The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

It is impossible for you to escape ruin if you do not believe; and that is not all, for your rejecting of Christ does not only expose you unto condemnation, but to a greater degree of misery than multitudes will endure that go to hell: you may not think to escape as heathens will do, your load will be heavier, and your fire will be hotter, and your judgment every way sorer than the judgment of other men; God will proportion every mans misery to his iniquity: and as you have enjoyed greater light and love, so you must expect more amazing and exquisite wrath than other men; conscience has more to accuse you of, and condemn you for, and so has God: and you will sink down deeper into hell than other men: you are treasuring up a greater measure of wrath than others against the day of wrath. you have blessed God it may be many times for the means of Grace that he has bestowed upon you: but you will curse your selves a thousand times more for not improving them; you will wish that you had lived in the darkest corners of the earth, among Scythians and Barbarians: it will be a terror to you to think of your Baptism, what books you have read, what Ministers you have heard, what counsels have been given to you: every sinner will be in a dreadful condition then: but it will be more tolerable for many than for you, Mat. 11.22, 24.

3. The third motive is, that you shall be accepted and saved if you will believe. Life and death are set before you, though you have been a grievous sinner, though you have hardened your heart against God along while, though you have rejected counsels, and despised reproofs, and spent your days hitherto in sin; and travelled a great way in the path that leads to death; yet there is no necessity of your damnation, you are capable of salvation still, if you will not cast away your self by continuing in unbelief, you must bear it your selves, others that laboured after your salvation will do well enough, the loss will be your own: but there is no need of your being ruined; there is yet an open door, and liberty set before you, to enter into the most holy place if you will but accept of Christ you shall have salvation: you are crying out, what must I do to be saved? you are not so solicitous for worldly enjoyments, but your care is to go to Heaven, and there is reason for it: it is a glorious thing to see the face of God, to be spectators of his glory: the glimpses of it here are more refreshing than all the sweetnesses of the World: to see God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and all the Attributes of God is most delightful, if you go to Heaven, there you will have an uninterrupted sight of God; you shall see him as he is, and no clouds shall ever darken the sight of his countenance: then you shall have the abiding sense of his love: never make any question about it more, but be delighting therein for ever: then you shall be delivered from sin, and made glorious after the image of God: then you shall be with Jesus Christ, it is a comfort to hear of him, but then you shall be in his presence; you have a fame of him now, but then you shall see him, your eyes shall behold your Redeemer; him that is wonderful in his person