A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

1. For the carnally Secure, that never made their Peace with God, never fled for Refuge, nor took Sanctuary at the Grace of Christ. Our Work is to make them sensible of the Avenger of Blood that is at their Heels. O poor Wretches! will you sleep, when your Damnation sleeps not? Within a little while what will become of you? In the ordinary Course of Nature, you have but a few Years to pass over in this World; but, for ought you know, the Wrath of God, which makes Inquisition for Sinners, may seize upon you a great deal sooner; you may not live out half your Days, that is, so long as in an ordinary Providence you might expect. Psal. 68.21. God shall wound the Head of his Enemies; and the hairy Scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his Trespasses. God may take you by the hairy Scalp, while you are in your youthful Freshness, before Baldness and old Age cometh, and Infirmities seize upon you. That which is measured by Time, will soon come about. Every Day you are a step nearer to Eternity. O what will become of you? When you are at odds with God, Death way-layeth you in every place; it may take you Sleeping, Eating, Drinking. Ah poor Man! what Refuge hast thou? What Buckler to catch the Blow of God's angry Indignation, and ward off the Strokes of his Vengeance? O fly Sinners for Refuge, the Lord knows how soon Destruction may seize upon you, while you are yet in Health and Strength; there is no other means but Christ. Surely this driving Work would prosper more, if Men were not wanting to themselves, to improve the Conviction of the Word. When God shows you your natural Face, and begins to startle and awaken you, O let not Conviction die. No Iron so hard, as that which hath been often quenched, and often healed: So no Heart so hard, as when it hath worn out many Convictions. Make use of Remorses of Conscience, and your own trembling Fears, lest you are given up to a Spirit of Slumber.

1. For the carnally Secure, that never made their Peace with God, never fled for Refuge, nor took Sanctuary at the Grace of Christ. Our Work is to make them sensible of the Avenger of Blood that is at their Heels. O poor Wretches! will you sleep, when your Damnation sleeps not? Within a little while what will become of you? In the ordinary Course of Nature, you have but a few Years to pass over in this World; but, for ought you know, the Wrath of God, which makes Inquisition for Sinners, may seize upon you a great deal sooner; you may not live out half your Days, that is, so long as in an ordinary Providence you might expect.