The Saints' Everlasting Rest

hast thou not lived in an age, wherein such wonders have been wrought, that thou hast now no cloak for thy unbelief? hast thou not seen the course of Nature changed? and works beyond the power of nature wrought? and all this in the fulfilling of this Scripture? hast thou so soon forgotten since nature failed me, and strength failed me, and blood, and spirits, and flesh, and friends, and all means did utterly fail? and how Art and Reason had sentenced me for dead? and yet how God revoked the sentence? and at the request of praying, believing Saints, did turn thee to the Promise which he verified to thee? And canst thou yet question the truth of this Scripture? hast thou seen so much to confirm thy faith, in the great actions of seven years past, and canst thou yet doubt? Thou hast seen signs and wonders, and art thou yet so unbelieving? O wretched heart! Hath God made thee a promise of Rest, and wilt thou come short of it? and shut out thy self through unbelief? Thine eyes may fail thee, thy ears deceive thee, and all thy senses prove delusions, sooner then a promise of God can delude thee. Thou mayest be surer of that which is written in the Word, then if thou see it with thine eyes, or feel it with thy hands. Art thou sure thou livest? or sure that this is Earth which thou standest on? art thou sure thine eyes do see the Sun? As sure is all this glory to the Saints; as sure shall I be higher then yonder stars, and live for ever in the Holy City, and joyfully sound forth the praise of my Redeemer; if I be not shut out by this evil heart of unbelief, causing me to depart from the living God.

hast thou not lived in an age, wherein such wonders have been wrought, that thou hast now no cloak for thy unbelief? hast thou not seen the course of Nature changed? and works beyond the power of nature wrought? and all this in the fulfilling of this Scripture? hast thou so soon forgotten since nature failed me, and strength failed me, and blood, and spirits, and flesh, and friends, and all means did utterly fail? and how Art and Reason had sentenced me for dead? and yet how God revoked the sentence? and at the request of praying, believing Saints, did turn thee to the Promise which he verified to thee? And canst thou yet question the truth of this Scripture? hast thou seen so much to confirm thy faith, in the great actions of seven yeers past, and canst thou yet doubt? Thou hast seen signes and wonders, and art thou yet so unbelieving? O wretched heart! Hath God made thee a promise of Rest, and wilt thou come short of it? and shut out thy self through unbelief? Thine eyes may fail thee, thy ears deceive thee, and all thy senses prove delusions, sooner then a promise of God can delude thee. Thou maist be surer of that which is written in the Word, then if thou see it with thine eyes, or feel it with thy hands. Art thou sure thou livest? or sure that this is Earth which thou standest on? art thou sure thine eyes do see the Sun? As sure is all this glory to the Saints; as sure shall I be higher then yonder stars, and live for ever in the Holy City, and joyfully sound forth the praise of my Redeemer; if I be not shut out by this evil heart of unbelief, causing me to depart from the living God.