Heaven upon earth, or, The best friend in the worst of times. Delivered in…

while thou art a stranger to God, and to bring thee to a speedy acquaintance with him; but thou hast after many and many a tender given in this answer, that as for God thou dost not desire to be acquainted with him; as for your marching with his Son, it's that which thou carest not for hearing of, except thou mightest have his estate without his Sovereignty; thou wilt not have him for thy husband, except he will let thee do as thou list, and run a whoring from him when thou pleasest; Thou wilt not have Heaven, except thou mayst have it without holiness; and as for the invitations of God, thou still makest light of them, neither promises nor threatenings signify much with you. Well then, when you find by woeful experience what you have don, know whom you must lay all the blame on. I call Heaven and Earth to record, and you your selves are witnesses, ⟨p. 283⟩that I have with all the pity and earnestness that I could for my soul told you of these great things: but you think the flattering offers that the Devil makes to be more advantageous then those which God makes, and his service to be preferred before the service of Christ, and the friendship of the world to be esteemed before the friendship of God; and the pleasures of sin, which are but for a season, you value before those rivers of pleasures which are at the right hand of God for evermore. Now, if you continue in this mind, blame not me if you miscarry for ever; you must whether you will or no stand to your choice. Do not say but you were told of these things; this is not the first time by many, but it may be the last that you may ever hear for all that I know. Remember you were once well offered. Do you think that God will always bare with such unworthy abuses? shall Gods Justice never be righted? yes, yes, be not deceived, slighted kindnesses will cost dear at last. What have you yet to say for your self? do you think that I mean you any hurt by all this? except you count Salvation a wrong, and kindness it self an injury. But if all this will not do, go then and make the best thou canst of all thy Friends; let us see how well, and how long they will entertain thee: ere a few days it may be, shall be at an end, we shall hear how you like your choice;

while thou art a stranger to God, and to bring thee to a speedy acquaintance with him; but thou hast after many and many a tender given in this answer, that as for God thou dost not desire to be acquainted with him; as for your marching with his Son, it's that which thou carest not for hearing of, except thou mightest have his estate without his Soveraignty; thou wilt not have him for thy husband, except he will let thee do as thou list, and run a whoring from him when thou pleasest; Thou wilt not have Heaven, except thou mayst have it without holiness; and as for the invitations of God, thou still makest light of them, neither promises nor threatnings signifie much with you. Well then, when you find by woful experience what you have don, know whom you must lay all the blame on. I call Heaven and Earth to record, and you your selves are witnesses,