Human nature in its fourfold state ... In several practical discourses

Let God be true, but every man a liar. Nay truly, there are many, who, in effect do hope that God will not be true to his word. There are thousands who hear the gospel, that hope to be saved, and think all safe with them for eternity, who never had any experience of the new birth, nor do at all concern themselves in that question, Whether they are burn ⟨p. 67⟩again, or not? A question that is like to wear out from among u• this day Our Lord's words are plain and peremptory, Except a man be b•rn again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. What are such hopes then, but real hopes that God (with profoundest reverence be it spoken) will recall his word, and that Christ will prove a false prophet? What else means the sinner, who, when he heareth the words of the curs•, blesseth himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, tho' I walk in the imagination of mine heart, Deut xxix 19. Lastly, How sta•d ye affected to the Power of God? None but new creatures will love him for it, on a fair view thereof; tho' others may slavishly fear him, upon the account of it. There is not a natural man, but would contribute to the utmost of his power to the building of another tower of Babel, to hem it in. On these grounds, I declare every unrenewed man an enemy to God.

Let God be true, but every man a liar. Nay truly, there are many, who, in effect do hope that God will not be true to his word. There are thousands who hear the gospel, that hope to be saved, and think all safe with them for eternity, who never had any experience of the new birth, nor do at all concern themselves in that question, Whether they are burn ⟨p. 67⟩again, or not? A question that is like to wear out from among u• this day Our Lord's words are plain and peremptory, Except a man be b•rn again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. What are such hopes then, but real hopes that God (with profoundest reverence be it spoken) will recal his word, and that Christ will prove a false prophet? What else means the sinner, who, when he heareth the words of the curs, blesseth himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, tho' I walk in the imagination of mine heart, Deut xxix 19. Lastly, How stad ye affected to the Power of God? None but new creatures will love him for it, on a fair view thereof; tho' others may slavishly fear him, upon the account of it. There is not a natural man, but would contribute to the utmost of his power to the building of another tower of Babel, to hem it in. On these grounds, I declare every unrenewed man an enemy to God.