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

It was a wise man, who said, that it's absolutely impossible to mind externals and internals, this world and another, with earnestness at the same time: but it was wisdom it self who said, That no Servant can serve two Masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other; he cannot serve God and Mammon, Mat. 5.24. &c.

3. Take heed of Hypocrisy. Who are the persons that God doth denounce his dreadful threatenings against? Are they not such as honour him with their Lips, when their Hearts is far from him? With what Abhorrency doth he look upon such, and all that they do? Isa. 1. They never bring their heart to visit God with, and therefore they have little reason to expect that he should bring his Dainties to entertain them with.

3. Take heed of Hypocrisie. Who are the persons that God doth denounce his dreadful threatnings against? Are they not such as honour him with their Lips, when their Hearts is far from him? With what Abhorrency doth he look upon such, and all that they do? Isa. 1. They never bring their heart to visit God with, and therefore they have little reason to expect that he should bring his Dainties to entertain them with.

4. If you would be acquainted with God, take heed of being acquainted with wicked company. We read that many wicked men have fared the better for the company of the godly; but we scarce ever heard that any godly man ever fared the better for being in the company of the wicked, except they went on Gods Errand amongst them. This is clear in the case of Lot, who first lost his goods, and was made a Captive by being in Sodom; and though they were restored to him