My Third Request unto you is, That your looks unto Jesus Christ may be very humble, exceeding sincere, and exceeding earnest. O while you are looking to Jesus Christ be loathing of your self. Abhor and condemn your self as most worthy of all the crushes that you can have in the wine-press of Omnipotent Fury, of all the •owling Torments between the Mill-stones in the Pit below. And set every way of wickedness become hateful, yea, more bitter than death unto you, as rendering you obnoxious hereunto. Nay, set open the Door of your soul unto the Saviour that is knocking at it, for this very thing, that he may make it an evil and a better thing unto you, to forsake the Lord: ⟨p. 79⟩for▪ if you go out of the world with any […] morsel in your mouth or with any harboured beloved l•st of which you don't truly say, Lord, […] me from it. I do most solemnly testify unto you, It had bin good for […] that you never had been born▪ you shall become as a glowing Iron fully possessed by the hot wrath of God; & you shall be made as a fiery Oven filled with his indignation, without any Ease, without any End. Be also most importunate in your Sighs & Cries unto Jesus Christ for such desirable things, urge hard, […] for the life of a soul that shall never die. If the Court should say to you, Beg hard & you shall live. Oh how affectionate would you be! Soul, the Lord Jesus Christ says that thing to you, If thou canst heartily look & beg thou shalt not be hanged up among the monuments of my vengeance in chains of darkness forevermore. How can you now be silent or senseless? or not strive in prayer? or not stir up your self to take hold of such boundless mercy? It was indeed the insolent speech of Pilate unto Jesus Christ when he had Him at his Barn, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, & have power to release thee? But it is more fitly spoken by Jesus Christ unto you, Knowest thou not that I have power to destroy thee soul & body in hell forevermore? knowest thou not that if thou passest a day or two more without a due regard unto me, thou canst not be saved therefrom, tho' the life of all the Angels in heaven ⟨p. 80⟩should be proffered for thy ransom; and speakest thou not unto Me? O thou deplorable soul, speak and seek and look unto Him as for Life eternal […]
My Third Request unto you is, That your looks unto Jesus Christ may be very humble, exceeding sincere, and exceeding earnest. O while you are looking to Jesus Christ be loathing of your self. Abhor and condemn your self as most worthy of all the crushes that you can have in the wine-press of Omnipotent Fury, of all the •owling Torments between the Mill-stones in the Pit below. And set every way of wickedness become hateful, yea, more bitter than death unto you, as rendring you obnoxious hereunto. Nay, set open the Door of your soul unto the Saviour that is knocking at it, for this very thing, that he may make it an evil and a better thing unto you, to forsake the Lord: ⟨p. 79⟩for▪ if you go out of the world with any 〈…〉 morsel in your mouth or with any harboured beloved l•st of which you don't truly say, Lord, 〈…〉 me from it. I do most solemnly testify unto you, It had bin good for 〈…〉 that you never had been born▪ you shall becomeas a glowing Iron fully possessed by the hot wrath of God; & you shall be made as a fiery Oven fill'd with his indignation, without any Ease, without any End. Be also most importunate in your Sighs & Cries unto Jesus Christ for such desireable things, urge hard, 〈…〉 for the life of a soul that shall never die. If the Court should say to you, Beg hard & you shall live. Oh how affectionate would you be! Soul, the Lord Jesus Christ saies that thing to you, If thou canst heartily look & beg thou shalt not be hang'd up among the monuments of my vengeance in chains of darkness forevermore. How can you now be silent or sensless? or not strive in prayer? or not stir up your self to take hold of such boundless mercy? It was indeed the insolent speech of Pilate unto Jesus Christ when he had Him at his Barn, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, & have power to release thee? But it is more fitly spoken by Jesus Christ unto you, Knowest thou not that I have power to destroy thee soul & body in hell forevermore? knowest thou not that if thou passest a day or two more without a due regard unto me, thou canst not be saved therefrom, tho' the life of all the Angels in heaven ⟨p. 80⟩should be proffered for thy ransom; and speakest thou not unto Me? O thou deplorable soul, speak and seek and look unto Him as for Life eternal 〈…〉
