Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

1. For the ungodly, not God, nor Christ is in all their thoughts. Alas!¹ they never heard of such a Duty as this; they cannot tell what it means, to Look unto Jesus. Nor speak I only of poor Indians, and other Savages of the unchristian world, whose souls are over clouded with the blackest mists of irreligion, that the Prince of darkness can possibly inwrap them in, who came into the world, not knowing wherefore; and go out of the world, not knowing whither, an heavy case, which cannot sufficiently be bewailed with tears of blood; But I speak of such as live with in the Paradise of the Christian Church, that have nothing to distinguish them from those Indian miscreants, but an outward conformity, outward formalities, the charity of others, and their own slight imaginations; why alas! these are they that the Lord complains of, that they have eyes, and see not;² My people have forgotten me days without number, they have negligently suffered me to be out of their minds, and that for a long time. You will say, is there any such here? Can I tax any of you, that you should not Look up to Jesus? are not your eyes towards Christ in your prayers, praise, soliloquies, public and private Duties? Nay, are not you now in the Duty, whilst I am speaking, and you hearing?

1. For the ungodly, not God, nor Christ is in all their thoughts. Alas!¹ they never heard of such a Duty as this; they cannot tell what it means, to Look unto Jesus. Nor speak I only of poor Indians, and other Savages of the unchristian world, whose souls are over clouded with the blackest mists of irreligion, that the Prince of darkness can possibly inwrap them in, who came into the world, not knowing wherefore; and go out of the world, not knowing whither, an heavie case, which cannot sufficiently be bewailed with tears of blood; But I speak of such as live with in the Paradise of the Christian Church, that have nothing to distinguish them from those Indian miscreants, but an outward conformity, outward formalities, the charity of others, and their own slight imaginations; why alas! these are they that the Lord complains of, that they have eyes, and see not;²