Lastly; How severely doth what we have said look upon all Self-righteous Persons; and those proud People that boast of their Holiness and Perfection, that think they need no Repentance,1 O that they would consider it, and tremble before it is too late, and they perish eternally, for rejecting the chief Cornerstone. Remember, unless ye believe that Christ is he, ye shall die in your Sins. Also it looks severely on all formal and carnal Christians who have nothing but a Name. Alas Sirs! If the painted Hypocrite, he that is so gloriously garnished with many great Gifts, Parts, Wisdom, Learning, and seeming Piety, is in a damnable Condition, what will become of you? Mourn O England▪ what a Number of filthy, debauched, treacherous, proud, drunken, swearing and unclean Christians (as they are called) hast thou in the Bowels of thee? they show their Sin as Sodom, and hide it not, and yet glory as if they were the only People of God. Awake Sinners, before God's Judgments are poured out upon you, for certainly great Wrath is at the Door. God hath wrought Wonders for the Deliverance of this Nation, but ye slight and contemn them: Neither Judgments nor Mercy will humble you; what would you have, since nothing God doth, pleases you? Certainly the Almighty will not bear with you much longer, if you repent not.
Lastly; How severely doth what we have said look upon all Self-righteous Persons; and those proud People that boast of their Holiness and Perfection, that think they need no Repentance,1 O that they would consider it, and tremble before it is too late, and they perish eternally, for rejecting the chief Cornerstone. Remember, unless ye believe that Christ is he, ye shall die in your Sins. Also it looks severely on all formal and carnal Christians who have nothing but a Name. Alas Sirs! If the painted Hypocrite, he that is so gloriously garnished with many great Gifts, Parts, Wisdom, Learning, and seeming Piety, is in a damnable Condition, what will become of you? Mourn O England▪ what a Number of filthy, debauched, treacherous, proud, drunken, swearing and unclean Christians (as they are called) hast thou in the Bowels of thee? they shew their Sin as Sodom, and hide it not, and yet glory as if they were the only People of God. Awake Sinners, before God's Judgments are poured out upon you, for certainly great Wrath is at the Door. God hath wrought Wonders for the Deliverance of this Nation, but ye slight and contemn them: Neither Judgments nor Mercy will humble you; what would you have, since nothing God doth, pleases you? Certainly the Almighty will not bear with you much longer, if you repent not.
- 1Quakers condemned. Acts 4. 11. John 8. 24.
