Reformation the great duty of an afflicted people. Setting forth the sin and danger…

USE. II. Let it put us upon serious & solemn thoughts of making our peace with him. Hath God been thus discovering of himself to us that he is in good earnest? Hath he begun to put his threatenings in execution upon us? And have we felt no little part of the smart of them, in the many frowns of Providence that we have laboured under? It is high time then for us to bethink our selves, and be in good earnest too, and trifle no longer with him. It was indeed high presumption in us to dare him to this at first; and to stout it out so long against his warnings with which he sought to reclaim us▪ that a further proceeding against us might so have been prevented: but it will be madness to a Paroxysm for us to continue in it, when we see him up in arms, and causing the arrows of his vengeance to fly among us, and he is Marching through our land in his fury. It is high time then for us to enter into serious Consultation▪ whether there be no way to be found in which an end may be put to such a Controversy, and without delay to get into the way▪ for, if he sets himself against us, woe unto us, we can never stand before him. Is he angry? Remember who hath said, Psa. 76. 7. Thou, even thou art to be feared, and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? This then is our present business, the work that the day ⟨p. 50⟩calls us to, and let us be awakened diligently to attend upon it. It is better for us to fall down at his feet by a true repentance, than to fall before him by his terrible Judgments: None ever resisted him and prospered: if his hand takes hold on vengeance, he will surely recompense vengeance to his Adversaries.

USE. II. Let it put us upon serious & solemn thoughts of making our peace with him. Hath God been thus discovering of himself to us that he is in good earnest? Hath he begun to put his threatnings in execution upon us? And have we felt no little part of the smart of them, in the many frowns of Providence that we have laboured under? It is high time then for us to bethink our selves, and be in good earnest too, and trifle no longer with him. It was indeed high presumption in us to dare him to this at first; and to stout it out so long against his warnings with which he sought to reclaim us that a further proceeding against us might so have been prevented: but it will be madness to a Paroxism for us to continue in it, when we see him up in arms, and causing the arrows of his vengeance to fly among us, and he is Marching through our land in his fury. It is high time then for us to enter into serious Consultation whether there be no way to be found in which an end may be put to such a Controversy, and without delay to get into the way for, if he sets himself against us, woe unto us, we can never stand before him. Is he angry? Remember who hath said,