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           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           QUEEN
           AT
           WHITEHALL
           :
           May
           X
           th
           .
           M.
           DC
           .
           XC
           .
           I.
           
        
         
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             WAKE
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           Their
           MAJESTIES
           ,
           and
           Preacher
           to
           the
           Honourable
           Society
           of
           GRAYS-INN
           .
        
         
           
             Published
             by
             Her
             Maiesties
             Special
             Command
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Richard.
             Sare
          
           ,
           at
           Grays-Inn-Gate
           ,
           next
           Holbourn
           ,
           1691.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             Hebr.
             iv
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Let
             us
             therefore
             fear
             ,
             lest
             a
             Promise
             being
             left
             us
             of
             Entring
             into
             his
             rest
             ,
             any
             of
             you
             should
             seem
             to
             come
             short
             of
             it
             .
          
        
         
           THese
           Words
           are
           the
           Application
           of
           the
           
           Apostle's
           Discourse
           in
           the
           foregoing
           Chapter
           .
           He
           had
           there
           entred
           on
           a
           Parallel
           betwixt
           Moses
           and
           Christ
           ;
           between
           the
           Promises
           which
           the
           One
           made
           of
           a
           
             Temporal
             Inheritance
          
           to
           the
           Jews
           heretofore
           ,
           and
           the
           Assurance
           which
           the
           Other
           has
           given
           of
           an
           
             Eternall
             Reward
          
           to
           Us
           now
           .
           But
           as
           they
           notwithstanding
           those
           Promises
           ,
           yet
           by
           their
           Sins
           and
           their
           Infidelity
           came
           short
           of
           them
           and
           perished
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           ,
           so
           may
           this
           be
           our
           Case
           too
           .
           God
           has
           indeed
           called
           us
           to
           a
           Glorious
           Hope
           of
           
             Everlasting
             Happiness
          
           .
           He
           has
           given
           us
           all
           the
           Security
           we
           can
           desire
           that
           we
           shall
           .
           One
           day
           be
           made
           partakers
           of
           it
           .
           But
           yet
           there
           are
           Conditions
           required
           on
           our
           parts
           too
           ,
           both
           to
           Qualifie
           us
           for
           this
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           to
           Intitle
           us
           unto
           it
           :
           And
           if
           we
           neglect
           to
           fulfil
           them
           ,
           we
           shall
           as
           certainly
           fail
           of
           Ours
           ,
           as
           ever
           they
           did
           of
           Their
           Expectations
           .
        
         
         
           
             Let
             us
             therefore
          
           fear
           ,
           
             lest
             a
          
           promise
           
             being
             left
             us
             of
             entring
             into
             his
          
           rest
           ,
           
             any
             of
             you
             should
             seem
             to
             come
          
           short
           
             of
             it
          
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           inforcing
           of
           which
           Exhortation
           ,
           I
           shall
           observe
           this
           Method
           .
        
         
           I
           st
           .
           I
           will
           shew
           ,
           that
           God
           has
           
             left
             us
             a
             Promise
          
           of
           
             Entring
             into
             his
             Rest
          
           ;
           a
           Promise
           enough
           to
           satisfie
           all
           our
           Desires
           ,
           and
           to
           engage
           our
           heartiest
           Endeavours
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           II
           dly
           .
           That
           nevertheless
           we
           may
           by
           our
           own
           fault
           
             come
             short
          
           of
           this
           Promise
           .
        
         
           III
           dly
           .
           That
           therefore
           we
           ought
           to
           be
           very
           fearful
           and
           sollicitous
           lest
           we
           should
           do
           so
           .
        
         
           IV
           thly
           .
           That
           the
           best
           way
           to
           secure
           this
           Promise
           to
           our selves
           ,
           is
           to
           take
           the
           Advice
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           and
           live
           in
           a
           continual
           fear
           of
           
             coming
             short
          
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           st
           ,
           That
           God
           has
           
             left
             us
             a
             Promise
             of
             Entring
             into
             his
             rest
          
           ;
           a
           Promise
           enough
           to
           satisfie
           all
           our
           Desires
           ,
           and
           to
           engage
           our
           heartiest
           Endeavours
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           that
           great
           fundamental
           Principle
           upon
           which
           not
           only
           the
           present
           Exhortation
           ,
           but
           in
           effect
           the
           whole
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           is
           built
           .
           Whatsoever
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           either
           did
           or
           suffered
           whilst
           he
           was
           on
           Earth
           himself
           ,
           or
           commanded
           
           us
           to
           do
           or
           suffer
           after
           his
           Example
           ;
           All
           the
           Precepts
           ,
           all
           the
           Revelations
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           are
           but
           one
           continued
           Argument
           to
           convince
           us
           of
           this
           Truth
           .
           Insomuch
           that
           what
           St.
           Paul
           once
           said
           to
           the
           Corinthians
           concerning
           that
           other
           great
           
           Article
           of
           our
           Creed
           ,
           the
           beginning
           of
           our
           Hope
           ,
           and
           preparatory
           to
           our
           Glory
           ,
           The
           
             Resurrection
             of
             the
             Body
          
           ;
           I
           may
           no
           less
           apply
           here
           to
           this
           other
           of
           the
           
             Life
             Everlasting
          
           consequent
           upon
           it
           :
           If
           there
           be
           no
           such
           thing
           as
           
             Another
             Life
             after
             this
          
           ,
           wherein
           we
           shall
           either
           receive
           the
           Everlasting
           Reward
           of
           our
           Piety
           ,
           or
           suffer
           the
           Eternal
           Punishment
           of
           our
           
             Sins
             ;
             Then
             is
             our
             Preaching
             Vain
             ,
             and
             your
             Faith
             also
             is
             Vain
             .
          
           The
           whole
           Business
           of
           Religion
           is
           a
           meer
           Cheat
           and
           Illusion
           ;
           
             Let
             us
             Eat
             and
             Drink
             ,
             for
             to
             morrow
             we
          
           
           Die.
           
        
         
           But
           Blessed
           be
           God
           who
           has
           not
           left
           us
           the
           least
           room
           to
           doubt
           ,
           in
           a
           matter
           of
           such
           importance
           as
           this
           is
           to
           us
           :
           But
           has
           given
           us
           such
           noble
           Descriptions
           ,
           such
           repeated
           Assurances
           of
           our
           
             Future
             Happiness
          
           ,
           as
           may
           abundantly
           suffice
           both
           to
           satisfie
           all
           our
           Scruples
           concerning
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           ravish
           our
           Souls
           into
           the
           most
           earnest
           Longings
           and
           Desires
           after
           it
           .
           And
           tho'
           neither
           the
           weakness
           of
           our
           Capacities
           ,
           nor
           the
           Method
           of
           the
           present
           Discourse
           will
           permit
           me
           to
           speak
           either
           very
           
           much
           ,
           or
           very
           clearly
           concerning
           it
           :
           yet
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           at
           lest
           to
           give
           such
           an
           Account
           of
           the
           Rest
           here
           spoken
           of
           as
           may
           serve
           to
           answer
           the
           Design
           of
           the
           Argument
           .
           I
           have
           undertaken
           ;
           And
           shew
           with
           what
           Good
           reason
           the
           Apostle
           here
           exhorts
           us
           to
           fear
           lest
           such
           a
           Promise
           as
           this
           being
           set
           before
           us
           ,
           we
           should
           any
           of
           us
           be
           so
           unhappy
           as
           to
           
             come
             short
             of
             it
          
           .
        
         
           Now
           two
           things
           there
           are
           that
           will
           be
           necessary
           to
           be
           consider'd
           by
           Us
           in
           Order
           to
           this
           End
           :
           
             (
             1st
             .
          
           )
           The
           Greatness
           ,
           and
           
             (
             2dly
             .
          
           )
           the
           Certainty
           of
           our
           
             Future
             Reward
          
           .
           That
           the
           promise
           which
           God
           has
           left
           us
           
             of
             entring
             into
             his
             Rest
          
           is
           as
           excellent
           in
           it self
           ,
           as
           it
           shall
           be
           most
           surely
           made
           good
           to
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           live
           so
           as
           to
           render
           our selves
           Worthy
           of
           it
           :
           And
           therefore
           ought
           ,
           upon
           both
           these
           Accounts
           ,
           to
           engage
           us
           to
           use
           our
           utmost
           diligence
           not
           to
           
             come
             short
             of
             it
          
           .
        
         
           
             (
             1st
             .
          
