2. We here see the ready way, and the Kings road in which we must walk, if we would be truly glorious in the eyes of wise, and in the account of our Saviour, that we may be sure to get such glory, as will go in Heaven. Be truly, savingly gracious: then art thou truly glorious in the account of the Almighty, and shalt be received into glory when this life shall not be. But they must be grace of ⟨p. 81⟩the right make, and true stamp, issuing from the glorious spirit of the Lord. Its not any of those counterfeits of morality & civility which carry a mere show of Godliness, without the power of it: nor yet the Gilt, (as I may so call it) of those higher Strokes of Illuminations, which appertains to Apostates, of whom the Apostle faith. That they tasted of the Heavenly gift and the good word of the Lord, and of the powers of the world to come: this is hansom gilt, and yet the heart base and lewd, therefore miserable; therefore I ad that which follows of the Apostle and ye should ad it also, We hope better things of you, and those that accompany Salvation, not gilt in appearance, but true Gold in the substance of it: not the •ast of these, but the truth of these, something better than astonishing terrors, than fleshy and groundless enlightenings and raptures; better humiliations, better evidences, better and more real expressions of the power and conquering virtue of the saving work of God. The Church is said to be all glorious within Psal. 45. The workmanship of God, created unto good works Eph. 2. would ye then be glorious servants in the families wherein ye dwell? glorious Inhabitants in the Plantations where ye live? glorious members of Churches and Congregations? and leave your names for a glory and blessing behind you? Do not catch at a shadow, but get the body, and that will not fade away: do not thing to keep the light in the room and shut out the Sun-beams, or let the candle be carried away.
2. We here see the ready way, and the Kings road in which we must walk, if we would be truly glorious in the eyes of wise, and in the account of our Savior, that we may be sure to get such glory, as wil go in Heaven. Be truly, savingly gracious: then art thou truly glorious in the account of the Almighty, and shalt be received into glory when this life shal not be. But they must be grace of ⟨p. 81⟩the right make, and true stamp, issuing from the glorious spirit of the Lord. Its not any of those counterfeits of morality & civillity which carry a meer shew of Godlyness, without the power of it: nor yet the Gilt, (as I may so cal it) of those higher Stroaks of Illuminations, which appertaines to Apostates, of whom the Apostle faith. That they tasted of the Heavenly gift and the good word of the Lord, and of the powers of the world to come: this is hansome gilt, and yet the heart base and leud, therefore miserable; therefore I ad that which followes of the Apostle and ye should ad it also, We hope better things of you, and those that accompany Salvation, not gilt in appearance, but true Gold in the substance of it: not the •ast of these, but the truth of these, somthing better than astonishing terrors, than fleshy and groundless inlightenings and raptures; better humiliations, better evidences, better and more real expressions of the power and conquering vertue of the saving work of God. The Church is said to be al glorious within Psal. 45. The workmanship of God, created unto good works Eph. 2. would ye then be glorious servants in the families wherein ye dwel? glorious Inhabitants in the Plantations where ye live? glorious members of Churches and Congregations? and leave your names for a glory and blessing behind you? Do not catch at a shadow, but get the body, and that wil not fade away: do not thing to keep the light in the room and shut out the Sun-beames, or let the candle be carried away.
