The saints everlasting rest

CHAP. II. Motives to Heavenly-mindedness.

WE have now by the guidance of the word of the LORD, and by the assistance of his Spirit, showed you the nature of the rest of the saints; and acquainted you with some duties in relation thereto: We come now to the close of all, to press you to the great duty which I chiefly intended when I begun this subject.

WE have now by the guidance of the word of the LORD, and by the assistance of his Spirit, shewed you the nature of the rest of the saints; and acquainted you with some duties in relation thereto: We come now to the close of all, to press you to the great duty which I chiefly intended when I begun this subject.

Is there a rest, and such a rest remaining for us? Why then are our thoughts no more upon it? Why are not our hearts continually there? Why dwell we not there in constant contemplation? Ask your hearts in good earnest, What is the cause of this neglect? Hath the eternal GOD provided us such a glory, and promised to take us up to dwell with himself? And is not this worth the thinking on? Should not the st•••gest desires of our hearts be after it; and the daily delights of our souls be there? Can we forget and neglect it? What is the matter? Will not GOD give us leave to approach this light? Or will he not suffer our souls to taste and see it? Then what mean all his earnest invitations? Why doth he so condemn our earthly-mindedness, and command us to set our affections above? If the fore-thoughts of glory were forbidden fruits, perhaps we should be sooner drawn unto them. Sure I am, where GOD hath forbidden us to place our thoughts and our delights, thither it is easy enough to draw them. If he say, love not the world, nor the things of the world, we dote upon it nevertheless. How unweariedly can we think of vanity, and day after day employ our minds about it! And have we no thoughts of this our rest? How