           )
           For
           the
           former
           of
           these
           ,
           The
           Greatness
           of
           that
           Reward
           which
           God
           has
           promised
           to
           us
           in
           the
           Gospel
           :
           It
           is
           a
           Subject
           worthy
           indeed
           of
           all
           our
           Consideration
           ,
           but
           impossible
           ever
           to
           be
           fully
           comprehended
           by
           Us
           ,
           till
           we
           our selves
           shall
           come
           to
           the
           Enjoyment
           of
           it
           .
           Even
           St.
           Paul
           himself
           ,
           though
           admitted
           to
           the
           nearest
           Contemplation
           of
           it
           that
           ever
           any
           Man
           
           was
           ,
           yet
           could
           not
           find
           out
           any
           Expressions
           that
           would
           serve
           him
           to
           communicate
           his
           Idea's
           of
           it
           to
           us
           .
           He
           tells
           us
           that
           being
           
             caught
             up
             into
             Paradise
          
           ,
           He
           
             heard
             Words
             unspeakable
             ,
             and
             which
             it
             is
             not
             possible
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             utter
          
           2
           Cor.
           xii
           .
           4.
           
           And
           all
           he
           could
           do
           was
           but
           to
           declare
           with
           Isaiah
           on
           the
           like
           Occasion
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           ii
           .
           9.
           
           
             That
             neither
             Eye
             has
             seen
             ,
             nor
             Ear
             heard
             ,
             neither
             have
             entred
             into
             the
             Heart
             of
             Man
             the
             things
             which
             God
             hath
             prepared
             for
             Them
             that
             love
             him
             .
          
        
         
           And
           indeed
           it
           is
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           none
           of
           the
           least
           Commendations
           of
           the
           Glories
           of
           the
           Other
           World
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           not
           possibly
           to
           be
           comprehended
           by
           Us
           in
           this
           .
           That
           their
           Excellency
           so
           far
           transcends
           all
           the
           Notions
           of
           Happiness
           we
           have
           ever
           been
           acquainted
           with
           here
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           from
           thence
           take
           any
           Measure
           whereby
           to
           judge
           of
           our
           Eternal
           Reward
           .
           But
           that
           after
           all
           our
           most
           enlarged
           Thoughts
           ,
           when
           we
           shall
           have
           given
           the
           utmost
           scope
           to
           our
           Imaginations
           ;
           have
           ranged
           through
           all
           the
           highest
           Instances
           of
           innocent
           and
           un-mix'd
           Felicity
           that
           we
           have
           ever
           heard
           of
           in
           this
           life
           :
           nay
           ,
           when
           we
           shall
           have
           done
           yet
           more
           ,
           shall
           have
           indulged
           our
           very
           Fancies
           and
           Desires
           to
           invent
           some
           new
           Happiness
           beyond
           whatever
           any
           One
           could
           possibly
           have
           enjoyed
           in
           this
           imperfect
           state
           of
           Mortality
           ;
           We
           may
           even
           then
           
           venture
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           what
           
             God
             has
             prepared
             for
             them
             that
             fear
             him
          
           is
           somewhat
           exceedingly
           beyond
           all
           this
           :
           Tho'
           what
           it
           is
           we
           are
           no
           more
           able
           particularly
           to
           declare
           ,
           than
           we
           are
           to
           measure
           Omnipotence
           ;
           or
           to
           define
           what
           an
           Infinitely
           Good
           and
           Great
           God
           is
           able
           to
           do
           for
           them
           that
           
             Love
             Him
          
           ,
           and
           whom
           therefore
           he
           both
           Loves
           ,
           and
           will
           Bless
           and
           Glorifie
           together
           with
           Himself
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           as
           in
           speaking
           of
           God
           Himself
           ,
           tho
           we
           cannot
           comprehend
           his
           Nature
           ,
           yet
           by
           putting
           together
           the
           highest
           Idea's
           that
           we
           have
           of
           Infinite
           Perfection
           ,
           we
           do
           endeavour
           to
           raise
           up
           our
           Souls
           into
           some
           suitable
           Apprehensions
           of
           it
           :
           So
           here
           ,
           it
           has
           pleased
           God
           to
           give
           such
           General
           Descriptions
           to
           us
           of
           the
           Glories
           of
           the
           Other
           World
           ,
           as
           may
           suffice
           to
           let
           us
           into
           some
           imperfect
           Knowledge
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           be
           more
           than
           enough
           both
           to
           raise
           our
           Desires
           ,
           and
           to
           quicken
           our
           Endeavours
           after
           it
           .
        
         
           For
           1st
           .
           We
           are
           told
           that
           Heaven
           is
           a
           place
           free
           from
           all
           Trouble
           and
           Misery
           ;
           from
           all
           those
           Hopes
           and
           Fears
           ,
           those
           Dangers
           and
           Disappointments
           ,
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           from
           all
           those
           Evils
           and
           Calamities
           that
           continually
           disturb
           us
           here
           ,
           and
           render
           our
           highest
           Enjoyments
           very
           flat
           and
           insipid
           to
           us
           .
        
         
         
           This
           is
           what
           our
           Apostle
           insinuates
           ,
           when
           he
           calls
           it
           by
           the
           name
           of
           a
           
             Rest
             :
             Let
             us
             fear
          
           ,
           says
           he
           ,
           
             lest
             a
             Promise
             being
             left
             us
             of
             entring
             into
             his
          
           Rest
           ,
           
             any
             of
             you
             should
             seem
             to
             come
             short
             of
             it
             .
          
           And
           again
           ,
           
             Verse
             19.
             
             There
             remaineth
             therefore
             a
          
           Rest
           
             for
             the
             people
             of
             God.
          
           But
           St.
           John
           more
           expresly
           ,
           Revel
           .
           xxi
           .
           4.
           where
           speaking
           of
           the
           
             New
             Jerusalem
          
           ,
           our
           
             City
             which
             is
             above
          
           ,
           He
           tells
           us
           that
           There
           
             God
             shall
             wipe
             away
             all
             Tears
             from
             our
             Eyes
             ,
             and
             there
             shall
             be
             no
             more
             any
             Death
             ,
             neither
             sorrow
             nor
             crying
             ,
             neither
             shall
             there
             be
             any
             more
             pain
             ,
             for
             the
             former
             things
             are
             passed
             away
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           we
           live
           in
           a
           
             Vale
             of
             Misery
          
           ,
           exposed
           to
           Tryals
           ,
           and
           encompassed
           with
           Troubles
           on
           every
           side
           .
           He
           who
           is
           the
           most
           fortunate
           among
           us
           ,
           is
           yet
           forced
           to
           measure
           his
           Happiness
           rather
           by
           the
           frequent
           Intervals
           he
           enjoys
           of
           Comfort
           and
           Satisfaction
           ,
           than
           by
           any
           absolute
           Freedom
           from
           all
           Evil
           and
           Misery
           .
           We
           come
           into
           the
           World
           with
           a
           Cry
           ,
           and
           go
           out
           of
           it
           with
           a
           Groan
           ,
           and
           the
           Time
           we
           pass
           from
           the
           one
           of
           these
           Periods
           to
           the
           other
           ,
           is
           for
           the
           most
           part
           fill'd
           up
           with
           little
           else
           than
           a
           melancholy
           Series
           of
           Sighs
           and
           Tears
           ,
           of
           Doubts
           and
           Uncertainties
           ;
           of
           Uneasiness
           at
           what
           is
           present
           ,
           and
           Fearful
           Apprehensions
           of
           what
           is
           to
           come
           .
           So
           that
           were
           we
           to
           look
           no
           farther
           than
           the
           present
           Condition
           of
           mankind
           ,
           one
           
           might
           almost
           be
           tempted
           to
           ask
           with
           
             Job
             ,
             Ch.
          
           iii.
           20.
           
           
             Wherefore
             is
             light
             given
             to
             him
             that
             is
             in
             masery
             ,
             and
             life
             to
             the
             Bitter
             in
             Soul
             ?
             Which
             look
             for
             Death
             and
             it
             cometh
             not
             ,
             and
             dig
             for
             it
             more
             than
             for
             hid
             treasures
             ?
             Who
             rejoyce
             exceedingly
             ,
             and
             long
             when
             they
             can
             see
             the
             Grave
             ?
             There
             the
             wicked
             cease
             from
             troubling
             ,
             and
             there
             the
             weary
             be
             at
             rest
             .
             There
             the
             Prisoners
             rest
             together
             ,
             they
             hear
             not
             the
             Voice
             of
             the
             Oppressor
             .
          
