Heaven upon earth, or, The best friend in the worst of times. Delivered in…

This, this is the friend sick and well, rich and poor, living and dying, always the same. Make sure of this Friend, and thou art safe; thy All is then in safe and faithful hands.

Seventhly, He is a rich Friend, the earth is the Lords, and the Fullness thereof; cattle upon a thousand hills is his. He it is that hath the absolute disposal of Crowns and Sceptres, he it is that can easily raise all his Favourites to a high estate; if the world and all its glory can do his any good, if Kingdoms and vast Dominions can advantage them, he can with better reason then he did to Christ, say, All this is mine, and if thou wilt love me and worship me, I will give you as much of ⟨p. 106⟩it as will do thee good; and who would account it a kindness to be given that which will do one hurt? but these are but toys and trifles in comparison of what God hath to bestow upon his friends, List up thine eyes, and behold those glistering Stars; look upon that stately Canopy that hangs over thy head; why, all this is nothing almost to the glory which shall be revealed; there is a far greater disproportion between what we see and enjoy at the best here below, then there is between the footstool and the Crown. O could you but by faith draw the curtain and see what is within; O did you but know what's behind those hangings which you see wrought so curiously, the work of his fingers! O that, that's the place, there's a house indeed, there's a palace, couldst thou but by faith and meditation take a view of it; could you but make a voyage into that far Country, and see that City of God, and discourse with the inhabitants of the New Jerusalem; what discoveries should you then have of the Riches, State, and Grandeur of that Princes Court; shouldst thou but see those Treasuries opened, and know the worth of Gods Jewels, thou wouldst wonder what men and women meant, that they should need so much persuading to be acquainted with him that had such things to, bestow; you would judge him worse then mad, who should not joyfully embrace any Overtures of this nature; in a word, they would reckon that person besotted that should not with all possible gratitude, close with such kind of proposals.