A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…

Believe it, though thou mayest live without him, thou canst not dye (without an infinite horror) without him. Is it not worth the while to have him for thine, to whom thou must stand or fall for ever, from whose mouth thy sentence of eternal absolution or condemnation must come, and who shall judge thee to thine unchangeable state of life or death? though thou mayest think thou canst do well enough at this day with the world for thy portion; yet what wilt thou do at that day, when the world shall be in a flame, if God be not thy portion? Art thou willing or not, to have this God for thine? What sayest thou? Canst thou find in thine heart to deprive thy precious soul of such an inestimable treasure, and to leave it naked in the other world to the cruelty of Devils, and the dreadful curses of the Law? Methinks, though I have spoken little, yet I have said enough (to one that will but let his reason judge) to draw out thy most earnest desires after this incomparable God.

2. Consider upon what terms thou mayst have this God for thy God. You may possibly ⟨p. 272⟩think that so boundless a good must cost you very dear, and the price must be vast of a pearl that is so matchless: but lo, to thy comfort, all the condition which God requireth of thee, is only to accept him heartily and thankfully in his Son. Canst thou have any thing cheaper? wouldst thou desire him in his terms to fall lower? nay is it possible so to do, and make thee happy? Nor can he be thine unless thou receivest him for thine. It's a poor favour that is not worth acceptance. Do but take him for your happiness, and you shall have him for your happiness.

Thou givest more for thy bread, thy clothes, thy house, for the needful comforts that are for the support of thy frail body, than thou needest give for the great glorious incomprehensible incomparable God. Thou payest money for them, but thou mayst have him without money and without price. One would think that the equity of the condition should both amaze thee and allure thee. Consider, I say, God doth not require of thee things impossible to thee; he doth not say, if thou wilt remove Mountains, dry up Oceans, stop the course of Nature, create