71. And they said, What need we any farther Wit∣ness? For we our selves have heard it of his own Mouth.
VVHat these Men say maliciously of Christ, God may too truly say of thee, O my Soul! What need is there of any farther Witness, when thine own Mouth bears witness against thee? Wert thou to appear before the great Tribunal at this Instant, how justly might God condemn thee by thine own Confes∣sions? How justly might he say to thee, Thou didst confess that Heaven is not to be got with a Wish: Why then wouldst not thou bestow more Care and Pains about it? Thou didst confess, that thou canst do any thing in the World for Profit sake, sit up at Night, work hard, go tedious Journeys, put thy self to a great deal of Trouble for a Sum of Money: Why then wouldst not thou bestir thy self for far greater Profit, even an Eternity of Joy and Glory? Thou didst confess, that he that would not work, deserved not to eat: And how then canst thou expect to enjoy the Bread of Life, even my Everlasting Kingdom, when thou didst not care for working; and couldst do more for Twenty or Forty Shillings, than for the Everlasting Riches?