        
         
           But
           when
           we
           come
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           there
           we
           shall
           find
           a
           perfect
           Deliverance
           out
           of
           all
           our
           Troubles
           .
           No
           pains
           or
           Diseases
           ,
           no
           Weakness
           or
           Infirmity
           shall
           disturb
           our
           Bodies
           ;
           No
           Lusts
           or
           Passions
           ,
           no
           irregular
           Appetites
           or
           Desires
           shall
           discompose
           our
           Souls
           ,
           there
           shall
           be
           nothing
           to
           interrupt
           or
           lessen
           our
           Enjoyments
           .
           
             Heaviness
             may
             endure
             for
             the
             Night
          
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           but
           when
           the
           Blessed
           Morning
           of
           Eternity
           shall
           spring
           forth
           ,
           then
           pure
           Joy
           ,
           and
           an
           un-mix'd
           Felicity
           shall
           spring
           up
           with
           it
           ;
           and
           nothing
           remain
           but
           the
           memory
           of
           our
           former
           Troubles
           ,
           the
           more
           to
           increase
           our
           Comfort
           and
           Satisfaction
           in
           that
           Absolute
           deliverance
           we
           shall
           then
           have
           obtain'd
           from
           them
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           first
           part
           of
           that
           Character
           which
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           have
           given
           us
           of
           our
           
             Future
             State
          
           ,
           It
           is
           a
           State
           free
           from
           all
           Evil
           and
           Misery
           :
           And
           how
           considerable
           a
           Blessing
           this
           
           is
           ,
           if
           the
           sense
           of
           our
           present
           Evils
           be
           not
           sufficient
           to
           inform
           us
           ,
           I
           shall
           leave
           it
           to
           the
           Authority
           of
           St.
           John
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           Revel
           .
           xiv
           .
           13.
           where
           He
           makes
           use
           of
           this
           as
           an
           Argument
           to
           strengthen
           the
           Christians
           of
           those
           times
           in
           the
           enduring
           of
           any
           Tryals
           that
           could
           fall
           upon
           them
           for
           their
           Religion
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           in
           a
           little
           time
           be
           perfectly
           deliver'd
           from
           all
           their
           Miseries
           ;
           
             I
             heard
             a
             Voice
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             saying
             unto
             me
             ,
             Write
             ,
             from
             Henceforth
             Blessed
             are
             the
             dead
             which
             die
             in
             the
             Lord
             ;
             yea
             ,
             saith
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             for
             they
          
           Rest
           
             from
             their
             Labours
             ,
             and
             their
             Works
             do
             follow
             them
             .
          
        
         
           But
           this
           is
           not
           yet
           all
           ,
           for
           2dly
           ;
           When
           we
           come
           to
           Heaven
           we
           shall
           not
           only
           be
           set
           free
           from
           all
           other
           Evils
           ,
           but
           from
           that
           which
           is
           the
           great
           Source
           and
           Foundation
           of
           all
           our
           Miseries
           ,
           from
           Sin
           too
           :
           And
           from
           all
           those
           Consequences
           of
           it
           which
           now
           fill
           our
           Souls
           with
           so
           many
           sad
           Reflections
           ,
           and
           make
           all
           our
           present
           Enjoyments
           a
           meer
           Dream
           and
           a
           Vision
           ,
           the
           appearances
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           rather
           than
           any
           real
           and
           solid
           Satisfaction
           ,
           viz.
           the
           Fear
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           the
           Apprehension
           of
           Damnation
           .
        
         
           Here
           we
           live
           in
           a
           continual
           State
           of
           War
           and
           Danger
           :
           Difficulties
           and
           Temptations
           encompass
           us
           on
           every
           side
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           think
           we
           stand
           the
           most
           securely
           ,
           yet
           even
           then
           we
           
           cannot
           tell
           how
           soon
           ,
           or
           how
           dangerously
           we
           may
           fall
           .
           The
           Flesh
           and
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           those
           contrary
           Principles
           of
           which
           we
           are
           composed
           ,
           still
           dividing
           us
           between
           our
           Desires
           and
           our
           Duty
           ;
           and
           forcing
           us
           often
           times
           when
           we
           the
           most
           stedfastly
           resolve
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           earnestly
           endeavour
           to
           live
           well
           ,
           yet
           to
           encounter
           no
           small
           difficulties
           in
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           :
           And
           in
           the
           sense
           thereof
           to
           cry
           out
           with
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             Rom.
          
           vii
           .
           24.
           
           
             O
             Wretched
             Men
             that
             we
             are
             ,
             who
             shall
             deliver
             us
             from
             the
             Body
             of
             this
             Death
             !
          
        
         
           But
           Heaven
           is
           a
           place
           Innocent
           as
           it
           is
           Glorious
           :
           There
           all
           these
           Conflicts
           shall
           have
           an
           End.
           No
           Lusts
           or
           Passions
           ,
           no
           Dangers
           or
           Temptations
           ,
           shall
           either
           draw
           us
           from
           our
           Piety
           ,
           or
           put
           us
           to
           the
           least
           pain
           for
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           it
           .
           But
           it
           shall
           be
           our
           Meat
           and
           Drink
           ,
           the
           Desire
           and
           Bent
           of
           our
           Affections
           to
           live
           Innocently
           :
           And
           what
           David
           once
           said
           of
           Himself
           ,
           be
           much
           more
           perfectly
           accomplish'd
           in
           all
           of
           us
           ,
           Psal.
           xl
           .
           8.
           
           
             Our
             delight
             is
             to
             do
             thy
             will
             O
             God!
             yea
             ,
             thy
             law
             is
             within
             our
             Hearts
             .
          
        
         
           It
           is
           one
           great
           part
           of
           that
           account
           which
           St.
           John
           every
           where
           gives
           us
           of
           the
           Blessed
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           they
           spend
           their
           whole
           Time
           in
           little
           else
           than
           a
           continued
           Exercise
           of
           Piety
           and
           Devotion
           .
           In
           
             praising
             God
          
           ,
           and
           
             admiring
             his
             Perfections
          
           ,
           and
           
             celebrating
             his
             Goodness
          
           .
           But
           
           especially
           ,
           in
           the
           most
           Elevated
           Returns
           of
           Love
           and
           Gratitude
           ,
           of
           Joy
           and
           Thanksgiving
           to
           Him
           for
           the
           great
           Work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           ;
           and
           for
           all
           those
           Miracles
           of
           Mercy
           by
           which
           they
           have
           been
           delivered
           from
           Sin
           and
           Hell
           ,
           and
           translated
           to
           such
           a
           blessed
           State
           of
           Happiness
           and
           Glory
           .
        
         
           And
           indeed
           what
           wonder
           if
           this
           shall
           be
           the
           Great
           Business
           of
           our
           Lives
           there
           ,
           when
           as
           the
           same
           St.
           John
           tells
           us
           we
           our selves
           shall
           be
           made
           
             like
             unto
             him
          
           .
           Pure
           and
           Holy
           ,
           Enemies
           
           to
           Sin
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           those
           Temptations
           that
           have
           heretofore
           been
           wont
           to
           lead
           us
           into
           Sin.
           And
           being
           thus
           made
           
             like
             unto
             God
          
           in
           Holiness
           ,
           we
           shall
           become
           like
           him
           in
           Happiness
           too
           .
           For
           then
           Death
           and
           Hell
           shall
           be
           destroy'd
           ;
           
             They
             shall
             be
             cast
             into
             the
             Lake
             of
             Fire
             ,
             Revel
             .
          
           xx
           .
           14.
           
           And
           we
           shall
           sing
           for
           ever
           that
           triumphant
           Song
           of
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           xv
           .
           55.
           
           
             O
             Death
             ,
             where
             is
             thy
             Sting
             ?
             O
             Grave
             ,
             where
             is
             thy
             Victory
             ?
             —
             Thanks
             be
             to
             God
             who
             hath
             given
             Us
             the
             Victory
             through
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ.
             
          
        
         
           But
           3dly
           ,
           and
           to
           go
           yet
           farther
           ;
           We
           shall
           not
           only
           then
           be
           set
           free
           from
           all
           our
           Troubles
           and
           Miseries
           ,
           from
           whatsoever
           is
           any
           way
           Grievous
           or
           Afflicting
           to
           us
           in
           this
           World
           :
           But
           we
           shall
           in
           stead
           thereof
           be
           blessed
           in
           a
           full
           Enjoyment
           of
           the
           most
           perfect
           Happiness
           that
           our
           
           Condition
           shall
           then
           be
           Capable
           of
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           a
           Great
           deal
           more
           than
           we
           are
           now
           able
           to
           conceive
           .
        
