The Sincere Convert

Thirdly, Wilful ignorance of the horrible wrath of God. Hence men rush on in sin, as the horse into the battle. Hence men never fear their estates, because they know not Gods wrath hanging over them. Coldest Snakes when they are frozen with cold, never sting nor hurt; one may carry a nest of them in his bosom: but bring them to the fire, then they hiss and sting: so sin when it is brought near Gods wrath, (that devouring fire) it makes men cry out of themselves, then I am undone, oh I am a lost creature; but being not thus heated, sin never makes a man cry out of himself.

Thirdly, Wilfull ignorance of the horrible wrath of God. Hence men rush on in sinne, as the horse into the battell. Hence men never feare their estates, because they know not Gods wrath hanging over them. Coldest Snakes when they are frozen with cold, never sting nor hurt; one may carry a neast of them in his bosome: but bring them to the fire, then they hisse and sting: so sinne when it is brought neare Gods wrath, (that devouring fire) it makes men cry out of themselves, then I am undone, oh I am a lost creature; but being not thus heated, sinne never makes a man cry out of himselfe.

These are the causes why men are ignorant of their woeful, miserable estate, which Ignorance is the first Rock, or the first powder-plot ⟨p. 213⟩that spoils thousands. Yet, there are three more dangerous, because more secret.

These are the causes why men are ignorant of their wofull, miserarable estate, which Ignorance is the first Rocke, or the first powder-plot ⟨p. 213⟩that spoyles thousands. Yet, there are three more dangerous, because more secret.