The Sincere Convert

2. Now these being banished from §2the Church and Kingdom, then men stand upon their titular profession of the true Religion, although they be Devils incarnate in their lives. Look up and down the Kingdom, you shall see some roaring, drinking, dicing, carding, whoring in Taverns and blind Alehouses; others belching out their oaths, their mouths ever casting out like raging Seas filthy frothy speeches: others, like Ishmaels, scoffing at the best men, yet these are confident they shall be saved. Why, (they say) they are no Papists, hang them, they will die for their Religion, and rather ⟨p. 230⟩burn than turn again by the grace of God. Thus the Jews boasted, they were Abraham's seed: ¹so our carnal people boast: Am not I a good Protestant? am I not baptized? do I not live in the Church, and therefore resting here, hope to be saved? I remember a Judge, when one pleaded once with him for his life, that he might not be hanged, because he was a Gentleman; he told him, that therefore he should have the Gallows made higher for him; so when thou pleadest, I am a Christian and a good Protestant (yet thou wilt drink, and swear, and whore, neglect prayer, and break Gods Sabbath) and therefore thou hopest to be saved; I tell thee thy condemnation shall be greater, and thy plagues in hell the heavier.

2. Now these being banished from §2the Church and Kingdome, then men stand upon their titular profession of the true Religion, although they be Devills incarnate in their lives. Looke up and down the Kingdome, you shall see some roaring, drinking, dicing, carding, whoring in Tavernes and blind Alehouses; others belching out their oathes, their mouthes ever casting out like raging Seas filthy frothy speeches: others, like Ismaels, scoffing at the best men, yet these are confident they shall be saved. Why, (they say) they are no Papists, hang them, they will die for their Religion, and rather ⟨p. 230⟩burne than turne againe by the grace of God. Thus the Jewes boasted, they were Abrahams seede: ¹