Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy

Use 1. Here see the dangerous estate of an obstinate people, who refuse to hearken to the counsels of God; if once iniquity increase to obstinacy, and renounce repentance the only way of pacification, the condition of such a people is become desperate, Ezek 14 13 as long as there remains any remorse upon the consciences of a people there may be some hope of them, because they are not without capacity of attending the way of peace, but if conscience be stupefied, and the sense of sin obliterated, what hope can there be; and therefore as we would avoid utter ruin, have a care of adding obstinacy to all other sins, if we will yet repent there is hope, but if we are resolute our case i• past hope.

Use 1. Here see the dangerous estate of an obstinate people, who refuse to hearken to the counsels of God; if once iniquity increase to obstinacy, and renounce repentance the only way of pacification, the condition of such a people is become desperate, Ezek 14 13 as long as there remains any remorse upon the consciences of a people there may be some hope of them, because they are not without capacity of attending the way of peace, but if conscience be stupified, and the sense of sin obliterated, what hope can there be; and therefore as we would avoid utter ruine, have a care of adding obstinacy to all other sins, if we will yet repent there is hope, but if we are resolute our case i• past hope.

Use. 2. To direct us to a right way of settling our selves on such a firm way of peace as shall stand; let us forsake our sins and return unto God from whom we have turned away; though we have departed away from God into sin, yet let us not stand it out against him: Motive.

Consider, Our league with Hell and Death will not do,