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

But have we not assurance by the most infallible Principles of Faith, that the Son of God came down from Heaven to live with us, and die for us, and that he rose again to confirm our Belief in his exceeding great and precious Promises concerning this Happiness in the Future State? And do not the most evident Principles of Reason and universal Experience prove, that this World cannot afford true Happiness to us? How wretchedly do we forfeit the Prerogative of the reasonable Nature, by neglecting our last and blessed End? If the Mind be darkened, that it does not see the amiable Excellencies of God, and the Will be depraved that it does ⟨p. 345⟩not feel their ravishing Power; the Man ceases to be a Man, and becomes like the Beasts that perish. As a blind Eye is no longer an Eye, being absolutely useless to that end for which it was made. And though in this present state Men are stupid and unconcerned, yet hereafter their Misery will awaken them, to discover what is that Supreme Good wherein their Perfection and Felicity consists. When their Folly shall be exposed before God, Angels, and Saints, in what extreme confusion will they appear before that glorious and immense Theatre? Our Saviour told the unbelieving Jews, There shall be weeping, and gnashing of Teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and you your selves turned out. They shall be tortured with the desire of Happiness without possible Satisfaction. 'Tis most just that those who err without excuse, should repent without remedy.

But have we not assurance by the most infallible Principles of Faith, that the Son of God came down from Heaven to live with us, and die for us, and that he rose again to confirm our Belief in his exceeding great and precious Promises concerning this Happiness in the Future State? And do not the most evident Principles of Reason and universal Experience prove, that this World cannot afford true Happiness to us? How wretchedly do we forfeit the Prerogative of the reasonable Nature, by neglecting our last and blessed End? If the Mind be darkned, that it does not see the amiable Excellencies of God, and the Will be depraved that it does ⟨p. 345⟩not feel their ravishing Power; the Man ceases to be a Man, and becomes like the Beasts that perish. As a blind Eye is no longer an Eye, being absolutely useless to that end for which it was made. And though in this present state Men are stupid and unconcern'd, yet hereafter their Misery will awaken them, to discover what is that Supream Good wherein their Perfection and Felicity consists. When their Folly shall be exposed before God, Angels, and Saints, in what extream confusion will they appear before that glorious and immense Theatre? Our Saviour told the unbelieving Jews, There shall be weeping, and gnashing of Teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and you your selves turn'd out. They shall be tortur'd with the desire of Happiness without possible Satisfaction. 'Tis most just that those who err without excuse, should repent without remedy.