in Chriſt. Ungodly men fear no
wrath, becauſe they feel no wrath; beauſe
the ſin is unpuniſhed, they think
there is no puniſhment for their ſins;
becauſe he goeth on to ſpare them, they
go on to provoke him; as he adds to
their lives, they add to their luſts; becauſe
he is very merciful, they will be
very ſinful; becauſe he is very good,
they will be very bad; becauſe juſtice
thinks, men think he is blind; becauſe
he doth not reprove them for their ſins,
therefore they think he doth approve
them in their ſins. Juſtice will avenge
the quarrel of abuſed mercy; the longer
God forbears, not finding amendment,
the ſorer he ſtrikes when he
comes to judgement.
Oh! ſinners, though the patience of God be laſting, it is not everlaſting; by the warning-piece of God, you are not alarmed, you ſhall be conſumed; the longer God is fetching about hand, the heavier will be the blow when it comes ; 'I gave her ſpace to repent of her fornication, but ſhe repented not;' what follows? 'Behold I will caſt her in a bed, and they that commit adultery with her,' Rev. 21, 22. The day that begins in
