The four last things viz. death, judgment, heaven, hell, practically considered and applied in…

And the Ministers of the Word, who are obliged to watch for the Souls of Men; and should, like the Heavens, by their Light, Influence, and Motion, their Doctrine and Lives, guide and quicken others in the Ways of Holiness; if by their Neglect and Wickedness others are lost for ever, their Account will be most heavy and undoing.

Of this Number are those, who by their unholy Conversation weaken the Authority and Efficacy of the Word, and more successfully persuade Men to do Evil, than by their Preaching to do well: for we are apt to take deeper impression through the Eye than through' the Ear, and to follow the Physician's Practice rather than his Counsel. These perish not alone in their Iniquity. And such who are unfaithful Dispensers of the Treasures of their Lord, and by loose Doctrines corrupt the Minds of Men, to fancy a Mercy in God derogatory to his Holiness, that although they live indulgently in Sin, they may obtain an easy Pardon and Happiness at last. And such who employ their high Commission for low and base Ends: ⟨p. 208⟩Those who instead of preaching Jesus Christ, and him Crucified, the pure and saving Truths derived from the Fountain of the Gospel, entertain their Hearers with flashy Conceits, and studied Vanities, to give a relish to Curiosity, and to have the applause of Fools, and obscure the native Majesty of the Word, enervate its Force, and render it powerless to Conscience.

Of this Number are those, who by their unholy Conversation weaken the Authority and Efficacy of the Word, and more successfully perswade Men to do Evil, than by their Preaching to do well: for we are apt to take deeper impression through the Eye than thro' the Ear, and to follow the Physician's Practice rather than his Counsel. These perish not alone in their Iniquity. And such who are unfaithful Dispensers of the Treasures of their Lord, and by loose Doctrines corrupt the Minds of Men, to fancy a Mercy in God derogatory to his Holiness, that although they live indulgently in Sin, they may obtain an easy Pardon and Happiness at last. And such who employ their high Commission for low and base Ends: ⟨p. 208⟩