3. Of all Damned ones they that have neglected the offers of Christ in the Gospel will be the most Damned. Therefore 'tis said, Heb. 2. 3. How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation? How shall we escape the •oarest Wrath of God, if we neglect the great Salvation? It had been better for such men if they never had heard of a Christ, 2 Pet. 2. 21. It had been better for them that they had not known the Way of Righteousness, than after they have known it to turn away from the Holy Commandment. They had better have been of those Indians that never had Christ Preached to them. Woe to such Unbelievers: Woe, woe unto ⟨p. 70⟩them. It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah at the Day of Judgment than for them. It were better to Dye in Sodom than in New-England. It were better to go to Hell out of Sodom than out of Boston where Christ is Preached, and men refuse […] receive Him. There is no Sin provokes God like […] of Unbelief, the most provoking of all sins. Heb. 3. 18. Against whom did He Sware in His Wrath, but against them that Believe not. Unbelief is a despising of Christ, who is most dear to God. I tell you truly, that all the Men on Earth and all the Angels in Heaven are not so dear to God as JESUS CHRIST is. They then that have Christ offered to them, and for all that continue in Unbelief, do most highly provoke God, and will be most miserable. But some will say, We are no Infidels, we are all Believers: what then means your telling us, if we don't ⟨p. 71⟩believe on Christ we are miserable. I beseech you for the Lords sake, and for your own Souls sake be not deceived. Mat. 7. 21. Christ says, Not every one that says to me Lord, Lord; not every one that says he is a Christian, and that Christ is his Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. There are many that shall say, Have we not Prophesied in thy Name? Yes says Christ, you did: But I never knew you. They then that have only a form of Godliness without the power of it, they that take up with Externals in Religion are no true believers •n Christ. There are those that with hear Sermons every Lords day, and it may be on other occasions too, but do little of what they hear. Be ye doers of the Word of God, & not hearers only deceiving your own Souls.
3. Of all Damned ones they that have neglected the offers of Christ in the Gospel will be the most Damned. Therefore 'tis said, Heb. 2. 3. How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation? How shall we escape the •oarest Wrath of God, if we neglect the great Salvation? It had been better for such men if they never had heard of a Christ, 2 Pet. 2. 21. It had been better for them that they had not known the Way of Righteousness, than after they have known it to turn away from the Holy Commandment. They had better have been of those Indians that never had Christ Preached to them. Wo to such Unbelievers: Wo, wo unto ⟨p. 70⟩them. It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha at the Day of Judgment than for them. It were better to Dye in Sodom than in New-England. It were better to go to Hell out of Sodom than out of Boston where Christ is Preached, and men refuse 〈…〉 receive Him. There is no Sin provokes God like 〈…〉 of Unbelief, the most provoking of all sins. Heb. 3. 18. Against whom did He Sware in His Wrath, but against them that Believe not. Unbelief is a despising of Christ, who is most dear to God. I tell you truely, that all the Men on Earth and all the Angels in Heaven are not so dear to God as JESUS CHRIST is. They then that have Christ offered to them, and for all that continue in Unbelief, do most highly provoke God, and will be most miserable. But some will say, We are no Infidels, we are all Believers: what then means your telling us, if we don't ⟨p. 71⟩believe on Christ we are miserable. I beseech you for the Lords sake, and for your own Souls sake be not d••eived. Mat. 7. 21. Christ sayes, Not every one that sayes to me Lord, Lord; not every one that sayes he is a Christian, and that Christ is his Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. There are many that shall say, Have we not Prophe••ed in thy Name? Yes sayes Christ, you did: But I never knew you. They then that have only a form of Godliness without the power of it, they that take up with Externals in Religion are no true believers •n Christ. There are those that with hear Sermons every Lords day, and it may be on other occasions too, but do little of what they hear. Be ye doers of the Word of God, & not hearers only deceiving your own Souls.
