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and for his under-prizing and neglect of Heaven, falls under the Sentence that determines his State in an everlasting Hell. There is no dawning in that Darkness of Sorrow, no refreshing in those Flames. There is a restless Remembrance of what is lost, as a Light that comes through a Cranny in a Dungeon, that the forlorn Caitiff may remember the pleasant reviving Light of which he is deprived. A thousand Years of Torment cannot expiate the Offences of those who disobey the Gospel: they are full of Misery, and fuller of Guilt, that remains in its Weight upon them for ever.

The fear of this, if duly believed and considered, will bridle the strongest Desires after this vain World, and make Men wise, that they may not perish in their Choice.

To conclude; Let those who are invited to this Heavenly Feast, come with the Wedding-Garment: 'tis an Allusion to the decent Custom of wearing rich Apparel for Ornament and Lustre at Marriage-Solemnities, to express Joy, and to honour the Persons that are married. Accordingly all that are in the Visible Church, should adorn the Gospel by a Conversation becoming the Dignity and Purity of their high and holy Calling. Unfeigned Faith that unites us to Christ, and is effectual and evident in all good Works, is the Wedding-Garment. The Apostle exhorts the Romans to walk honestly, as in the Day, not in Rioting ⟨p. 382⟩and Drunkenness, not in Chambering and Wantonness, not in Strife and Envy; and whereas it might seem congruous to have added, in direct Contrariety to those foul Sins, Put on Temperance, Chastity, Patience and Charity, he directs them to put on the Lord Jesus Christ: because he is the only Fountain of supernatural Grace, by which our Lusts are mortified. Faith covers us with the Robe of his Righteousness, ¹