The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

In the first place, hence we may see what cause we have to bless God for the continuance of our lives, especially any that are here this day, that have not throughly made their peace with God, that are not upon certain and infallible terms in this great business of providing for their eternal estates. If there remains but any doubt in thy heart concerning thy eternal condition, and if the fears of eternity have ⟨p. 114⟩been upon thy spirit, thou Wilt from this point, that hath been thus briefly spoken to, see cause to bless God with thy face up on the ground, adoring the riches of his grace that thou art alive this day? why, because thy life it is the time of making up thy peace with God; it is the time of providing for thy eternal condition: if thy life be at an end, and this work not done, then all is gone, then judgement comes, and thou wilt be infallibly and unalterably stated in a lost and undone condition. O therefore its well that thou art alive this day; if a man have a great business to do that concerns his whole estate, or life, and it must be done in a very little time, O what a favour would he count it, to have his time lengthened out, though but a little, because his business is of great weight, and he thinks with himself, if I miscarry in it, I am lost and undone for ever: so all those that have ever had serious apprehensions of the infinite consequence of what depends upon their lives here, they cannot but sit down and bless God for lengthening out their lives; for the time of this life is a happy time, it is a day of grace, a day of salvation. O how happy would those poor creatures, upon whom this judgement is past, that are stated in their eternal condition, think themselves if they might have but one day wherein it might be said, there is a possibility for them to make provision for themselves concerning their eternal estate! As they were not long since, so art thou now: and therefore know how to prize thy life. O the lives of men and women (especially such as have not yet done that great work) are worth a thousand thousand worlds. I remember I have heard of a speech of a great Gentleman, who being very sick, and Physicians telling him that there was no way for him but death: O, says he, that I might live, though it were but as a Toad!

In the first place, hence we may see what cause we have to blesse God for the continuance of our lives, especially any that are here this day, that have not throughly made their peace with God, that are not upon certaine and infallible termes in this great businesse of providing for their eternal estates. If there remaines but any doubt in thy heart concerning thy eternal condition, and if the feares of eternity have