The vanity of this mortal life, or, Of man, considered only in his present…

So that he should hereby even eternize his own reproach; and should always, in every succession, have still the same craving appetites returning, and expectations never to be satisfied; which were as repugnant to all he hath discovered to us of his nature, as any thing we can suppose.

Though some persons of a light and desultory humour, might imagine to themselves a pleasure in it, if they had the power to make such a rotation of things, rising and falling, coming and passing away, at their beck and command; and such as were of a Sanguinary Temper, might sport themselves in raising up and lopping off lives at pleasure with an arbitrary hand. Yet sure they would never gain by it the esteem of being either wise or good; and would 'tis like, in time, grow weary of the sport. But to form to our selves such Idea's of the ⟨p. 71⟩blessed God, were an injury not inferior to the very denial of his being.

Though some persons of a light and desultory humour, might imagine to themselves a pleasure in it, if they had the power to make such a rotation of things, rising and falling, coming and passing away, at their beck and command; and such as were of a Sanguinary Temper, might sport themselves in raising up and lopping off lives at pleasure with an arbitrary hand. Yet sure they would never gain by it the esteem of being either wise or good; and would 'tis like, in time, grow weary of the sport. But to form to our selves such Idea's of the ⟨p. 71⟩blessed God, were an injury not inferior to the vety denial of his being.