Secondly. An Ungodly man, Chooses like a Mad man. We say, Quis nisi ment is Inops? Who but a mad-man will Refuse offered Gold, and prefer a Counter, or a Gew-gaw, before it? It is the way to Try a Fool; set a piece of Gold, and some sorry Trifle before him; if he choose the Trifle rather than the Gold, he is, A Fool. Such a Mad fool is every ungodly man! His Choice is mentioned in Isai. 66. 3. They have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their Abominations. There are Various Objects presented unto the Choice of the Sinner; but what a Choice do's he make? There is both Life Eternal and Eternal Death set before him; but so mad is he, that he chooses Death rather than Life. His prodigious Choice is that in Jere. 2. 13. They have forsaken the Fountain of Living waters, and have hewenthem out Cisterns, broken Cisterns, that can hold no water. What a mad man is he? On the one ⟨p. 8⟩side, Wisdom offers unto the Sinner, Spiritual Riches and Spiritual Honours, & Eternal Privileges; on the other side, Satan offers unto him. A few Short-lived sensual Delights, that shall forfeit all the Blessings of the New Covenant forever; but like a mad-man he chooses the offers of Satan before those of Wisdom. He may have his Choice, and that proffer is made unto him, Ask what thou wil• have, and thou shalt have it, though there be more than the half of a Kingdom in it. But this Mad-man, he chooses a Straw before a Crown, before a Throne. He chooses a Daughel, yea, a Dungeon, before a Kingdom. He had rather have Husks with H•gs, than Bread in the Heavenly Fathers House. A Pebble Stone, or a Barley Corn, is of more Esteem with him, than the Pearl of great price. Behold, a very Stupendous Madness here!
Secondly. An Ungodly man, Chooses like a Mad man. We say, Quis nisi ment is Inops? Who but a mad-man will Refuse offered Gold, and prefer a Counter, or a Gew-gaw, before it? It is the way to Try a Fool; set a piece of Gold, and some sorry Trifle before him; if he choose the Trifle rather than the Gold, he is, A Fool. Such a Mad fool is every ungodly man! His Choise is mentioned in Isai. 66. 3. They have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their Abominations. There are Various Objects presented unto the Choise of the Sinner; but what a Choise do's he make? There is both Life Eternal and Eternal Death set before him; but so mad is he, that he chooses Death rather thanLife. His prodigious Choise is that in Jere. 2. 13. They have forsaken the Fountain of Living waters, and have hewenthem out Cisterns, broken Cisterns, that can hold no water. What a mad man is he? On the one ⟨p. 8⟩side, Wisdom offers unto the Sinner, Spiritual Riches and Spiritual Honours, & Eternal Priviledges; on the other side, Satan offers unto him. A few Short-liv'd sensual Delights, that shall forfeit all the Blessings of the New Covenant forever; but like a mad-man he chooses the offers of Satan before those of Wisdom. He may have his Choise, and that profer is made unto him, Ask what thou wil• have, and thou shalt have it, though there be more than the half of a Kingdom in it. But this Mad-man, he chooses a Straw before a Crown, before a Throne. He chooses a Daughel, yea, a Dungeon, before a Kingdom. He had rather have Husks with H•gs, than Bread in the Heavenly Fathers House. A Pebble Stone, or a Barley Corn, is of more Esteem with him, than the Pearl of great price. Behold, a very Stupendous Madness here!
