[The sincere convert, discovering the small number of true believers, and the great difficulty…[The sincere convert, discovering the small number of true beleevers, and the great difficulty…

reason 1 Now the reasons of this security are these.

reason 1 Now the reasons of this securitie are these.

Because God poureth not out the full measure of his grace upon men, because he kindleth not the pile of wrath that lieth upon men: it is reserved and concealed, not revealed from heaven, and so long, let God frown, Ministers threaten, and smaller judgements drop, yet they will never seek shelter in Jesus Christ, but sleep in their sins, until God rain down floods of horror, blood, fire; until Gods arrows stick in mens hearts,¹ they will never seek out of themselves unto Jesus Christ, Eccles. 8.11. So long as Gods plagues were upon Pharaoh, he giveth fair words, and Moses must be sent to pray for him: but when Gods hand is taken away, now Ph• ra•h• hearts is hardened. So long as Gods sword is in his scabbard, men have such stout hearts, that they will never yield: ⟨p. 169⟩God must wound and cut deep, and stab, and thrust to the very heart, else men will never yield, never awaken, till Gods fists be about mens ears, and he is dragging them to the stake. Men will never awake and cry for a pardon and deliverance of their woeful estate. reason 2

Because God poureth not out the full measure of his grace upon men, because he kindleth not the pile of wrath that lyeth upon men: it is reserved and concealed, not revealed from heaven, and so long, let God frown, Ministers threaten, and smaller judgements drop, yet they will never seek shelter in Jesus Christ, but sleep in their sins, until God rain down floods of horror, blood, fire; untill Gods arrows stick in mens hearts,