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

The patterns of them who are Persons of Quality and Estate, have a strange prevalency upon the inferior sort, and are often the Looking-glasses by which they dress themselves. Ordinary men look on their Superiors, especially ⟨p. 467⟩if they be not scandalous, as men of wisdom (whether they be such or no) and fit to guide and govern others, and so judge they cannot err much, if they follow their steps. The Pharisees plead this for the Omission of the great Gospel-Duty, Joh. 7:48. Have any of the Rulers of the Pharisees believed on him? Will ye be wiser than they? Do you think that if Faith in this Son of man (as he calls himself) were a Duty, they would neglect it; or if he were the true Messiah, such understanding men as they would not know it?

One great man, as a great Letter in an Indenture (though it signify no more than another small one) hath many small ones following him. The Herodians (some think) were so called from their conforming to Herod in their Religion. And it's judged the Melchites, who lived in the East, were so called from Melech, i. e. of the Kings Religion. The works of great men are more powerful with the ordinary sort, than the the Will and Word of the great God. Again, the example of the multitude is very forcible. Men are carried down ⟨p. 468⟩with the stream both easily and strongly. It is as common to do as the most do in irreligious, as in natural actions. We think our selves in greatest safety, when we are with the most numerous Party. To be singular, is looked upon as ridiculous; and those who are so, are counted proud, conceited, precisians. Men choose rather to be sociable in sin, than singular in sanctity, and to do as the most do, than as the best do. The fewness of Christ's Followers was a stumbling-block to his Enemies, and an offence to his Friends.

One great man, as a great Letter in an Indenture (though it signifie no more than another small one) hath many small ones following him. The Herodians (some think) were so called from their conforming to Herod in their Religion. And it's judged the Melchites, who lived in the East, were so called from Melech, i. e. of the Kings Religion. The works of great men are more powerful with the ordinary sort, than the the Will and Word of the great God. Again, the example of the multitude is very forcible. Men are carried down