         
           For
           ,
           1st
           .
           Our
           Bodies
           ,
           which
           here
           are
           the
           Weight
           and
           Burden
           of
           our
           Souls
           ,
           neither
           to
           be
           supported
           without
           Care
           ,
           nor
           kept
           under
           without
           Trouble
           ,
           and
           which
           when
           we
           have
           done
           all
           that
           we
           can
           ,
           will
           yet
           many
           times
           afflict
           us
           with
           Pains
           and
           Diseases
           ,
           Weaknesses
           and
           Infirmities
           :
           Sometimes
           expose
           us
           to
           grievous
           Temptations
           ,
           and
           too
           often
           betray
           us
           into
           the
           Greatest
           Sins
           ;
           to
           be
           fure
           always
           so
           clog
           and
           depress
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           at
           best
           be
           able
           to
           rise
           up
           but
           to
           very
           imperfect
           Discharges
           of
           our
           Duty
           ,
           shall
           then
           be
           Glorified
           ,
           and
           rendred
           a
           Habitation
           fit
           for
           so
           Divine
           a
           Spirit
           to
           dwell
           in
           .
           So
           our
           Apostle
           tells
           us
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           xv
           .
           43.
           
           
             This
             Corruptible
          
           ,
           says
           he
           ,
           
             shall
             put
             on
             Incorruption
             ,
             this
             Mortal
             ,
             Immortality
             .
          
           We
           shall
           not
           only
           receive
           our
           Bodies
           again
           out
           of
           the
           Dust
           ,
           but
           we
           shall
           receive
           them
           in
           Greater
           Beauty
           and
           Perfection
           ,
           than
           ever
           they
           were
           before
           .
           They
           shall
           rise
           out
           of
           their
           Graves
           ,
           as
           the
           Sun
           arises
           from
           beyond
           the
           Mountains
           of
           the
           East
           ;
           Bright
           and
           Shining
           :
           Or
           rather
           as
           the
           Body
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           when
           he
           appeared
           to
           St.
           Paul
           on
           his
           way
           to
           
             Damascus
             ,
             Acts
          
           ix
           .
           and
           in
           comparison
           
           whereof
           the
           very
           Sun
           it self
           seem'd
           to
           be
           but
           Dim
           and
           Obscure
           .
        
         
         
           And
           as
           ,
           our
           Bodies
           shall
           be
           thus
           Glorified
           ,
           so
           our
           Souls
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           powers
           and
           faculties
           of
           them
           ,
           shall
           be
           no
           less
           enlarged
           .
           
             Now
             we
             know
          
           
           
             in
             part
             ,
             and
             see
             as
             through
             a
             Glass
             darkly
             :
          
           He
           that
           is
           the
           Wisest
           amongst
           us
           ,
           and
           has
           made
           the
           Best
           Progress
           in
           Learning
           ,
           is
           yet
           ignorant
           of
           a
           Great
           deal
           more
           than
           he
           knows
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           he
           thinks
           he
           understands
           the
           best
           ,
           is
           often
           times
           mistaken
           .
           
             But
             then
             we
             shall
             see
             face
             to
             face
             ,
             and
             know
             even
             as
             also
             we
             are
             known
             .
          
           All
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           our
           Faith
           ,
           and
           the
           Secrets
           of
           our
           Redemption
           shall
           be
           laid
           open
           to
           Us
           :
           And
           those
           Disputes
           which
           now
           so
           unhappily
           divide
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           disquiet
           the
           Minds
           of
           the
           Best
           Christians
           ,
           be
           for
           ever
           Determined
           ;
           not
           by
           Force
           ,
           but
           Conviction
           ,
           not
           by
           Canons
           and
           Definitions
           ,
           but
           by
           an
           Evident
           Light
           ,
           and
           a
           clear
           and
           distinct
           Perception
           .
        
         
           This
           shall
           be
           the
           state
           of
           our
           Understandings
           in
           the
           Other
           World
           ,
           nor
           shall
           our
           Wills
           be
           any
           less
           perfected
           .
           There
           shall
           be
           no
           Repugnancy
           to
           the
           Service
           of
           God
           ;
           No
           Passions
           or
           Appetites
           to
           Cross
           or
           Encounter
           in
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           it
           .
           We
           shall
           be
           all
           Flame
           ,
           and
           Love
           ,
           and
           Devotion
           :
           Shall
           flee
           to
           our
           Duty
           with
           the
           Ardors
           of
           Seraphim
           ,
           and
           shall
           feel
           such
           new
           and
           unspeakable
           Joys
           arising
           in
           our
           Souls
           from
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           now
           we
           are
           not
           able
           to
           
           conceive
           .
           Only
           perhaps
           some
           pious
           Votary
           may
           now
           and
           then
           have
           felt
           some
           Antepasts
           of
           them
           ;
           when
           having
           either
           overcome
           some
           great
           and
           violent
           Temptation
           ,
           or
           else
           fulfilled
           some
           noble
           instance
           of
           Duty
           ,
           he
           finds
           in
           Himself
           such
           a
           Serenity
           of
           Mind
           ,
           such
           sweetness
           and
           satisfaction
           of
           Spirit
           proceeding
           from
           the
           Consideration
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           exceeds
           all
           the
           Sensual
           Pleasures
           of
           the
           most
           Exquisite
           Voluptuary
           :
           But
           which
           alas
           !
           are
           as
           far
           short
           of
           that
           perpetual
           Joy
           and
           Comfort
           we
           shall
           then
           live
           in
           ,
           as
           the
           best
           of
           our
           Performances
           here
           ,
           are
           exceedingly
           inferiour
           to
           what
           the
           constant
           discharges
           of
           our
           Piety
           shall
           be
           there
           .
        
         
           And
           being
           thus
           prepared
           for
           a
           full
           Draught
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           we
           shall
           not
           fail
           to
           enjoy
           the
           largest
           Portion
           that
           we
           can
           even
           wish
           for
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           What
           the
           particular
           Ingredients
           of
           our
           
             future
             Felicity
          
           shall
           be
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           able
           to
           say
           .
           But
           this
           we
           know
           ,
           that
           We
           shall
           live
           in
           the
           Presence
           
           
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             whose
             Presence
             there
             is
             fulness
             of
             joy
             ,
             and
             at
             whose
             right
             hand
             there
             are
             pleasures
             for
             Evermore
             .
          
           We
           shall
           Converse
           with
           Angels
           ,
           and
           be
           translated
           to
           the
           
             General
             Assembly
             and
             Church
             of
          
           
           
             the
             First
             Born
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Spirits
             of
             just
             Men
             made
             perfect
             .
          
        
         
         
           There
           we
           shall
           meet
           with
           all
           those
           Great
           and
           Wise
           ,
           those
           Holy
           and
           Excellent
           Persons
           who
           in
           their
           several
           Ages
           have
           made
           up
           the
           Glory
           and
           Ornament
           of
           the
           Church
           Militant
           on
           Earth
           ,
           and
           now
           shine
           as
           Stars
           in
           the
           Church
           Triumphant
           in
           Heaven
           .
           Whose
           Vertuous
           Lives
           and
           Patient
           Sufferings
           ,
           we
           have
           either
           read
           or
           heard
           of
           with
           so
           much
           Wonder
           and
           Satisfaction
           .
           By
           whose
           Learning
           we
           have
           profited
           ;
           whose
           Disciples
           we
           have
           professed
           our selves
           ;
           and
           whose
           Examples
           we
           have
           look'd
           up
           unto
           ,
           both
           for
           our
           Imitation
           and
           our
           Encouragement
           .
        
