And can you content your selves to lose such a benefit? If your Salvation be secured, then you may bless your self, you may rejoice in hope of the glory of God. If you be under affliction, if you hear of wars and troubles, you may say as David, Psal. 46.1, 2. The Lord is my strength and refuge, a present help in time of trouble, therefore will I not fear, though the earth be removed. When you look into the Bible, there you may read your title. ⟨p. 103⟩When you hear the word, you will hear abundant matter of consolation. When you are exercised with your corruptions, you may comfort your selves with that, after a while Christ will present you without spot or blemish. When Satan is tempting, you may rejoice in that, God will tread satan under your feet shortly. When you mourn under the withdrawings of God, you may be refreshed with that consideration, that ere long you shall behold his face in righteousness. When you are afflicted with your ignorance, you may rejoice in that you shall be wise like the Angels of God. When you are afflicted with a dull, crazy, distempered body, you may remember to your comfort, that Christ will change your vile body, and make it like to his own most glorious body. You desire such and such earthly comforts, but you have reason to be more indifferent about those; they will not make you happy if you have them; and the want of them will not make you miserable. Can you be contented to have your portion in this life, and that others have heaven and eternal glory? Christ has died for the Salvation of sinners; God has appointed ordinances to persuade men to be saved, and is it not worth the while for you to labour in it? If you get into a state of salvation, you shall not need to be afraid of death; death that is a terror to the princes of this world need be no terror to you: You may look upon it as a conquered ⟨p. 104⟩enemy: You may say, O death, where is thy sting, O grave, where is thy victory! Don't make too much of your pains and trouble in striving for conversion; heaven will make amends for all. Men that are rejoicing in worldly things, walk in a vain show; but heaven is not a little thing. It is a wonder that God don't say, it is too much to give heaven to such as we; we should be far from saying it is too little for us. It becomes you to say, let who will take the world, so you may obtain heaven. There may be some joy in earthly things;
And can you content your selves to lose such a benefit? If your Salvation be secured, then you may bless your self, you may rejoyce in hope of the glory of God. If you be under affliction, if you hear of wars and troubles, you may say as David, Psal. 46.1, 2. The Lord is my strength and refuge, a present help in time of trouble, therefore will I not fear, though the earth be removed. When you look into the Bible, there you may read your title. ⟨p. 103⟩When you hear the word, you will hear abundant matter of consolation. When you are exercised with your corruptions, you may comfort your selves with that, after a while Christ will present you without spot or blemish. When Satan is tempting, you may rejoice in that, God will tread satan under your feet shortly. When you mourn under the withdrawings of God, you may be refreshed with that consideration, that ere long you shall behold his face in righteousness. When you are afflicted with your ignorance, you may rejoice in that you shall be wise like the Angels of God. When you are afflicted with a dull, crazy, distempered body, you may remember to your comfort, that Christ will change your vile body, and make it like to his own most glorious body. You desire such and such earthly comforts, but you have reason to be more indifferent about those; they will not make you happy if you have them; and the want of them will not make you miserable. Can you be contented to have your portion in this life, and that others have heaven and eternal glory? Christ has died for the Salvation of sinners; God has appointed ordinances to perswade men to be saved, and is it not worth the while for you to labour in it? If you get into a state of salvation, you shall not need to be afraid of death; death that is a terror to the princes of this world need be no terror to you: You may look upon it as a conquered ⟨p. 104⟩enemy: You may say, O death, where is thy sting, O grave, where is thy victory! Don't make too much of your pains and trouble in striving for conversion; heaven will make amends for all. Men that are rejoicing in worldly things, walk in a vain shew; but heaven is not a little thing. It is a wonder that God don't say, it is too much to give heaven to such as we; we should be far from saying it is too little for us. It becomes you to say, let who will take the world, so you may obtain heaven. There may be some joy in earthly things;
