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Let sinners say what they will, I am sure they can't be long without fears, to behold Christ, and his dear Servants coming together in the Clouds with Millions of mighty Angels to judge the world; I am confident it will be such an amazing sight as can't choose but cool their courage, and make the stoutest heart of them all to ache; I am sure that as light as they make of Damnation, and Gods displeasure, that the day ⟨p. 214⟩is coming, when they will believe it was no such cowardice to be afraid of an angry God, to fly from the wrath to come, and to run away from so formidable an enemy as sin. So that it's clear, that a wicked man will first or last be a fearful man, a Magor missakib, Fear on every side, shall be his name. But now he that doth exceedingly fear to offend God, need not exceedingly to fear any thing else; and he that fears no God, hath cause enough to fear every thing? O Sirs, it's a brave thing to be able to take death cheerfully by the hand, and to walk with him joyfully into another world; and this I say again a man acquainted with God may do; he hath this to comfort him, death doth more properly give him life, then take it away from him; and that as soon as he is dead his sin shall dye too, and his grace live and act without control; then he shall live a life, of joy, a life of perfect holiness, such a life as Saints and Angels live, such a life as Christ lives, the life of God, a life without death, an everlasting life; and why then should he be afraid of dying? As for his old Companion the body, it is gone to rest, and will ere long be awakened, and rise from his bed more vigorous and fit for those Noble employments which it must be engaged in for ever: and Soul and Body shall meet with more comfort, then now they part with pain, when the body shall be in another kind of dress then now it wears, and that also shall in some respects be like the Soul, agile, holy, immortal. This is such a man that I can call happy, and so ere long will those that now scorn and persecute him, call him too. Blessed is he that in his life is holy, and cheerful, but most cheerful and perfect at his ⟨p. 215⟩death. This is the happy portion of Gods acquaintance, this is the heritage of the Friends of the Bridegroom.

Let sinners say what they will, I am sure they can't be long without fears, to behold Christ, and his dear Servants coming together in the Clouds with Millions of mighty Angels to judge the world; I am confident it will be such an amazing sight as can't choose but cool their courage, and make the stoutest heart of them all to ake; I am sure that as light as they make of Damnation, and Gods displeasure, that the day