4. They that are incorrigible in the ways of sin, are wicked over much. Who sin against all means that can be used to reclaim them. There are such sinners as do despise all means they will take no warning. Though God himself speaketh to them by awful Providences, taking some and hanging them up before their eyes, yet they will go on still in their trespasses. And though they that are the Lords Vicegerents on earth do establish and execute severe & righteous Laws, and put sin and sinners to shame, yet they still continue to transgress against the Lord: This doth ⟨p. 16⟩evidence a desperately wicked man. It is spoken concerning a man that is beyond measure wicked, that he doth run upon the thick Bosses of the Buckler of the Almighty Job. 15.26. What is the Buckler of the Almighty? It is the Word of God. And what are the thick Bosses of that Buckler? They are the Threatenings and Sanctions annexed to that Word. When sinners shall transgress in a Land where there are Laws established and regulated according to the Word of God, and those Laws faithfully executed, they run themselves upon the thick Bosses of the Buckler of the ALMIGHTY, and therefore are desperately wicked. And there are that sin against the Light of the Gospel and reproofs administered in the Word and Name of God: such are wicked over much, and have cause to fear that they shall dye before their time. witness that awful Scripture Prov. 29.1. He that being often reproved and hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed and that without remedy. And there are that despise reproofs, instructions, admonitions, exhortations, privately administered in Families, by Masters, Parents; such are also wicked over much, and do often die before their time: Witness the sons of Eli, of whom it is said, they hearkened not to the voice of their Father, because the Lord would slay them 1. Sam. 2.25. Doth thy Father give thee good counsel? but wilt thou not hearken ⟨p. 17⟩to him? This is a sign that the Lord will slay thee. Remember those proud and profane young men, the sons of Eli they regarded not what their Father said to them, and therefore they dyed before their time. This cometh of not hearkening to the voice of a Father.
4. They that are incorrigible in the waies of sin, are wicked over much. Who sin against all meanes that can be used to reclaim them. There are such sinners as do despise all meanes they will take no warning. Though God himself speaketh to them by awful Providences, taking some and hanging them up before their eyes, yet they will go on still in their trespasses. And though they that are the Lords Vicegernts on earth do establish and execute severe & righteous Laws, and put sin and sinners to shame, yet they still continue to transgress against the Lord: This doth ⟨p. 16⟩evidence a desperately wicked man. It is spoken concerning a man that is beyond measure wicked, that he doth run upon the thick Bosses of the Buckler of the Almighty Job. 15.26. What is the Buckler of the Almighty? It is the Word of God. And what are the thick Bosses of that Buckler? They are the Threatnings and Sanctions annexed to that Word. When sinners shall transgress in a Land where there are Lawes established and regulated according to the Word of God, and those Lawes faithfully executed, they run themselves upon the thick Bosses of the Buckler of the ALMIGHTY, and therefore are desperately wicked. And there are that sin against the Light of the Gospel and repoofs administred in the Word and Name of God: such are wicked over much, and have cause to fear that they shall dye before their time. witness that awful Scripture Prov. 29.1. He that being often reproved and hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed and that without remedy. And there are that despise reproofs, instructions, admonitions, exhortations, privately administred in Families, by Masters, Parents; such are also wicked over much, and do often dy before their time: Witness the sons of Eli, of whom it is said, they hearkned not to the voice of their Father, because the Lord would slay them 1. Sam. 2.25. Doth thy Father give thee good counsel? but wilt thou not hearken ⟨p. 17⟩to him? This is a sign that the Lord will slay thee. Remember those proud and prophane young men, the sons of Eli they regarded not what their Father said to them, and therefore they dyed before their time. This cometh of not hearkning to the voyce of a Father.
