The Sincere Convert

Secondly, because they have no leisure to consider of their misery,¹ when they have the means of revealing it unto them, as Felix, Acts 24, 25. Many a man hath many a bitter pill given him at a Sermon, but he hath no leisure ⟨p. 161⟩to chew upon it. One man is taken up with suites in Law, and another almost eaten up with suretyship, and carking cares how to pay his debts, and provide for his own; another hath a great charge and few friends, and he saith the world is hard, and hence, like a Mole, roots in the earth, week-days and Sabbath-days; the world thus calling them on one side, and lusts on another, and the Devil on the other side, they have no leisure to consider of Death, Devil, God, nor themselves, Hell nor Heaven. The Minister cries and knocks without, but there is such a noise and lumber of tumultuous lusts and vain thoughts in their hearts and heads, that all good thoughts are sad unwelcome guests, and are knocked down presently.

Secondly, because they have no leisure to consider of their misery,¹ when they have the meanes of revealing it unto them, as Foelix, Acts 24, 25. Many a man hath many a bitter pill given him at a Sermon, but he hath no leisure ⟨p. 161⟩to chew upon it. One man is taken up with suites in Law, and another almost eaten up with suretiship, and carking cares how to pay his debts, and provide for his owne; another hath a great charge and few friends, and hee saith the world is hard, and hence, like a Mole, rootes in the earth, week-dayes and Sabath-dayes; the world thus calling them on one side, and lusts on another, and the Devill on the other side, they have no leisure to consider of Death, Devill, God, nor themselves, Hell nor Heaven. The Minister cryes and knockes without, but there is such a noise and lumber of tumultuous lusts and vaine thoughts in their hearts and heads, that all good thoughts are sad unwelcome guests, and are knockt downe presently.