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

O that you would do me one kindness; I should count it the greatest kindness that you can do me, why, what is that you say! why, it is but to pity your own Souls, and to mind that one thing necessary, and to pity them that are mourning for your dry eyes, and hard hearts? What say you to all this? if you have any thing to say against the necessity of these things, I am ready to plead the case with you, &c. Well, if it be not necessary to know God and Christ, and lay in provision for eternity, what then is necessary? If it be not necessary to serve, love, and delight in him, who can deliver from everlasting death, and reward with everlasting life, what then is? Once more, for your Souls sakes consider what you do, when you vigorously pursue worldly things, and look upon the favour, and displeasure of God, as small things! O write not these things down amongst the superfluous things which are to be minded by the by. Remember this, that it is very possible for a man to be exceeding holy, and yet to be altogether unknown to the world; but it is altogether impossible to be truly happy, and yet unacquainted with God.

O that you would do me one kindness; I should count it the greatest kindness that you can do me, why, what is that you say! why, it is but to pity your own Souls, and to mind that one thing necessary, and to pitty them that are mourning for your dry eyes, and hard hearts? What say you to all this? if you have any thing to say against the necessity of these things, I am ready to plead the case with you, &c. Well, if it be not necessary to know God and Christ, and lay in provision for eternity, what then is necessary? If it be not necessary to serve, love, and delight in him, who can deliver from everlasting death, and reward with everlasting life, what then is? Once more, for your Souls sakes consider what you do, when you vigorously pursue worldly things, and look upon the favour, and displeasure of God, as small things! O write not these things down amongst the superfluous things which are to be minded by the by. Remember this, that it is very possible for a man to be exceeding holy, and yet to be altogether unknown to the world; but it is altogether impossible to be truly happy, and yet unacquainted with God.