The works of George Swinnock, M.A

Little dost thou conceive Reader, the worth of Godliness at that day. Godliness will then be honoured and admired, not only by them that have it, and rejoice in it; but also by the most profane and carnal wretches, and those who now despise and deride it. Then the blind world who now shut their eyes and will not see, and the atheistical world who harden their hearts and will not believe, shall return, and discern, and see, and believe a difference between the godly and ungodly; between them that fear the Lord, and them that fear him not. O friend, what wouldst thou give at that day, that godliness had been thy business at this day! Godliness will make the judge the Lord Jesus Christ thy friend; the Father, by whose authority he fits the King of all Nations, thy friend; the Justices who will be upon the bench (for he shall come with thousands of his Saints) thy friends; Godliness would make the law, by which thou art to be tried, thy friend; Godliness would make thy conscience, which is to be brought in as the evidence, thy friend; Godliness would strike dumb all thy accusers, Satan, thy corruptions, and suffer ⟨image 15⟩none of them to hurt thee as thy foes. And is not Godliness worthy to be made thy business which will do all this for thee?

Little dost thou conceive Reader, the worth of Godliness at that day. Godliness will then be honoured and admired, not onely by them that have it, and rejoyce in it; but also by the most prophane and carnal wretches, and those who now despise and deride it. Then the blind world who now shut their eyes and will not see, and the atheistical world who harden their hearts and will not believe, shall return, and discern, and see, and believe a difference between the godly and ungodly; between them that fear the Lord, and them that fear him not. O friend, what wouldst thou give at that day, that godliness had been thy business at this day! Godliness will make the judge the Lord Jesus Christ thy friend; the Father, by whose authority he fits the King of all Nations, thy friend; the Iustices who will be upon the bench (for he shall come with thousands of his Saints) thy friends; Godliness would make the law, by which thou art to be tryed, thy friend; Godliness would make thy conscience, which is to be brought in as the evid•nce, thy friend; Godliness would strike dumb all thy accusers, Satan, thy corruptions, and suffer ⟨image 15⟩