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

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 ⟨p. 279⟩God and man, and wonderful in the glory that he is advanced unto; you shall have external manifestations of his favour: you shall hear his wisdom and see his glorious managements and behaviour of himself: and have opportunity to express your thankfulness unto the face of Christ: then you shall have the gifts of the Spirit in a glorious manner, the company of holy Angels that have been helpful to you, and Spirits that you have heard and read of in the Book of God: Adam and Noah, and Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, &c.

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 hardned your heart against God along while, though you have rejected counsels, and despised reproofs, and spent your dayes 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 questien 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