The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission

5. Another cause of sins of Omission, is the example of others. Men are much led by the eye, more than by the ear, and look rather to what their Neighbours do, than to what God speaketh. Though all men are not of one mind in all things, yet most in the places where we live are of a mind about evil, and against good. The whole City of Sodom will join together in a sin that was against the very light of nature. Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Cities about them, sinned in like manner. The Diseases of others Souls are far more infectious than the Plague, or any other Disease of their Bodies. The ground why several neglect the Duties God requireth, is, because others neglect them. They see their Neighbours (some of whom are counted (possibly) wise men, and are (it may be) rich men and great men, and others who are ⟨p. 466⟩numerous,) to live without God, to omit Prayer and Scripture in their Families, to neglect the instruction of their Children and Servants, and they think they may omit them as safely as others. Nay, they will tell us, such and such men are sober men, and understand themselves well enough, and they think it needless to make so much ado about Family-Duties, and the sanctification of the Sabbath, &c. and our Neighbours generally are of their mind; and why should we be wiser than our Neighbours? O what a ready Scholar is man to learn a wicked Lesson that is set him by others! If Corah conspire against God, he shall quickly have some hundreds to join with him in his rebellion. They move swiftly towards the dead Sea of destruction, who are carried thitherward by the tide of Nature, and blown powerfully with the wind of Example.

5. ANother cause of sins of Omission, is the example of others. Men are much led by the eye, more than by the ear, and look rather to what their Neighbours do, than to what God speaketh. Though all men are not of one mind in all things, yet most in the places where we live are of a mind about evil, and against good. The whole City of Sodom will joyn together in a sin that was against the very light of nature. Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Cities about them, sinned in like manner. The Diseases of others Souls are far more infectious than the Plague, or any other Disease of their Bodies. The ground why several neglect the Duties God requireth, is, because others neglect them. They see their Neighbours (some of whom are counted (possibly) wise men, and are (it may be) rich men and great men, and others who are ⟨p. 466⟩