The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

1. You have had a long day of Grace, and must answer for it all. Though you have forgotten, God hath not: Your sins are written with a pen of iron, & the point of a diamond. All the endeavours that have been used with you are upon record; God hath them in his book, & there is a day of reckoning when he will set them in order before you: and how terrible must it be? when you shall be called to a very uncomfortable repetition, and told of every Sabbath you profaned, every Sermon you regarded not, every check of conscience you stifled, every mock you made at the solemn warnings given. you, every neglected purpose, forgotten or violated promise; every vain meeting with your accomplices in sin, every cursed drinking bout you had where you scoffed at Godliness, and hardened one another in sin: the time when, the place where, and every other circumstance: your memories refreshed, and conscience made to do its office. Would you prevent this fearful reckoning? Now seek God.

1. You have had a long day of Grace, and must answer for it all. Though you have forgotten, God hath not: Your sins are written with a pen of iron, & the point of a diamond. All the endeavours that have been used with you are upon record; God hath them in his book, & there is a day of reckoning when he will set them in order before you: and how terrible must it be? when you shall be called to a very uncomfortable repetition, and told of every Sabbath you prof•ned, every Sermon you regarded not, every check of conscience you stifled, every mock you made at the solemn warnings given. you, every neglected purpose, forgotten or violated promise; every vain meeting with your accomplices in sin, every cursed drinking bout you had where you scoffed at Godliness, and hardened one another in sin: the time when, the place where, and every other circumstance: your memories refreshed, and conscience made to do its office. Would you prevent this fearful reckoning? Now seek God.

2. Your season is certainly almost over. It may be so with the youngest Sinner, but it is undoubtedly so with you. Young ones may feed themselves up with fond hopes by reason of youth, health and vigour; but you have every thing putting you in mind, that the Graves are ready for you, where there will be no working. Not only is your best season gone, but your whole season is on the turning point: you are just leaping into eternity; you are ready to shake hands with time, and to have done with it for ever.