The fourth (and last) volume of discourses, or sermons, on several scriptures

Noting thus much to us, That none are Elected to Salvation but those that are Elected to Obedience; and therefore it is unreasonable, yea, it is contradictory to say, If I am Elected I shall be saved whether I obey or not, for none are thereunto Elected but through' Obedience.

Noting thus much to us, That none are Elected to Salvation but those that are Elected to Obedience; and therefore it is unreasonable, yea, it is contradictory to say, If I am Elected I shall be saved whether I obey or not, for none are thereunto Elected but thro' Obedience.

And now having, as I hope, satisfactorily Answered all Objections and Scruples that may arise in the Hearts of Men against this Doctrine, I now proceed to press this Duty of working for Salvation upon their Consciences; and I shall do it in a Use of Exhortation.

And now having, as I hope, satisfactorily Answer'd all Objections and Scruples that may arise in the Hearts of Men against this Doctrin, I now proceed to press this Duty of working for Salvation upon their Consciences; and I shall do it in a Use of Exhortation.

Be persuaded then, Oh Sinners! to cast off your Sloth and Laziness, and to rouse your selves from that drowsy ⟨p. 67⟩Slumber that you have long lain in, and to work for Salvation. But truly when I consider how powerful an Orator, and how mighty a Charmer Sloth is; how easily it can stupefy and benumb Reason, and lull Men asleep on the top of a Mast, and on the brinks of Hell; and though God and Man call upon them, Sinners, Sinners, bestir your selves, work for your Lives, you perish eternally if you do not labour to lay hold on eternal Life, for you are falling, and Hell-fire is under you: Yet truly when we call and cry thus earnestly, how easily can a careless, yawning, wretched Sinner, slight all these Admonitions, baffle all these Arguments, Motives and Persuasions, though urged upon them with all vehemency and tenderness of Affection that can be, and turn about like a Man besotted falling fast asleep again? When I consider this, truly I am apt to conclude, that it is but a desperate attempt to press Men any more against their Natures, and against so many Disadvantages that can soon frustrate the Efficacy of weaker Words, and to give over in Despair with that of the Prophet, He that will be Righteous, let him be Righteous; and he that will be Wicked, let him