         
           There
           we
           shall
           again
           be
           restored
           to
           our
           Friends
           and
           our
           Relations
           ,
           whom
           we
           have
           here
           left
           with
           so
           much
           sorrow
           and
           bitterness
           .
           There
           we
           shall
           behold
           the
           Blessed
           Apostles
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           
             Noble
             Army
          
           of
           Martyrs
           and
           Confessors
           by
           whose
           constant
           Labours
           ,
           and
           patient
           Sufferings
           ,
           the
           Gospel
           first
           became
           publish'd
           to
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           to
           whom
           therefore
           as
           fellow-workers
           with
           Christ
           ,
           we
           our selves
           have
           in
           part
           been
           indebted
           for
           our
           own
           Salvation
           .
           And
           lastly
           ,
           to
           compleat
           all
           ;
           There
           we
           shall
           meet
           with
           the
           Blessed
           Jesus
           Himself
           ,
           the
           Great
           Shepherd
           of
           the
           Sheep
           ,
           the
           Author
           and
           Finisher
           of
           our
           Faith
           ,
           by
           whose
           Bloud
           we
           were
           Redeemed
           ,
           by
           whose
           Grace
           we
           
           have
           been
           Sanctify'd
           ,
           and
           by
           whose
           Merits
           and
           Intercession
           we
           shall
           have
           then
           attain'd
           to
           all
           this
           Glory
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           that
           Company
           to
           which
           we
           shall
           be
           translated
           ,
           when
           we
           come
           to
           die
           .
           And
           then
           ,
           think
           if
           you
           can
           what
           an
           unspeakable
           Happiness
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           to
           us
           to
           pass
           from
           the
           vain
           Conversation
           of
           a
           peevish
           ,
           and
           wicked
           World
           ,
           to
           such
           an
           admirable
           Society
           as
           this
           :
           From
           the
           Follies
           and
           Disorders
           of
           sinful
           and
           frail
           Men
           ,
           to
           the
           wise
           and
           innocent
           and
           endearing
           Conversation
           of
           Saints
           and
           Angels
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           for
           the
           farther
           improving
           of
           these
           reflections
           trouble
           you
           with
           any
           Uncertain
           Conjectures
           ,
           of
           the
           rare
           Discourses
           ,
           the
           Glorious
           Entertainments
           ,
           the
           sincere
           Friendships
           ,
           we
           may
           there
           expect
           to
           meet
           with
           .
           What
           new
           transports
           of
           Joy
           shall
           fill
           our
           Souls
           ,
           when
           we
           shall
           begin
           to
           consider
           the
           Temptations
           we
           have
           overcome
           ,
           the
           Dangers
           we
           have
           escaped
           ,
           and
           the
           various
           Troubles
           we
           have
           pass'd
           through
           in
           our
           Pilgrimage
           here
           on
           Earth
           ;
           and
           compare
           all
           these
           with
           that
           Peace
           and
           Glory
           we
           shall
           then
           Enjoy
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           But
           one
           thing
           there
           is
           that
           must
           not
           be
           pass'd
           by
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           being
           now
           instated
           in
           all
           this
           Great
           Felicity
           ,
           we
           shall
           at
           the
           same
           time
           become
           secure
           of
           an
           
             Everlasting
             Enjoyment
          
           
           of
           it
           :
           That
           
             Our
             Glory
             shall
             be
             Eternal
             ,
             and
             our
             Reward
             no
             man
             shall
             take
             from
             Us.
          
           For
           tho'
           this
           be
           but
           a
           Circumstance
           ,
           and
           so
           do's
           not
           enter
           into
           the
           Nature
           of
           our
           Happiness
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           such
           a
           Circumstance
           ,
           that
           Heaven
           it self
           would
           hardly
           be
           compleat
           without
           it
           .
           But
           the
           Greater
           our
           Enjoyments
           were
           ,
           the
           more
           it
           would
           trouble
           us
           to
           think
           that
           the
           Time
           was
           coming
           when
           all
           this
           mighty
           Treasure
           should
           be
           exhausted
           ;
           and
           We
           should
           either
           altogether
           cease
           to
           be
           ,
           or
           which
           is
           worse
           ,
           should
           be
           divested
           of
           our
           present
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           become
           again
           as
           poor
           ,
           and
           sinful
           ,
           and
           destitute
           ,
           and
           miserable
           ,
           as
           once
           we
           were
           ,
           or
           rather
           to
           speak
           more
           sensibly
           ,
           as
           we
           now
           are
           .
           Whereas
           now
           ,
           we
           may
           without
           all
           Anxiety
           freely
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           Blessings
           we
           shall
           enjoy
           ,
           and
           take
           no
           thought
           for
           the
           future
           :
           Being
           assured
           that
           our
           Felicity
           is
           founded
           upon
           the
           
             Rock
             of
             Ages
          
           ;
           Permanent
           as
           Eternity
           ;
           Firm
           and
           Stable
           as
           that
           God
           from
           whom
           it
           flows
           ;
           in
           whom
           
             there
             is
             no
             variableness
             ,
             neither
             shadow
          
           
           
             of
             turning
          
           ,
           and
           with
           whom
           we
           also
           shall
           continue
           
           
             for
             Ever
             and
             Ever
          
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           that
           Rest
           of
           which
           our
           Text
           speaks
           :
           and
           of
           this
        
         
         
           
             (
             2dly
             .
          
           )
           We
           shall
           most
           certainly
           be
           made
           Partakers
           ,
           if
           we
           live
           so
           as
           we
           ought
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           For
           God
           being
           not
           only
           most
           True
           and
           Faithful
           in
           all
           his
           Promises
           ,
           and
           therefore
           uncapable
           of
           deceiving
           us
           ,
           but
           most
           Powerful
           too
           ,
           and
           therefore
           able
           to
           Do
           whatever
           he
           pleases
           for
           us
           ;
           It
           cannot
           be
           doubted
           but
           that
           what
           He
           has
           promised
           ,
           shall
           most
           assuredly
           be
           made
           good
           to
           us
           :
           And
           therefore
           that
           if
           such
           a
           Rest
           as
           this
           be
           indeed
           set
           before
           Us
           by
           Him
           ,
           we
           may
           and
           ought
           to
           depend
           upon
           it
           as
           a
           
             faithful
             Saying
             ,
             and
             worthy
             of
             all
             Men
             to
             be
             received
             .
          
           
        
         
           Now
           that
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           have
           encouraged
           us
           to
           expect
           such
           a
           Rest
           is
           so
           very
           plain
           ,
           that
           I
           do
           not
           see
           how
           any
           one
           can
           have
           the
           Confidence
           to
           doubt
           of
           it
           .
           They
           have
           not
           only
           assured
           us
           that
           there
           shall
           be
           a
           
             final
             Judgment
          
           ,
           and
           an
           Irrevocable
           Sentence
           of
           Happiness
           or
           Misery
           pass'd
           upon
           all
           Mankind
           ,
           according
           to
           what
           they
           shall
           have
           done
           ,
           whether
           Good
           or
           Evil
           :
           But
           they
           have
           moreover
           declared
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           for
           this
           very
           Purpose
           that
           our
           Blessed
           
             Saviour
             came
          
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           He
           Died
           and
           was
           Buried
           ,
           and
           
             Rose
             again
             from
             the
             Dead
          
           ,
           that
           He
           might
           both
           Purchase
           this
           Great
           Reward
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           receive
           full
           Power
           and
           Authority
           to
           confer
           it
           upon
           us
           .
           Either
           therefore
           we
           must
           say
           that
           all
           this
           
           is
           meer
           Fable
           and
           Romance
           ;
           that
           the
           whole
           Business
           of
           Christianity
           is
           but
           an
           
             Idle
             Story
          
           ,
           that
           has
           nothing
           of
           Truth
           or
           Reality
           in
           it
           :
           Or
           if
           we
           think
           the
           Gospel
           to
           deserve
           any
           Credit
           ,
           we
           must
           conclude
           that
           this
           Promise
           shall
           stand
           Firm
           and
           Immutable
           as
           that
           God
           who
           made
           it
           ,
           That
           if
           we
           live
           according
           to
           the
           Rules
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           we
           shall
           receive
           the
           Reward
           of
           it
           ;
           that
           Eternal
           Rest
           of
           which
           our
           Text
           here
           speaks
           ,
           and
           which
           I
           have
           now
           been
           endeavouring
           to
           describe
           to
           you
           .
        
         
           It
           remains
           then
           that
           there
           is
           without
           all
           Doubt
           a
           Blessed
           Expectation
           reserved
           for
           us
           in
           another
           .
           Life
           :
           but
           then
           ,
        
         
           II
           dly
           .
           It
           is
           as
           certain
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           by
           our
           own
           fault
           
             Come
             short
             of
             it
          
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           Promise
           of
           this
           Rest
           is
           not
           Absolute
           ,
           but
           Conditional
           .
           It
           depends
           upon
           a
           Covenant
           in
           which
           there
           are
           Duties
           to
           be
           fulfill'd
           on
           
             Our
             Part
          
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           a
           Reward
           to
           be
           made
           Good
           ,
           on
           God's
           :
           And
           if
           we
           fail
           in
           the
           One
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           to
           expect
           that
           He
           should
           perform
           the
           Other
           .
        
         
           When
           our
           Saviour
           sent
           forth
           his
           Disciples
           to
           preach
           these
           
             Glad
             Tidings
             of
             Salvation
          
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           we
           read
           in
           St.
           Mark
           that
           their
           Commission
           
           ran
           in
           these
           Terms
           ,
           Mark
           xvi
           .
           15.
           
