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

Yea, although a deliverance may be begun to a people, whereby they appear in a happy way to escape; yet persisting in sin, God will carry on the work no farther, but leave them to ruin. Hence then, what especial care should be used to reform our lives, and renew our repentance, lest our deliverance should be left unperfected? we are in no better capacity to finish it now begun, than we were to begin it, if God stands off. Our proceeding in sin, will hinder our God from proceeding in mercy. Indulging our provoking lusts, will endanger our precious lives. These merciful buddings of Providence ⟨p. 58⟩may easily be knipt. This small glimmering light may soon be over-clouded; our door of hope may soon be shut. Shall we provoke a gracious God to say, I will add no more? Shall we make him complain of being weary of delivering? What makes a stop to our deliverance, but our continuance in sin? This makes God in the posture we read of, Jer. 14.9. As a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save. Hebr. [Greek or Hebrew] Pavidus, as one afraid of us, astonished at our iniquities. A man astonished doth walk up and down this way and that way, knows not what course to take; so our sinning whilst God is delivering, makes God at a loss what to do. Sometimes he goes forward with deliverance, sometimes it seems to stand still, another while it looks as if it were set back; and all this, because we amaze God with our daring sins. God told the people of Israel, admiring he went not on with deliverance, Isa. 59.1, 2. My hand is not shortened that it cannot save, nor my ear deafened that it cannot hear; but your iniquities separate between you and your God, &c. We drive God from us by our sins; and how then can our Salvation be carried on? Shall we make God go back ⟨p. 59⟩and repent of the good he hath seemed to design for us? our sinning will do it: Jer. 18.10. If it doth evil in my sight, I will repent of the good wherewith I said I will benefit it. Shall we not repent of sinning, rather than provoke God thus to repent of his purpose to deliver? Why will you blast all your hopes of escape, and wither that flower that's springing up? Oh then, if you desire a farther deliverance, desert your former sins! or else God will resolve to add no more.