Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

6. Another work of Old men for beautifying their crown in righteousness is this, you that are ancient often think of eternity, you are now just a launching into the ocean of eternity, and in a few years there will be a mighty difference between your conditions, between that that is now, and that when you shall be entered upon an eternal estate. Think much of eternity all you that are ancient. Al young ones should have their thoughts much weighed with eternity, nothing will take of the thoughts of Old and young more, than to have them ballasted with the thoughts of eternity, especially those that are ancient.

6. Another work of Old men for beautifying their crown in righteousness is this, you that are ancient often think of eternity, you are now just a launching into the ocean of eternity, and in a few years there wil be a mighty difference between your conditions, between that that is now, and that when you shal be entered upon an eternal estate. Think much of eternity al you that are ancient. Al young ones should have their thoughts much weighed with eternity, nothing wil take of the thoughts of Old and young more, than to have them ballased with the thoughts of eternity, especially those that are ancient.

7. Take heed of those things that are the usually distempers that accompany Old age; as namely, timorousness, Oh! you would fain die in peace, you have lived all this time in peace, and are loath to suffer any thing for the truth; Policarpus did not so, when he was eighty six years of age, he was courageous. So labour you for young mens courage for God, even in the time of your old age. Take heed of such a surliness and pettishness of spirit, that because you have not heretofore received such things, therefore now you will not. Remember it is reported of the Senate of Rome, that when Tiberius would have had Christ to be honoured as a God, Oh! it must not be done, (forsooth) why? Because the Senate did not first motion such a thing, because it was not first motioned by the Senate. Many times in your meetings, though many be convinced of a good thing, they will give notes against it, why? because they that were most ancient did not first move it, because it was put on by the young ones first, therefore though it be never so good, they will stick to their Old