The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

Now can there be a more powerful motive to Obedience than Infinite and Eternal Blessedness? what can pretend to our Affections in competition with it? Carnal pleasures only gratify our viler part the Body, in its vilest state, but the Joys of Heaven are Spiritual and Sublime, and proportioned to our noblest and most capacious Faculties. Earthly delights cannot satisfy our senses, but the Peace of God passes understanding. One hours enjoyment of it is better than an Eternity spent in the pleasures of sin. What inexcusable madness is it to prefer painted trifles before that inestimable Treasure? Who can truly believe there is such an excellent Glory, but he must love it and vigorously endeavour to obtain it? Who would not go to the Celestial Canaan though the way lies through a Wilderness where no Flower or Fruit grows? All temporal evils are not only to be endured, but cheerfully embraced in order to the possessing of it. The Apostle tells us, I reckon that the sufferings of the present time, are not comparable with the Glory that shall be revealed in us. ¹And he was the most fit person to make the comparison, having made trial of both States. For he was a Man of Sorrows, that had past through afflictions of all kinds, and he was ravished up to Paradise, where he heard those things that exceed all expressions of Humane Words. Now after a serious estimate, he declares, that the Eternal weight of Glory, infinitely outbalances the Light, ²and momentany troubles of this Life. Thus from what hath been said ⟨p. 390⟩concerning the greatness of the recompenses hereafter; we may understand how powerful they are to deter Men from Sin, and to allure them to Holiness.

Now can there be a more powerful motive to Obedience than Infinite and Eternal Blessedness? what can pretend to our Affections in competition with it? Carnal pleasures only gratifie our viler part the Body, in its vilest state, but the Joys of Heaven are Spiritual and Sublime, and proportioned to our noblest and most capacious Faculties. Earthly delights cannot satisfie our senses, but the Peace of God passes understanding. One hours enjoyment of it is better than an Eternity spent in the pleasures of sin. What inexcusable madness is it to prefer painted trifles before that inestimable Treasure? Who can truely believe there is such an excellent Glory, but he must love it and vigorously endeavour to obtain it? Who would not go to the Celestial Canaan though the way lies through a Wilderness where no Flower or Fruit grows? All temporal evils are not only to be endured, but chearfully embraced in order to the possessing of it. The Apostle tells us, I reckon that the sufferings of the present time, are not comparable with the Glory that shall be revealed in us.