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

This wrath of God against despisers of goodness, appears, 1 Sam. 12.24, 25. Consider how great things the Lord hath done: but if ye still continue to do wickedly, ye shall be consumed both ye and your King. When once a people rise to that height of Impiety, that the most obliging kindness Heaven can show, can't win their hearts to obedience; what can be expected from Heaven, but the severest vengeance an Almighty arm can bring upon them? Will not the Lord soon rush out upon a people with wonderful plagues, when they are knocking at the door of justice by such impenitent courses? The most gracious Prince would dispatch that man, ⟨p. 49⟩who should impudently persist in traitorous designs against him, after a deliverance from death by his pardoning of him. Thus will the King of Heaven miserably destroy delivered sinners rebelling against him. Divine patience sheathing the sword of Justice, will at last desist its pleading for the abusers of it; and impatient justice by its revengeful arm will avenge the quarrel of despised mercy: Ezek. 16.43. Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth: q. d. the kindness and favour I then extended to thee; the deliverances thou hadst from me: Behold, I will recompense thy ways upon thy •ead. Thou hast grieved me with sin, I will grind thee to pieces with judgments; thou hast recompensed me with hatred for •ove, I will recompense hatred for your •atred. Thus will God deprive those of mercies, that deprive him of the glory of •hem. 2 Kings 21.13. God there threatens to wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a •ish, q. d. He would take away all their delicate enjoyments, as meat is thrown •ut of a dish. They shall feed on judgments, who were wanton when fed with mercies: but the Hebrew signifies, Delebo Jerusalem sicut deleri solent tabulae. As impressions ⟨p. 50⟩