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

Quest. 8. Are you contented to lose everlasting happiness? Can you willingly see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and a great many from all the quarters of the world, to sit down in the Kingdom of Heaven, and your selves cast out? how do you like to have those which you scorned to look upon, to be set at the Table at the Feast, and your self shut out with the Dogs? would you not be glad to have a word of comfort spoke to you, when your soul is just a taking its leave of your body? would you not be glad then to be be conveyed by the blessed Angels into the presence of God, and to be crowned with an immortal and glorious Crown? would it do you any harm to be perfect in holiness and happiness when you die? would you not be glad to be saved when others shall be damned? In a word, do you not desire to be rejoicing and praising of God in endless pleasures, when others shall be weeping & cursing of God in endless torments? why then do not you live the lives of the righteous, if you would die their deaths, and have your latter end like theirs? if you would be glorious and happy for ever, why do you not endeavour to be holy and spiritual in time? if you would have God your Friend in another world, what do you mean that you labour no more to be acquainted with him in this world?

Quest. 8. Are you contented to lose everlasting happiness? Can you willingly see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and a great many from all the quarters of the world, to sit down in the Kingdom of Heaven, and your selves cast out? how do you like to have those which you scorned to look upon, to be set at the Table at the Feast, and your self shut out wich the Dogs? would you not be glad to have a word of comfort spoke to you, when your soul is just a taking its leave of your body? would you not be glad then to be be conveyed by the blessed Angels into the presence of God, and to be crowned with an immortal and glorious Crown? would it do you any harm to be perfect in holiness and happiness when you die? would you not be glad to be saved when others shall be damned? In a word, do you not desire to be rejoycing and praising of God in endless pleasures, when others shall be weeping & cursing of God in endless torments? why then do not you live the lives of the righteous, if you would die their deaths, and have your latter end like theirs? if you would be glorious and happy for ever, why do you not endeavour to be holy and spiritual in time? if you would have God your Friend in another world, what do you mean that you labour no more to be acquainted with him in this world?