A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An alarm in God's holy mountain containing an…A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An allarm in God's holy mountain containing an…

2. Admire the distinguishing Grace and special Love of God: We love him, because he first loved us: It was his Love that overcame you. The mere fear of Hell is not sufficient to Convert the Souls of men, tho' it may stop them in their way, and prevent great Abominations in the gross acts thereof, yet does not, cannot renew their Nature, regenerate and make holy their hearts and lives; that Religion that is the mere effect of fear will be according to the nature of its principle, even legal, wavering and inconstant; yet the fear of Hell may awaken the sinner, and in some sense prepare for Grace: When the Soul is stormed by the terror of Wrath, and the fear of Hell has made a breach, Divine Grace enters, but it is the Love of God and hopes of Heaven that works spiritual affections, (as the Obedience that flows therefrom is Evangelical, free and voluntary, from the entire consent of the Soul) and are abiding.

2. Admire the distinguishing Grace and special Love of God: We love him, because he first loved us: It was his Love that overcame you. The meer fear of Hell is not sufficient to Convert the Souls of men, tho' it may stop them in their way, and prevent great Abominations in the gross acts thereof, yet does not, cannot renew their Nature, regenerate and make holy their hearts and lives; that Religion that is the meer effect of fear will be according to the nature of its principle, even legal, wavering and inconstant; yet the fear of Hell may awaken the sinner, and in some sence prepare for Grace: When the Soul is stormed by the terror of Wrath, and the fear of Hell has made a breach, Divine Grace enters, but it is the Love of God and hopes of Heaven that works spiritual affections, (as the Obedience that flows therefrom is Evangelical, free and voluntary, from the entire consent of the Soul) and are abiding.

3. Be content with your Condition, tho' poor in this World, remember Lazarus, how much better was his state than the Rich Glutton's? O do not envy the wicked that are Rich, they will pay dear for their Wealth when they come to Hell, which they with greedy covetous minds heap up. I remember a Passage which is related in History: A General with an Army passing through another Princes Country, gave strict Order that no Person should offer to touch the least thing which belonged to the Inhabitants; but nevertheless one Soldier as they were upon their March, stole a Bunch of Grapes, which the General being informed of, gave Order that he should immediately be put to Death; as he was going to Execution, he tell a eating his Grapes, and some Persons looking greedily on him, he observing them, said, Do not envy me my Grapes, for they cost me dear, they cost me my Life.