4. You should put forth diligence in all matters of soul concernment, because there is a great deal of labour and diligence used against your souls, and against your salvation; As first, by the Devil, 1 Pet. 5.8. He goes about like a roaring Lion, seeking whom he may devour: And Job 1. when God asked the Devil, Whence he came, he tells him, I come from compassing the earth to and fro. The Devil is still industrious and indefatigable to damn souls; he went compassing the earth to damn souls. Why (O Beloved) shall the Devil use diligence to damn thy soul, and ⟨p. 10⟩wilt thou use none to save it? Shall he go about compassing the earth to damn thee, and wilt not thou stir one foot in Ordinances and Duties, and all to save that poor soul of thine? Again, as the Devil, so wicked men, they use diligence against the soul also: Matth. 23.15. It is said of the Pharisees, They would compass sea and land to make one Proselyte, and when they had made him, they made him twofold more a child of hell then before. Mark how indefatigable they would be; they would take so great a journey to damn a poor soul? thus are wicked men. Ephes. 4.14. It is said of false Teachers, They lie in wait to deceive; they will be so industrious, they will lie and watch opportunities. Beloved, look over the world, how industrious will your companions be to draw you to sin, to draw you to the Alehouse, to draw you to profaneness? And therefore seeing wicked men use diligence to damn your souls, have not you reason in all matters of soul concernment to put forth a great deal of diligence?
4. You should put forth diligence in all matters of soul concernment, because there is a great deal of labour and diligence used against your souls, and against your salvation; As first, by the Divel, 1 Pet. 5.8. He goes about like a roaring Lion, seeking whom he may devour: And Iob 1. when God asked the Divel, Whence he came, he tells him, I come from compassing the earth to and fro. The Divel is stil industrious and indefatigable to damn souls; he went compassing the earth to damn souls. Why (O Beloved) shal the Divel use diligence to damn thy soul, and ⟨p. 10⟩wilt thou use none to save it? Shall he go about compassing the earth to damn thee, and wilt not thou stir one foot in Ordinances and Duties, and all to save that poor soul of thine? Again, as the Devil, so wicked men, they use diligence against the soul also: Matth. 23.15. It is said of the Pharisees, They would compasse sea and land to make one Proselyte, and when they had made him, they made him twofold more a child of hell then before. Mark how indefatigable they would be; they would take so great a journey to damn a poor soul? thus are wicked men. Ephes. 4.14. It is said of false Teachers, They lie in wait to deceive; they will be so industrious, they will lie and watch opportunities. Beloved, look over the world, how industrious will your companions be to draw you to sin, to draw you to the Alehouse, to draw you to profanenesse? And therefore seeing wicked men use diligence to damn your souls, have not you reason in all matters of soul concernment to put forth a great deal of deligence?
