The saints everlasting rest

Why, sinner, just so it is with thy soul; thou art out of the way to heaven, and in that way thou hast proceeded many a year; yet thou goest on quietly, and hopest to be saved, because thou art not so bad as many others. Why, I tell thee, except thou throw away these hopes, and see that thou hast all this while been quite out of the way to heaven; I say, till thou be brought to this, thou wilt never return and be saved. Who will turn out of his way while he hopes he is right? Remember what I say; till thou feel GOD convincing thee, that the way which thou hast lived in will not serve thy turn, and so break down thy former hopes, there is yet no saving work wrought upon thee, how well soever thou mayst hope ⟨p. 111⟩of thyself. Yea, thus much more, if any thing keep thy soul out of heaven, there is nothing in the world likelier to do it, than thy false hopes of being saved, while thou art out of the way to salvation.

3. Another additional loss, aggravating their loss of heaven, is this, they shall lose all their carnal mirth; they will say to themselves (as Solomon doth) of their laughter, thou art mad; and of their mirth, what didst thou? Eccles. ii. 2. Their pleasant conceits are then ended, and their merry tales are all told, their mirth was but as the crackling of thorns under a pot, Eccles. vii. 6. It made a blaze for a while, but it was presently gone, and will return no more. They scorned to entertain any saddening thoughts: the talk of death and judgment was irksome to them, because it damped their mirth: they could not endure to think of their sin or danger, because these thoughts did sad their spirit: they knew not what it was to weep for sin, or to humble themselves under the mighty hand of GOD: they could laugh away sorrow, and sing away cares, and drive away these melancholy thoughts: they thought if they should meditate, and pray, and mourn, as the godly do, their lives would be a continual misery.