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91. Whether it be not a duty to follow Providence, and not to lead it? to be led by it, and not to drive it? or whether we can have peace in doing or suffering any thing without a good warrant, or call from God? Psal. 73.24. Heb. 5.4.
92. Whether Original Sin was not the Devils first Brat, begot upon hu∣mane nature, with its own consent? and whether millions of millions more, of all manner of transgressions,
have not ever since been conceived and sprang from the same womb? Gen. 3.4, 5, 13. 2 Cor. 11.3. Rom. 5.12, 16, 17, 18, 19. Gen. 6.5. Ec∣cles. 8.11. Jam. 1.14.
93. Whether all manner of mise∣ries and deaths, have not come in at this door only? Rom. 5.12, to 17. Jam. 1.15.
94. Whether we are not worse ene∣mies to our selves by far, than the De∣vil can possibly be, since he can ne∣ver hurt us witho•••• our own consent? Prov. 1.10. Psal. 50.18.
95. Whether the heart of man be∣fore 'twas entred and possessed by sin, was not the very Paradise of Pa∣radise, an Eden within Eden it self, even Gods own sweet Garden of de∣light, where himself, and Son, and Spirit, did all dwell and converse to∣gether? and whether ever since it hath not been the very spawning place of all filthiness? a Cage of unclean birds? an horrible deep and dark pit, of his∣sing
stinging Serpents? and these so bedded and twisted together, and so continually multiplying, that it is ut∣terly impossible they should ever be destroyed any other way, but by plentiful streams of Christ his own wreaking warm blood, poured hot up∣on them, from his dying heart. This indeed can stiffle and kill them, when nothing else can, Gen. 1.27, 28. com∣pared with Chap. 6.5. and with Jer. 17.9. as also with 1 Joh. 1.7.
96. Whether Pelagiamsm, that denies Original Sin, and makes death not to be the punishment thereof, but the meer necessary consequence of nature only, be not a most dangerous Heresie? and whether the doctrine of general Redemption, which grants Ori∣ginal Sin, but then takes it off again from all mankind, by attributing too large an extent to the death of Christ, be not every whit as dangerous? and whether both these Grand Heresies, are not against most express Scrip∣tures?
the first against, Rom. 5.12. & chap. 3.9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23. Gal. 3.23. the second against, Esa. 53.11, 12. Joh. 17.9. Rom. 3.26. & 5.12. & 6.23. compared with, Gen. 2.17.
97. Whether the roarings which some men have in their Consciences, when their own sins and Gods wrath, are let out against them, even here in this Life, be not more hideous and lamentable, than those that were made by the Bull of Phalaris, or the red-hot chains and grid-irons, that some of the holy Martyrs were broiled and fryed to death by? and yet how short doth this come of Hell? Prov. 18.14. Mat. 27.4, 5. Mat. 22.13. & 25.41. Esa. 33.14.
98. Whether force and violence, up∣on so tender a place as Conscience, are not sore temptations? and whether, while they cause men to sin against their own light, they do not often oc∣casion far more grievous torments inwardly, than those outward fiery
tryals of affliction can possibly be, which they dread so much, and seek this way to avoid? Prov. 14.14.
99. Whether God be not as skil∣ful, yea infinitely more skilful, to draw good out of evil; yea the greatest good out of the greatest evil, than men are to make soveraign Triacles out of strong poysons? Rom. 8.28.
100. Whether the blood of Christ be not the most soveraign Balsom? and whether it be possible for the least wound, that ever sin made, to be cu∣red without it? and lastly, whether Christ be not the best Physitian, as well as Chyrugion, since none that he hath undertaken, ever miscarried under his hand, or ever can, Heb. 9.14, 22. Mat. 9.12. Luk. 10.34, 35. John 6.37.