The Sincere Convert

Thirdly,¹ Because they think they can bear Gods wrath, though they do conceive it near at hand, even at the very doors: men think not that Hell is so hot, nor the devil so black, nor God so terrible as in deed he is. And hence we shall observe the Prophets present Gods wrath as a thing intolerable before the eyes of the people, that thereby they might quench all those cursed conceits of being able to bear Gods wrath, Nahum 1. 6. and hence we shall have many men desperately conclude, they will have their swing in sin, and if they perish they hope they shall be able to bear it, it is but a damning they think, and hence ⟨p. 217⟩they go on securely. O poor wretches! the devil scares and fears all the world, and at Gods wrath the devils quake, and yet secure men fear it not, they think hell is not so terrible a place.

Thirdly,¹ Because they thinke they can beare Gods wrath, though they doe conceive it neare at hand, even at the very doores: men thinke not that Hell is so hot, nor the devill so black, nor God so terrible as in deede he is. And hence wee shall observe the Prophets present Gods wrath as a thing intolerable before the eyes of the people, that thereby they might quench all those cursed conceits of being able to beare Gods wrath, Nahum 1. 6. and hence we shall have many men desperately conclude, they will have their swinge in sinne, and if they perish they hope they shall be able to beare it, it is but a damning they thinke, and hence ⟨p. 217⟩they goe on securely. O poore wretches! the devill scares and feares all the world, and at Gods wrath the devills quake, and yet secure men feare it not, they thinke hell is not so terrible a place.

1. 1Reas. 3.