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

3. Hence these fears and terrors are not to dri• ⟨p. 329⟩•ou to despair, but to awaken you from your neglect. And indeed you stand in need of them. You despised many a gentle warning, and were grown dreadfully secure, fearfully asleep: it was therefore meet that you should be startled by some terrible impressions made on you; that he should give you deep and gaping wounds in your Con•dences, to make you sensible; the providence. then is merciful, though terrible; but you ought to count it a mercy, and then, the lesson properly to be learned from it, is to put you upon speed, and utmost diligence, in seeking of God without delay. We have such a prayer of the Psalmist, Psal. 83. 15, 16. God makes sin a burden too heavy t• hear, that men may feel the necessity of seeking him: And therefore Christ specially invites such to come unto him, Mat. 11. 28. Be then encouraged; whatever you have been and done, there is hope in Israel concerning this thing; only delay not.

3. Hence these fears and terrours are not to dri• ⟨p. 329⟩•ou to despair, but to awaken you from your neglect. And indeed you stand in need of them. You de•pised many a gentle warning, and were grown dreadfully secure, fearfully asleep: it was there•ore meet that you should be star•led by some ter•ible impressions made on you; that he should give you deep and gaping wounds in your Con•dences, to make you sensible; the providence. then is merciful, though terrible; but you ought to count it a mercy, and then, the lesson properly to be learned from it, is to put you upon speed, and utmost diligence, in seeking of God without delay. We have such a prayer of the Psalmist,