Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

4. The last and everlasting doom, at that great and dreadful Day, must pass upon us according to our carriage in this kind. Then shall there be a severe▪ and sincere search and enquiry made after ^aworks, as the signs, evidences, and outward demonstrations of faith, and the root of grace in the heart: or of unbelief and rottenness at the heart root; and consequently, as arguments of a righteous doom passed upon the Sheep and Goats. That glorious sentence of absolution; Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: (which sounds out nothing but pleasures, joys, delights, glories, beauties, felicities, crowns, kingdoms, Angelical entertainments, beatifical-visions, spiritual ravishments, highest perfections, unutterable exultations of spirit, sweetest varieties, eternities) shall be pronounced upon the godly, according to the effects and fruits of their faith, to teach us in the mean time, what faith to trust unto, and rest upon for justification; even that which works by love: and at that day, to let all the world see, Angels, men and devils, that the kingdom of Heaven is given only to true-hearted Nathaneels, honest Professors, working believers. Now in the text for this purpose, there is singled out with special choice, an eminent Synecdochical instance, in one of the worthiest effects of faith, and noblest fruit of grace; even the point I now press, and labour to persuade: an open-hearted, real, fruitful bounty and love to Gods people, and distressed members of Christ Jesus, for Christs and their goodness² ⟨p. 265⟩sake. But that other doom of damnation, Depart from me ³you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; which breathes out nothing but fire and brimstone, stings and horrors, woe, and alas, flames of wrath, and the Worm that never dyeth; trembling, and gnashing of teeth; seas of vengeance, torments without end, and past imagination; shall pass upon the reprobates, for omission⁴ and neglect of this noble duty. For mercilessness to the poor members of Christ, unkindness to Christians, hardheartedness towards the household of faith, is one of the rankest bitterest weeds, which grows out of a graceless heart; a clear pregnant evidence, that all was naught;