The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

3. Hence you have the matter of this distress on you. And what is it that is so bitter and burden-some to the Conscience, but a Conviction of Sin, and apprehension of the Guilt that attendeth it? It is a fear of the wrath of God, arising from an expectation of having it fall upon us: whiles then you are under Guilt, there needs nothing but the awakening of Conscience, and making it to feel the impressions thereof upon it, to bring the man under the most hellish amazements that can be thought of. It is only because Conscience is asleep, ⟨p. 240⟩that you are quiet, and God knoweth how to rouse it when he pleaseth, and he will certain•• do it sooner or later: There is no peace to the wicked Isa. 57. 20.

4. Your nourishing your security, doth but lay in s• make your distress the more terrible. You may enjoy a little present ease by it, but will be forced to pay interest for it afterwards. The calm will be over and a storm will arise, there is no preventing it and not only so, but the tempest will be the mo•• impetuous. Your Fair Days are but Weather breeders, and all the Sins with which you nourish this security will help to aggravate your Guilt, and make the remorses of Conscience more severe. Here then,

4. Your nourishing your security, doth but lay in s• make your distress the more terrible. You may enjoy a little present ease by it, but will be forced to pay interest for it afterwards. The calm will be over and a storm will arise, there is no preventing it and not only so, but the tempest will be the mo•• impetuous. Your Fair Days are but Weather breeders, and all the Sins with which you nourish this security will help to aggravate your Guilt, and make the remorces of Conscience more severe. Here then,