But because those who argue thus are but few in comparison, there be∣ing not many in the World arrived to that degree of blindness and height of impiety, as to disbelieve a God and a Providence, and I think none have attained to that perfect conquest of Conscience, as to have lost all sense of good and evil; therefore I shall rather insistII. Upon those kind of Reasonings which are more ordinary and common among bad Men, and whereby they cheat themselves into everlasting Per∣dition; and they are such as these.1. Because sentence against an evil work is not speedily executed, therefore Sin is not so great an Evil.2. Therefore God is not so highly offended and provoked by it. Or,3. God is not so severe in his own Nature, as he is commonly represent∣ed.4. Therefore the punishment of sin is not so certain.5. Or however it is at a distance, and may be prevented time enough, by a future Repentance, in our old Age, or at the hour of Death; by some such false reasonings as these, 0