           
             Go
             ye
             into
             all
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             preach
             the
             Gospel
             to
             Every
             Creature
             :
             He
             that
          
           Believeth
           
             and
             is
             Baptized
             shall
             be
          
           Saved
           ,
           
             but
             He
             that
          
           Believeth
           not
           ,
           
             shall
             be
          
           Damn'd
           .
           And
           what
           it
           is
           we
           are
           there
           to
           understand
           by
           Believing
           ,
           we
           may
           see
           in
           the
           Parallel
           place
           of
           St.
           Matthew
           ,
           Ch.
           xxviii
           .
           20.
           
           
             Go
             ye
             and
             Teach
             all
             Nations
             ,
             Baptizing
             them
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ;
             teaching
             them
             to
          
           Observe
           all
           things
           whatsoever
           I
           have
           commanded
           you
           .
           And
           from
           both
           which
           the
           conclusion
           is
           very
           plain
           ,
           that
           if
           we
           mean
           to
           be
           Saved
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           only
           enter
           our selves
           into
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           by
           Baptism
           ;
           but
           being
           so
           admitted
           ,
           must
           Believe
           and
           Do
           whatsoever
           he
           hath
           required
           of
           Us
           :
           And
           without
           which
           we
           shall
           be
           so
           far
           from
           having
           any
           right
           to
           these
           Promises
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           incur
           the
           Greater
           Damnation
           for
           our
           Sins
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           is
           not
           yet
           all
           ;
           For
           if
           the
           Case
           be
           so
           as
           I
           have
           now
           shewn
           it
           to
           be
           ,
           If
           the
           Promise
           of
           this
           Rest
           be
           Conditional
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           no
           Otherwise
           intituled
           to
           the
           Blessings
           than
           as
           we
           are
           careful
           to
           fulfil
           the
           Duties
           of
           the
           Gospel
           :
           Then
           I
           must
           add
           ,
           that
           We
           may
           not
           only
           by
           our
           own
           fault
           come
           short
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           that
           without
           a
           Great
           deal
           of
           Care
           we
           most
           certainly
           shall
           do
           so
           ;
           And
           therefore
           ought
           the
           more
           to
           Fear
           lest
           
           we
           should
           fall
           from
           such
           Divine
           and
           Glorious
           Expectations
           .
        
         
           The
           Righteousness
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           that
           
             Universal
             Obedience
          
           which
           it
           requires
           of
           us
           in
           order
           to
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           is
           not
           a
           Work
           of
           Common
           and
           Ordinary
           Attainment
           .
           It
           calls
           us
           to
           a
           Great
           deal
           more
           than
           many
           of
           us
           ,
           I
           fear
           ,
           are
           aware
           of
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           than
           most
           of
           us
           practise
           .
           To
           a
           Piety
           that
           has
           startled
           the
           Consciences
           of
           the
           most
           perfect
           Votaries
           ;
           and
           once
           made
           even
           the
           Apostles
           themselves
           cry
           out
           ,
           
             Who
             then
             can
             be
          
           
           saved
           ?
           Those
           Severe
           Duties
           of
           Mortification
           and
           Self-Denyal
           ,
           of
           
             Taking
             up
             the
             Cross
          
           ,
           and
           
             Following
             Christ
          
           ,
           were
           never
           designed
           for
           meer
           Pomp
           and
           Shew
           ;
           only
           to
           exalt
           the
           Credit
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           the
           more
           admired
           in
           the
           World
           :
           But
           as
           Helps
           and
           Assistances
           ,
           to
           conquer
           our
           Passions
           ,
           to
           confirm
           us
           against
           all
           the
           Temptations
           of
           a
           Wicked
           World
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           us
           up
           to
           the
           utmost
           degree
           of
           Piety
           ,
           that
           our
           Condition
           would
           admit
           of
           in
           it
           ;
           For
           the
           Tryals
           of
           our
           Faith
           ,
           and
           the
           Exercise
           of
           our
           Patience
           ,
           and
           in
           short
           ,
           to
           Fit
           us
           for
           Heaven
           ,
           before
           they
           carried
           us
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           Men
           may
           live
           as
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           content
           themselves
           with
           a
           formal
           and
           superficial
           Piety
           ;
           and
           think
           it
           very
           well
           that
           they
           stand
           in
           the
           same
           Rank
           with
           the
           Generality
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           
           and
           have
           as
           Good
           Pretences
           to
           Heaven
           as
           their
           Neighbours
           .
           But
           the
           Commands
           of
           God
           are
           not
           to
           be
           Evacuated
           by
           the
           Wickedness
           of
           Men.
           God
           has
           plainly
           set
           before
           us
           the
           Terms
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ;
           What
           we
           are
           to
           Believe
           ,
           and
           what
           to
           Do
           ,
           if
           Ever
           we
           mean
           to
           attain
           unto
           it
           .
           And
           if
           notwithstanding
           this
           ,
           Men
           will
           be
           careless
           and
           negligent
           in
           their
           Duty
           ;
           Scepticks
           in
           their
           Faith
           ,
           and
           Atheists
           in
           their
           Practice
           :
           If
           they
           will
           scoff
           at
           the
           Revelations
           ,
           and
           despise
           the
           Morals
           of
           Christianity
           ;
           laugh
           at
           the
           Divinity
           of
           our
           
             Saviour
             Christ
          
           and
           the
           
             Holy
             Ghost
          
           ,
           and
           Live
           so
           as
           if
           they
           did
           not
           believe
           there
           was
           any
           
             God
             at
             all
          
           :
           Let
           them
           applaud
           themselves
           ,
           if
           they
           please
           ,
           in
           their
           profane
           Drollery
           ,
           and
           strengthen
           One
           Another
           in
           Wickedness
           ;
           but
           let
           them
           know
           assuredly
           that
           there
           is
           a
           Time
           coming
           when
           neither
           their
           Number
           shall
           Defend
           ,
           nor
           their
           Sophistry
           excuse
           them
           ;
           But
           for
           
             All
             these
             things
          
           
           
             God
             will
             bring
             them
             to
             Judgment
             .
          
        
         
           Seeing
           then
           we
           not
           only
           may
           ,
           but
           without
           great
           care
           we
           most
           certainly
           shall
           
             come
             short
          
           of
           that
           Rest
           which
           God
           has
           prepared
           for
           Us
           ,
           it
           will
           I
           think
           very
           much
           behove
           us
           all
        
         
           III
           dly
           .
           To
           take
           the
           Advice
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           and
           Fear
           lest
           we
           should
           chance
           so
           to
           do
           .
        
         
         
           This
           is
           the
           
           Apostle's
           own
           Inference
           in
           the
           Words
           before
           us
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           I
           think
           naturally
           arises
           from
           the
           foregoing
           Considerations
           .
           For
           since
           it
           has
           pleased
           God
           to
           call
           us
           to
           such
           a
           Great
           and
           Precious
           Promise
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           before
           shew'd
           the
           Rest
           here
           spoken
           of
           to
           imply
           ;
           to
           a
           Perfection
           of
           Glory
           and
           Happiness
           which
           neither
           any
           Tongue
           can
           utter
           ,
           nor
           any
           Thought
           conceive
           :
           What
           can
           be
           more
           reasonable
           than
           that
           we
           should
           make
           it
           our
           utmost
           Endeavour
           ,
           the
           Great
           Business
           and
           Concern
           of
           our
           Lives
           Earnestly
           to
           aspire
           after
           it
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           means
           to
           Qualifie
           our selves
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           it
           ?
        
