A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…

Quest. 20. Dost thou think that there is now one soul in Heaven or Hell, that is of thy profane opinion, and would say, that a diligent holy life is more ado then needs for mens salvation? Certainly those in Heaven have more knowledge; and experience, and love to God and man, and goodness, then to be of so impious a mind, or once to entertain such beastly thoughts: And those in Hell, though still •• holy▪ have learned to their cost to know the great Necessity of •ss: And would tell you, if they could speak with you, that the most strict and heavenly life for millions of ages were not too dear, for the escaping of the everlasting misery. Why else do we find one of them in Luke 16. described as so desirous, that o• the dead might be sent to his Brethren, to warn them that they come not to that place of torment? And what is it that he would have had them warned of, but that they should live a holy self-denying life and with all their diligence lay up a treasure in the life to come, instead of living so sensual, and voluptuous, and ungodly a life as he had lived. The scope of the story tells us that this would have been his message, if he might have sent.

Quest. 20. Dost thou think that there is now one soul in Heaven or Hell, that is of thy prophane opinion, and would say, that a diligent holy life is more ado then needs for mens salvation? Certainly those in Heaven have more knowledge; and experience, and love to God and man, and goodness, then to be of so impious a mind, or once to entertain such beastly thoughts: And those in Hell, though still •• holy▪ have learned to their cost to know the great Necessity of •ss: And would tell you, if they could speak with you, that the most strict and heavenly life for millions of ages were not too dear, for the escaping of the everlasting misery. Why else do we find one of them in Luke 16. described as so desirous, that o• the dead might be sent to his Brethren, to warn them that they come not to that place of torment? And what is it that he would have had them warned of, but that they should live a holy self-denying life and with all their diligence lay up a treasure in the life to come, instead of liying so sensual, and voluptuous, and ungodly a life as he had lived. The scope of the story tells us that this would have been his message, if he might have sent.