out to avenge the abuse of Mercies. Will not contempt of Goodness bring the fulfilling of that Threat upon us, Ezek. 44.25. I will not watch over you for good, but for harm? Providence hath hitherto been watchful over us to secure us from ruine; but miserable shall we be, when God shall watch opportunities to ruine and destroy us.
