This discovers the folly, and dasheth the fond conceit1 of many carnal men, who have framed a speedy way to Heaven in their own fancies, through which, yet never any had passage thither; to wit, they fondly imagine they have Christ and Mercy at command, and that they can make a step to Heaven in the turning of a hand, they […] not make such large provision or preparation before to tire out themselves, with tedious and heart breaking sorrows, and daily remorse […] their daily failings; small warning will serve […] mens turns: Be it, they love their lusts, and practise them; they harbour continually their noisome distempers in their souls, express […] also in their lives; they crave but the […] of […] few hours before their […], to fit themselves for their departure and happiness, a few forced sighs, feigned and formal confessions of their evils, and howling for pardon, out of the horror of their spirits, now and then customarily adding a Lord have mercy on me, they suppose they have made all even with God; but if they can but get the Sacrament, they conclude all is sure, they must needs go post hast to Heaven; if they can but say they believe, Christ must comfort them, cannot but save them. No, no (Brethren) the Word reveals none, our Saviour accepts of no such agreement, he comes upon no such terms to bring any comfort with him, unless any man should be so far forsaken of reason and sense, as to imagine the Lord ⟨p. 165⟩Jesus would carry the Drunkard and his Cups, the Adulterer and his Harlots also, the riotous Gamester his Cards and Dice, Hawks and Hounds, and all to Heaven together, which is […] and incredible: Oh! these men will one day find, and that to their woe, they cozened their own souls by their own folly: whereas sound […] cost more, the way must be prepared, thy heart loosened, rent and plucked away from thy corruptions, before the Lord Jesus will vouchsafe once to look in upon thee: No Harbinger before, no King follows after, where the heart is not […] for a Saviour, there is no hope to […] the presence of a Saviour: It's the condition upon which his coming is promised and can be expected upon any sure ground. It's the order and connection of things […] […] hath set in the work of Grace, Luke, 3. 8. And all flesh shall see the […] of the Lord. The Copulative Particle, And, tells us the sight of Salvation depends upon that which went before;
This discovers the folly, and dasheth the fond conceit1 of many carnal men, who have framed a speedy way to Heaven in their own fancies, through which, yet never any had passage thither; to wit, they fondly imagine they have Christ and Mercy at command, and that they can make a step to Heaven in the turning of a hand, they 〈…〉 not make such large provision or preparation before to tire out themselves, with tedious and heart breaking sorrows, and dayly remorse 〈…〉 their dayly failings; smal warning will serve 〈…〉 mens turns: Be it, they love their lusts, and practise them; they harbor continually their noysom distempers in their souls, express 〈…〉 also in their lives; they crave but the 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 few hours before their 〈…〉, to fit themselves for their departure and happiness, a few forced sighs, faigned and formal confessions of their evils, and howling for pardon, out of the horror of their spirits, now and then customarily adding a Lord have mercy on me, they suppose they have made all even with God; but if they can but get the Sacrament, they conclude all is sure, they must needs go post hast to Heaven; if they can but say they beleeve, Christ must comfort them, cannot but save them. No, no (Brethren) the Word reveals none, our Savior accepts of no such agreement, he comes upon no such terms to bring any comfort with him, unless any man should be so far forsaken of reason and sense, as to imagine the Lord ⟨p. 165⟩Jesus would carry the Drunkard and his Cups, the Adulterer and his Harlots also, the riotous Gamester his Cards and Dice, Hawks and Hounds, and all to Heaven together, which is 〈…〉 and incredible: Oh! these men will one day find, and that to their wo, they cozened their own souls by their own folly: whereas sound 〈…〉 cost more, the way must be prepared, thy heart loosened, rent and plucked away from thy corruptions, before the Lord Jesus will vouchsafe once to look in upon thee: No Harbenger before, no King follows after, where the heart is not 〈…〉 for a Savior, there is no hope to 〈…〉 the presence of a Savior: It's the condition upon which his coming is promised and can be expected upon any sure ground. It's the order and connexion of things 〈…〉 hath set in the work of Grace,
