The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

and indeed what man or woman is there that hath not got a thorough and Scripture-assurance of this great work that their peace is made up with God, but may upon very good ground (if sickness be upon them) desire to live though but as a Toad, because such great things depend upon their lives here in this world? Brethren, do but say this to your own hearts upon ⟨p. 115⟩serious meditation of this that I am now speaking of. What if God should come now to this Congregation, and say to every one of you, Well, now the time that I have given you to provide for your eternal estate, is at an end; if you have done your work, well and good, you shall be saved and possess eternal glory; but you must be cast according to that which is now done. I fear if such a message should come from heaven to many of us, it would make our hearts to ache within us, and we should cry out, O Lord, give me a little space before I go hence and be no more seen: O that I might yet have a little more time. Suppose God had taken you away when he took away such a kinsman or kinswoman of yours, such a neighbour or friend, and death had come then, and judgement had then been past upon you; which way do you think you must have been cast? cannot some of you remember, that if God had taken you away at such a time, or when such a one dyed, you were then in such a case, that you have cause to think you had been certainly stated in a condition of eternal misery? therefore bless God that you are alive at this day, to hear of such a doctrine as this is; that so long as you live, God gives you time to provide for your eternal estate. Psalm. 78. 38. the Text says, God did not stir up all his anger, but called back his wrath; when sickness comes upon men and women, some part of Gods anger is let out; I, but if God had let out his anger but a little more, what would have become of you? you had been gone: one stroke more had cast you for ever. I, but God was pleased to call back his anger, and did not stir up all his wrath. O bless God for sparing you at such a time; for certainly had you died then, your condition had been as irrecoverable as the Devils themselves; now tis a day of grace, now you have the voice of the Gospel, and the glad tidings of salvation sounding in your ears: but then you had been past the time of grace, past praying, and past repenting:

and indeed what man or woman is there that hath not got a thorough and Scripture-assurance of this great work that their peace is made up with God, but may upon very good ground (if sicknesse be upon them) desire to live though but as a Toad, because such great things depend upon their lives here in this world? Brethren, doe but say this to your own hearts upon