Obj. Let us alone till that day, for we shall never see it.
Sol. What if you do live to see that day of deliverance? And what if you do not live to see it? It may be because you have not deserved to see it, because you will not be∣lieve it.
Obj. Shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us, to come to our help.
Sol. He that hath seen Christ, hath seen the Father.
Obj. All things turn about as from the beginning. We are born at all adventure, and we shall be hereafter, as if we had never been; our Body shall be turned into Ashes, and our Spirit shall vanish as the soft Air. Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we dye. Our time is a very Sha∣dow that passeth away; and after our End, there is no returning; for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh a∣gain. Come on then, let us enjoy the good things that are present, for it is our portion and our Lot, &c.
Sol. Be not deceived, God is not mocked; Evil Com∣munications corrupt good Manners. Awake to Righte∣ousness and sin not, for some have not the Knowledge of God; I speak this to your shame. Such as perfect A∣theists, let them alone. More Evidences and Demonstra∣tions of Gods Providences here, and his Rewards hereaf∣ter, cannot be given, than have been given: And therefore they that will not believe upon such grounds and foun∣dations as are laid in Reason and Religion from the Scrip∣tures and Experiences of Faithful Men, will never be∣lieve.
As for us that do believe, if we be deceived, as we are not, God hath deceived us, as he hath not, nor cannot.
Therefore we hope we have taken the surest and safest side for God, in the ways of Righteousness. Because if we be delivered, it is his Mercy; if we be not delivered, it is his Justice, yet▪ we dye in a good Cause, and it is better to suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. We dye in a good Cause, we dare venture, our Faith is such, For us