         
           The
           truth
           is
           ,
           were
           we
           to
           discourse
           of
           this
           Matter
           only
           upon
           the
           Principles
           of
           right
           Reason
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           Common
           Bent
           and
           Inclination
           of
           our
           Natures
           ,
           without
           any
           regard
           to
           the
           Practice
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           One
           might
           justly
           think
           that
           instead
           of
           arguing
           with
           Men
           upon
           this
           Subject
           ,
           we
           ought
           rather
           to
           Apologize
           for
           the
           Absurdity
           of
           making
           that
           an
           Exhortation
           ,
           which
           every
           Man
           must
           do
           whether
           He
           will
           or
           no.
           Happiness
           is
           that
           which
           all
           Men
           Desire
           ,
           and
           therefore
           must
           needs
           Endeavour
           to
           attain
           unto
           .
           And
           to
           exhort
           Men
           to
           be
           Happy
           ,
           to
           pursue
           that
           which
           is
           to
           raise
           them
           to
           the
           highest
           pitch
           of
           Felicity
           that
           their
           Condition
           is
           capable
           of
           :
           What
           is
           this
           ,
           but
           as
           if
           one
           should
           go
           about
           to
           
           argue
           with
           a
           
             Covetous
             Wretch
          
           not
           to
           neglect
           a
           fair
           Opportunity
           of
           growing
           Rich
           ,
           or
           with
           a
           loose
           Voluptuary
           ,
           to
           Eat
           and
           Drink
           ,
           and
           fill
           his
           Soul
           with
           sensual
           Satisfactions
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           endeavour
           by
           Reason
           to
           incline
           them
           to
           that
           ,
           which
           their
           own
           Appetites
           ,
           beyond
           all
           the
           Reason
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           hurry
           them
           on
           to
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           tho'
           all
           this
           be
           most
           certainly
           True
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           all
           of
           us
           Naturally
           desire
           that
           which
           will
           make
           us
           Happy
           ;
           and
           it
           cannot
           be
           doubted
           but
           that
           't
           is
           this
           Rest
           ,
           this
           Eternal
           Reward
           ,
           in
           which
           above
           any
           thing
           the
           Felicity
           of
           Man
           does
           consist
           :
           I
           know
           not
           how
           ,
           there
           is
           scarce
           any
           thing
           which
           Men
           Generally
           so
           much
           neglect
           ,
           or
           so
           little
           seem
           to
           trouble
           themselves
           about
           as
           This.
           As
           if
           the
           whole
           Business
           of
           Religion
           were
           indeed
           no
           more
           ,
           than
           what
           some
           profane
           Men
           have
           call'd
           it
           ,
           a
           piece
           of
           State-Contrivance
           ,
           a
           Device
           to
           keep
           Fearful
           and
           Superstitious
           People
           in
           Awe
           :
           And
           the
           Gospel-Promise
           of
           a
           Future-State
           ,
           a
           Refinement
           only
           upon
           the
           Old
           Poetick
           Hypotheses
           of
           
             Elysian
             Fields
          
           ,
           and
           I
           know
           not
           what
           other
           Dreams
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           no
           where
           to
           be
           found
           but
           in
           their
           Numbers
           .
        
         
           Tell
           a
           Man
           how
           to
           establish
           his
           
             Present
             Fortunes
          
           ,
           shew
           him
           the
           way
           how
           he
           may
           accomplish
           his
           Ends
           in
           what
           he
           aims
           at
           in
           
             this
             World
          
           ;
           and
           tho'
           perhaps
           the
           utmost
           of
           His
           Ambition
           
           be
           but
           to
           gain
           some
           little
           Estate
           ,
           or
           Honour
           ,
           or
           Advancement
           ,
           which
           can
           neither
           reward
           his
           Pains
           ,
           nor
           satisfie
           his
           Desires
           ;
           yet
           you
           shall
           not
           fail
           to
           meet
           with
           a
           very
           ready
           Attention
           from
           Him.
           He
           will
           receive
           your
           Instructions
           with
           Greediness
           ,
           and
           if
           they
           carry
           but
           never
           so
           little
           a
           Probability
           with
           them
           ,
           you
           shall
           need
           no
           Perswasives
           to
           put
           him
           upon
           the
           practice
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           speak
           to
           the
           same
           person
           of
           the
           Vast
           Concerns
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Eternity
           ;
           Exhort
           him
           to
           consider
           how
           short
           and
           uncertain
           his
           Life
           here
           is
           ,
           how
           fast
           it
           runs
           away
           ,
           and
           in
           how
           little
           a
           Time
           the
           whole
           Stock
           of
           it
           will
           be
           exhausted
           ;
           and
           that
           then
           
             He
             must
             appear
             before
             the
          
           
           
             Judgment-Seat
             of
             Christ
             ,
             to
             receive
             the
             things
             done
             in
             the
             Body
             according
             to
             what
             He
             shall
             have
             done
             whether
             Good
             or
             Evil
             :
          
           And
           tho'
           by
           an
           Affectionate
           Application
           you
           may
           chance
           to
           warm
           Him
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           or
           even
           force
           him
           ,
           with
           Felix
           ,
           to
           tremble
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           a
           
             Judgment
             to
             come
          
           ;
           tho'
           your
           Arguments
           be
           strong
           ,
           and
           his
           own
           Conscience
           concurs
           vvith
           you
           to
           satisfie
           Him
           that
           these
           things
           are
           so
           as
           you
           represent
           them
           to
           Him
           ;
           yet
           all
           the
           Effect
           shall
           be
           but
           this
           ,
           that
           He
           vvill
           grow
           vveary
           of
           the
           Admonition
           ,
           and
           be
           uneasie
           till
           he
           can
           get
           away
           from
           you
           ;
           and
           no
           sooner
           is
           he
           at
           liberty
           ,
           but
           he
           begins
           presently
           
           to
           think
           how
           he
           may
           shake
           off
           those
           dull
           and
           melancholy
           Apprehensions
           your
           Discourse
           has
           raised
           in
           his
           Mind
           ;
           and
           then
           He
           becomes
           the
           very
           same
           Man
           that
           He
           was
           before
           ,
           goes
           on
           again
           in
           his
           Sins
           and
           Debauches
           ,
           and
           never
           considers
           that
           the
           End
           will
           be
           that
           
             He
             shall
             perish
             for
             ever
          
           .
        
         
           Now
           this
           being
           the
           General
           Neglect
           and
           Security
           in
           which
           Men
           live
           ,
           it
           cannot
           certainly
           but
           be
           very
           proper
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           Exhort
           them
           sometimes
           to
           a
           greater
           Care
           ;
           but
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           ,
           to
           convince
           them
           too
           of
           the
           Grounds
           they
           have
           to
           fear
           ,
           whither
           such
           an
           Incogitancy
           as
           this
           will
           carry
           them
           ?
        
         
           And
           I
           st
           .
           If
           their
           Indifference
           in
           this
           Matter
           proceeds
           from
           a
           real
           Belief
           that
           there
           is
           no
           such
           thing
           as
           
             Another
             Life
          
           after
           this
           ,
           nor
           any
           Account
           to
           be
           given
           to
           God
           of
           all
           our
           Actions
           ;
           that
           there
           is
           neither
           any
           such
           Eternal
           Portion
           of
           Happiness
           to
           be
           enjoy'd
           ,
           or
           of
           Punishment
           to
           be
           undergone
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           been
           told
           there
           is
           :
           This
           I
           confess
           will
           make
           their
           Neglect
           the
           more
           Rational
           ;
           and
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           wonder
           ,
           if
           they
           are
           not
           afraid
           of
           
             coming
             short
          
           of
           a
           Reward
           ,
           which
           they
           do
           not
           believe
           was
           ever
           to
           be
           attain'd
           by
           them
           .
        
         
         
           But
           then
           at
           least
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           very
           sure
           that
           their
           Belief
           ,
           or
           rather
           Infidelity
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           Point
           is
           well-grounded
           ,
           before
           they
           venture
           the
           Everlasting
           welfare
           of
           their
           Souls
           upon
           it
           .
           For
           not
           to
           say
           any
           thing
           of
           those
           Assurances
           which
           the
           Gospel
           has
           given
           us
           of
           our
           
             Future
             State
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Authority
           whereof
           is
           founded
           upon
           such
           strong
           and
           convincing
           Arguments
           ,
           that
           we
           see
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Wisest
           Men
           in
           all
           Ages
           have
           thought
           there
           was
           no
           reasonable
           Exception
           to
           be
           made
           against
           it
           .
        
         
           Do
           they
           believe
           that
           there
           is
           a
           God
           ?
           That
           this
           World
           was
           not
           made
           without
           some
           Cause
           to
           produce
           it
           ,
           nor
           is
           now
           Govern'd
           and
           Preserved
           without
           some
           Superiour
           Power
           to
           overlook
           and
           order
           the
           Affairs
           of
           it
           ?
           This
           I
           am
           sure
           the
           Gentiles
           themselves
           have
           generally
           acknowledged
           ,
           and
           I
           much
           question
           whether
           there
           was
           ever
           any
           Man
           so
           void
           of
           all
           Reason
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           able
           seriously
           to
           make
           a
           Doubt
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           there
           be
           a
           God
           ,
           and
           if
           His
           Providence
           does
           overlook
           the
           Affairs
           of
           Men
           ,
           there
           must
           needs
           be
           a
           
             Future
             Judgment
          
           ,
           some
           Day
           of
           account
           in
           vvhich
           He
           
             will
             render
             to
             every
             Man
          
           
           
             according
             to
             his
             Works
          
           ;
           and
           those
           Vertues
           shall
           be
           rewarded
           ,
           and
           those
           Vices
           punish'd
           in
           some
           other
           Life
           ,
           which
           we
           see
           oftentimes
           but
           little
           regarded
           in
           this
           .
        
