Oh that we would awake once at last, and rouse up our drowsy hearts, and ransack our sleepy consciences, crying out against our sins, that our sins might never cry out against us! Oh that we would judge our selves, accuse our selves, indite our selves, and condemn our selves! so should we ⟨p. 248⟩[…] ⟨p. 249⟩[…] ⟨p. 248⟩never be adjudged, accused, indited, or condemned of the Lord. Oh that all hearts might sob, all souls might sigh, all loins might be smitten with sorrow, all faces gather blackness, and every man smite himself on the thigh, saying, What have I done? Oh that both Magistracy, Ministry, and Commonalty, would purpose and vow, and even take a bond of themselves, that from henceforth, and from this day forward, they would set their hearts to seek the Lord, and wholly give up themselves to his obedience! Oh that all men, women, and children would fear God, and keep his Commandments; would eschew evil, and do good; would study to please God in all things, and to be fruitful in all good works, making conscience to perform the duties of their general callings, and duties of their special callings; duties of the first Table, and duties of the second Table: that so God might be sincerely worshipped, his Name truly reverenced, his Sabbaths religiously observed: and that every man would deal kindly, mercifully, justly, and uprightly with his neighbour, that there might be no complaining, no crying in our streets! Oh, I say again and again, that if all of us, of what estate, degree, or condition soever, would walk in the paths of ⟨p. 249⟩our God, then doubtless we should live and see good days, all future dangers should be prevented, our peace prolonged, our state established, our King preserved, and the Gospel continued. Then should we still enjoy our lives, our goods, our lands, our livings, our wives, our children, our houses and tenements, our orchard• and gardens: yea, as the Prophet saith, we shall eat the good things of the Land, spend our days in much comfort, peace, and tranquility, and leave great blessings unto our children and posterity, from age to age, from generation to generation.
Oh that wee would awake once at last, and rowse up our drowsie hearts, and ransacke our sleepie consciences, crying out against our sinnes, that our sins might never cry out against us! Oh that wee would judge our selves, accuse our selves, indite our selves, and condemne our selves! so should wee ⟨p. 248⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 249⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 248⟩never be adjudged, accused, endited, or condemned of the Lord. Oh that all hearts might sob, all soules might sigh, all loines might be smitten with sorrow, all faces gather blacknesse, and every man smite himselfe on the thigh, saying, What have I done? Oh that both Magistracy, Ministry, and Commonalty, would purpose and vow, and even take a bond of themselves, that from henceforth, and from this day forward, they would set their hearts to seeke the Lord, and wholly give up themselves to his obedience! Oh that all men, women, and children would feare God, and keep his Commandements; would eschew evill, and doe good; would study to please God in all things, and to be fruitfull in all good workes, making conscience to perform the duties of their generall callings, and duties of their speciall callings; duties of the first Table, and duties of the second Table: that so God might be sincerely worshipped, his Name truly reverenced, his Sabbaths religiously observed: and that every man would deale kindly, mercifully, justly, and uprightly with his neighbour, that there might be no complaining, no crying in our streets! Oh, I say againe and againe, that if all of us, of what estate, degree, or condition soever, would walke in the paths of ⟨p. 249⟩our God, then doubtlesse wee should live and see good dayes, all future dangers should be prevented, our peace prolonged, our state established, our King preserved, and the Gospel continued. Then should wee still enjoy our lives, our goods, our lands, our livings, our wives, our children, our houses and tenements, our orchard• and gardens: yea, as the Prophet saith, wee shall eat the good things of the Land, spend our daies in much comfort, peace, and tranquility, and leave great blessings unto our children and posterity, from age to age, from generation to generation.
