A call to the unconverted, to turn and live

I that am but a worm, your fellow creature, of a shallow capacity, dare challenge the wisest of you all, to reason the case with me, while I plead my maker's cause: and I need not be discouraged, when I know, I plead but the cause that God pleadeth, and contend for him that will have the best at last; had I but these two general grounds against you, I am sure that you have no good reason on your side.

I am sure it can be no good reason, which is against the God of truth and reason. It cannot be light that is contrary to the sun. There is no knowledge in any creature, but what it had from God; and therefore none can be wiser than God. It were damnable presumption for the highest angel to compare with his Creator; What is it then for a lump of dirt, an ignorant sot, that knoweth not himself nor his own soul, that knoweth but little of the things that he seeth, yea, that is more ignorant than his neighbours, to set himself against the wisdom of the Lord? It is one of the fullest discoveries of the horrible wickedness of carnal men, and the stark madness of such as sin, that so silly a mole dare contradict his maker, and call in question the word of God; yea, that those people in our parishes, that are so beastly ignorant that they cannot give us a reasonable answer concerning the very principles of religion, are yet so wise in their own conceit, that they dare question the plainest truth of God, yea, contradict them and cavil against them, when they can scarce speak sense, and will believe them no further than agreeth with their foolish wisdom.

2. And as I know that God must needs be in the right, so I know the case is so palpable and gross, which he pleadeth against, that no man can have reason for it. Is it possible that a man can have any reason to break his maker's laws, and reason to dishonour the Lord of glory, and reason to abuse the Lord that bought him? Is it possible, that a man can have any good reason to damn his own immortal soul? Mark the Lord's question, Turn ye, turn ye, why will you die? Is eternal death a thing to be desired? Are you in love with hell? What reason have you wilfully to perish? If you think you have some reason to sin, should you not remember, that death is the wages of sin,