The present state of New-England. Considered in a discourse on the necessities and advantages…

The Third Proposal.

Let our All in this World, be very Little in our opinion of it. The World, The World, it is truly a most Bewitching t••ng; and the Love of it, will be a Root of all Evil to us But, is not the Spell over, is not the Charm broken yet? Methinks, the Enchantment should be Dis•o••ed by the other Devils, that are coming t• t•ke This awa• ▪ May we become Like Strangers in the World! We shall be as ready to dispose well of our All, as the Psalmist was, who could say, in Psal 39 6.•2, They are disquieted in vain, who heap up Riches, and know not who shall gather them. Why, how came Riches to be so Little regarded with him? It follows, I am a Stranger with thee, and a Sojourner ▪ When we Look upon o•r Earthly All, think we, I shall quickly be gone from it All, and think, I can do well enough […] it All; this will incline us to make Right Ventures of our All. The Dutch have a saying, which ought to find a Ro•m with us, He that •ath Lost his Money, hath Lost Not•ing; He that hath lost his Credit, has lost Half; but he only that hath lost his Soul, hath lost All. O make •ure of a better, an Higher, a Nobler All, than what our Earth affords; We shall then be Like those, of whom 'twas said in Heb 10.34 Ye took joy ully the spoiling of your Goods, knowing in your selves, that you in Heaven have a better and an Enduring Substance. If we venture all our Goods, et still we shall have Heaven Left; Haven is, The good part which cannot be taken away. Make sure of Heaven, and you may stand upon the Ruins of the World, with such Expressions as the Minister of Nola had, when he was Riled of All he had; Lord, I am not concerned about thse things, or thou knowest (sad he, ointing to the Heavens) that my All is there! Souls get it Christ and he Romish Eagles will do […] no Hurt;