3. Here is Advice to All. It is a good check to Sin, it stays the boiling of the Pot. Remember, when thou art in the career and heat of thy Lusts, for all these things God will bring thee to Judgment, Eccles. 11.9. Whenever thou sinnest, thou art entering into the Lists with Christ, as if thou wert stronger than he. But Man, canst thou grapple with him? then it is an Engagement to Repentance. When Jacob heard Esau was coming with a great Power and Force against him, he sends to make Peace with him. You have heard that Christ comes in a glorious manner, and will be terrible to his Enemies. Let us compromise all Difference between us and God. O go and make Peace with him: it is Christ's own Advice, Luke 14.32. Or else while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an Ambassador, and desireth Conditions of Peace. And repent, saith the Apostle, that your Sins may be blotted out, when the ⟨p. 147⟩times of refreshing shall come from the Presence of the Lord, Acts 3.19. Then it is of Use to make you constant in walking in the Fear of the Lord; Eccles. 12.13, 14. Fear God, and keep his Commandments: for this is the whole Duty of Man. For God shall bring every Work into Judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Especially it is an Engagement to Faithfulness in your Calling, especially Ministers; 2 Cor. 5.9. Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. Again, it urgeth you to keep the Commandments, Christ will bear you out; Keep this Commandment without Spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Tim. 6.14. And then it presseth to Diligence: He comes with Crowns in his Hands to reward all that are faithful to him; 1 Pet. 5.4. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a Crown of Glory, that fadeth not away. 2 Tim. 4.1. I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judg the quick and the dead, at his Appearance, and his Kingdom. 1 Thess. 2.•9. For what is our Hope, or Joy, or Crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his Coming? The Day of Judgment respects our Callings, especially as Ministers, Christ's Officers must give an Account; and in whatever Condition God hath set us in, wherein he expects a Trial of our Faithfulness, we are to consider what we must do.
3. Here is Advice to All. It is a good check to Sin, it stays the boiling of the Pot. Remember, when thou art in the carreer and heat of thy Lusts, for all these things God will bring thee to Iudgment, Eccles. 11.9. Whenever thou sinnest, thou art entring into the Lists with Christ, as if thou wert stronger than he. But Man, canst thou grapple with him? then it is an Engagement to Repentance. When Iacob heard Esau was coming with a great Power and Force against him, he sends to make Peace with him. You have heard that Christ comes in a glorious manner, and will be terrible to his Enemies. Let us compromise all Difference between us and God. O go and make Peace with him: it is Christ's own Advice, Luke 14.32. Or else while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an Ambassador, and desireth Conditions of Peace. And repent, saith the Apostle, that your Sins may be blotted out, when the ⟨p. 147⟩times of refreshing shall come from the Presence of the Lord, Acts 3.19. Then it is of Use to make you constant in walking in the Fear of the Lord; Eccles. 12.13, 14. Fear God, and keep his Commandments: for this is the whole Duty of Man. For God shall bring every Work into Iudgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Especially it is an Engagement to Faithfulness in your Calling, especially Ministers; 2 Cor. 5.9. Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. Again, it urgeth you to keep the Commandments, Christ will bear you out; Keep this Commandment without Spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ, 1 Tim. 6.14. And then it presseth to Diligence: He comes with Crowns in his Hands to reward all that are faithful to him; 1 Pet. 5.4. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a Crown of Glory, that fadeth not away. 2 Tim. 4.1. I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Iesus Christ, who shall judg the quick and the dead, at his Appearance, and his Kingdom.
