SOBER ADVICE TO MOCKERS: Shewing the Unspeakable Danger of SCOFFING at any of Christ's Faithful Ministers.
I'D have you, which too often do come here
To Laugh, and at
Christ's Minister to Jeer;
Know, that 'tis
Luk. 10.
[...]6.
God and
Christ which you despise,Who shortly will hide all
Grace from your Eyes.
Of Scoffing, you'll find little cause to Boast;
When
Death and
Judgment doth your Souls Accost.
The
Devil then and
Conscience will Agree,
To shew you
Sin in its
Deformity:
And when you see your
Sins without
Disguise,
Your
Guilty Souls with Horror they'll
Surprize:
And then those
Fools that make a
Mock at Sin,
Will find, the Great God's
Mocking-time begin.
When ye're distress'd, and
for his Mercy Cry,
He'll
Prov. 1.
[...]6, 27.
Laugh, and
Mock at your
Calamity.Now you God's
Counsels and
Reproofs won't hear;
And then he will your
Angry Judge appear.
Tho' God forbear long, he hath set a Day,
In which he'll
Vengeance to all
Scoffers Pay.
Don't God Provoke, in whose hand is your Breath;
Lest whil'st you're Scoffing, he strike you with Death.
Forty two Children were destroyed all,
That only did God's
Prophet
2 King.
[...] 23, 24.
Bald-head call;And how much sorer Punishment do you
Deserve, that know much better what you do?
When God calls you at Judgment to Account,
You'l find your Sins the
Sodomites surmount;
And that it will
Matth. the 11th, from the 20 to the 25th.
more tolerable beFor
Tyre and
Sidon, in that day,
than thee:
They never Sin'd against the
Gospel-Light,
Nor did the Offers of a
Saviour slight,
As you have done; And pray consider well,
How you can with eternal Burnings dwell?
If any Place in
Hell be Hotter, sure
Slighters of
Gospel-Grace must it indure:
Believe and Tremble, and no longer dare
Contempts of
Christ so boldly to declare;
But be Advis'd Sincerely to
Repent,
Lest you in Hell Eternally
Lament.
For you will find, that Heaven is too High,
To reach, with
Lord have Mercy, when you Die.
If you Affect to be esteem'd Sententious,
Find other
Theams, and do not be Contentious.
With
Divine Truths; you'll find they are Edge-tools,
That none dare Trifle with, but
Satan's
Fools.
If you have
Parts without Truce
Saving Grace;
They will but add Confusion to your Face.
These
Advertisements cannot prove in vain;
They must Reform you, or Augment your Pain.
If they don't prove Effectual to Persuade;
You'll find in
Hell your
Conscience they'll Upbraid.
Weigh these Truths with the Reason of a Man;
And then Persist in Scoffing, if you can.
I'll Sum up all, with this Request; I Pray,
If you won't be Attentive, keep away.
We hither come, desiring to draw near
The Great God, and to Worship him with Fear:
Thro'
Christ to Praise him, and his Grace Implore;
T'accept his Mercy, and his Love Adore.
These are the Ends for which we here Attend;
And doubtless
Satan doth you hither send,
On purpose, to Disturb and hinder those,
That he fears will with
Gospel-Offers close;
But still Remember, 'tis
Christ you Oppose:
And in his Name, once more, I you desire,
Not to Forget,
Heb: 12. 29.
God's a
Consuming Fire, &c.FINIS.