         
         
           Do
           they
           believe
           that
           they
           are
           themselves
           endued
           with
           
             Rational
             Souls
          
           ;
           that
           they
           are
           not
           meer
           Machines
           ,
           a
           little
           Mass
           of
           Clay
           ,
           stamp'd
           with
           the
           figure
           of
           a
           Man
           ,
           but
           by
           some
           purer
           Principle
           ,
           raised
           above
           the
           Condition
           of
           the
           other
           Creatures
           that
           are
           below
           them
           ?
           But
           then
           let
           them
           consider
           what
           these
           Souls
           are
           ,
           and
           whether
           they
           may
           not
           possibly
           be
           of
           a
           
             spiritual
             substance
          
           ,
           capable
           of
           Existing
           by
           themselves
           ,
           when
           the
           Body
           falls
           into
           the
           Dust
           :
           And
           if
           they
           may
           ,
           then
           let
           them
           think
           a
           little
           farther
           ,
           whither
           they
           are
           to
           go
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           to
           be
           done
           with
           them
           ?
        
         
           In
           short
           ;
           Do
           they
           believe
           their
           own
           Sense
           and
           Experience
           ?
           Let
           them
           then
           tell
           us
           why
           it
           is
           their
           Consciences
           so
           often
           check
           them
           for
           the
           Sins
           they
           commit
           ,
           and
           force
           them
           many
           times
           to
           start
           and
           tremble
           at
           the
           thoughts
           of
           them
           :
           And
           especially
           then
           when
           they
           are
           nearest
           their
           End
           ,
           and
           past
           all
           danger
           of
           Punishment
           in
           
             this
             World
          
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           ,
           that
           their
           own
           Hearts
           then
           begin
           to
           misgive
           them
           ,
           and
           force
           them
           at
           least
           to
           fear
           the
           Judgment
           of
           the
           Other
           .
        
         
           But
           2dly
           ;
           It
           may
           be
           ,
           tho'
           they
           are
           not
           absolutely
           certain
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           such
           thing
           as
           a
           
             Future
             State
          
           ,
           yet
           neither
           are
           they
           sufficiently
           satisfied
           that
           there
           is
           ,
           and
           this
           makes
           them
           the
           less
           sollicitous
           about
           it
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           if
           this
           be
           the
           Case
           ,
           then
           I
           must
           confess
           that
           here
           again
           there
           may
           be
           some
           Reason
           why
           they
           should
           not
           be
           so
           vigorously
           concern'd
           for
           the
           business
           of
           Religion
           ,
           as
           those
           who
           without
           all
           doubt
           expect
           a
           Glorious
           Reward
           of
           their
           Labours
           .
           But
           yet
           still
           ,
           seeing
           they
           are
           not
           sure
           ,
           but
           that
           there
           may
           be
           another
           Life
           after
           this
           ,
           and
           an
           Eternal
           State
           of
           Happiness
           or
           Misery
           ,
           as
           we
           say
           there
           is
           ;
           it
           must
           certainly
           be
           the
           wisest
           way
           not
           to
           be
           too
           secure
           ,
           nor
           expose
           themselves
           to
           so
           great
           a
           Hazard
           ,
           as
           either
           to
           
             come
             shert
          
           of
           this
           Rest
           ,
           if
           there
           should
           be
           such
           a
           thing
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           lost
           and
           damn'd
           for
           ever
           ,
           as
           they
           must
           be
           ,
           should
           God
           chance
           to
           call
           them
           to
           an
           Account
           for
           their
           Sins
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           such
           Persons
           as
           these
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           their
           Scepticism
           as
           to
           this
           matter
           ,
           ought
           nevertheless
           to
           
             Consider
             and
             Fear
             ,
             and
             do
             no
             more
             Wickedly
          
           ;
           much
           more
           ,
           3dly
           ,
           Should
           we
           who
           have
           no
           doubt
           at
           all
           of
           this
           Reward
           ,
           be
           very
           careful
           not
           to
           
             come
             short
          
           of
           it
           ,
           nor
           suffer
           any
           
             present
             Interests
          
           or
           Temptations
           ,
           to
           deprive
           us
           of
           our
           
             Eternal
             Glory
          
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           the
           Great
           Disadvantage
           of
           the
           Point
           before
           us
           ,
           that
           in
           discoursing
           of
           the
           Happiness
           or
           Misery
           of
           the
           
             Other
             World
          
           ,
           we
           talk
           to
           Men
           of
           somewhat
           at
           a
           great
           distance
           from
           them
           ;
           of
           
           Blessings
           not
           to
           be
           enjoyed
           till
           after
           they
           are
           Dead
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           Hope
           shall
           not
           be
           yet
           a
           while
           .
           Now
           this
           makes
           them
           for
           the
           most
           part
           so
           very
           Careless
           in
           their
           Provisions
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           little
           apt
           to
           be
           troubled
           with
           any
           fears
           about
           it
           .
           But
           yet
           ,
           since
           we
           are
           sure
           we
           must
           Die
           ,
           and
           we
           cannot
           tell
           either
           
             How
             soon
          
           ,
           or
           in
           
             What
             manner
          
           we
           may
           be
           cut
           off
           ,
           and
           that
           should
           vve
           chance
           to
           be
           surprized
           ,
           and
           taken
           away
           out
           of
           our
           
             present
             State
          
           ,
           before
           we
           have
           made
           any
           Due
           Provision
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           impossible
           for
           us
           ever
           to
           retrieve
           our
           Neglect
           :
           Certainly
           all
           these
           Considerations
           ought
           to
           engage
           Us
           not
           to
           let
           any
           time
           pass
           in
           securing
           of
           so
           Great
           a
           Stake
           ;
           nor
           give
           any
           Rest
           to
           our
           Souls
           ,
           whilst
           we
           have
           any
           just
           Doubts
           remaining
           what
           shall
           be
           our
           
             final
             Portion
          
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           Such
           Reason
           therefore
           have
           vve
           all
           to
           be
           very
           fearful
           and
           sollicitous
           about
           our
           
             future
             Happiness
          
           :
           And
           the
           more
           to
           excite
           us
           thereunto
           ,
           let
           us
           consider
           ,
        
         
           IV
           :
           That
           the
           best
           way
           to
           secure
           to
           our selves
           the
           Promise
           of
           this
           Rest
           ,
           is
           to
           take
           Advice
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           and
           live
           in
           a
           continual
           fear
           of
           
             Coming
             short
             of
             it
          
           .
        
         
         
           And
           that
           upon
           these
           two
           Accounts
           :
           Because
           
             (
             1st
          
           )
           This
           will
           be
           the
           most
           likely
           to
           engage
           our
           
             own
             Care
          
           :
           And
           
             (
             2dly
          
           )
           To
           entitle
           us
           to
           
             God's
             Favour
          
           .
        
         
           
             (
             1st
          
           )
           This
           will
           be
           the
           most
           likely
           to
           Engage
           
             our
             own
             Care.
          
           
        
         
           For
           Fear
           where
           it
           is
           not
           a
           
             Slavish
             Terror
          
           arising
           in
           the
           Mind
           from
           an
           
             Apprehension
             of
             Punishment
             for
             Sin
             committed
             ,
          
           but
           a
           concern
           for
           the
           
             Discharge
             of
             our
             Duty
          
           ,
           lest
           otherwise
           we
           should
           offend
           God
           ,
           and
           deprive
           our selves
           of
           that
           Reward
           he
           has
           call'd
           us
           to
           ;
           naturally
           puts
           Men
           upon
           the
           strictest
           Guard
           over
           themselves
           ,
           and
           Care
           of
           their
           Duty
           .
           And
           therefore
           Solomon
           who
           very
           well
           understood
           the
           Advantage
           of
           it
           ,
           sets
           it
           forth
           to
           us
           as
           the
           first
           step
           to
           a
           Religious
           Life
           ,
           Prov.
           ix
           .
           10.
           
           
             The
             Fear
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           ,
           says
           he
           ,
           
             is
             the
             Beginning
             of
             Wisdom
          
           :
           As
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           David
           ,
           when
           he
           would
           describe
           to
           us
           a
           Sinner
           of
           whom
           there
           was
           no
           Hopes
           ,
           could
           not
           find
           out
           any
           better
           Character
           for
           him
           than
           this
           ,
           that
           
             He
             had
             no
             fear
             of
             God
             before
             his
             Eyes
             ,
             Psal.
          
           xxxvi
           .
           1.
           
           And
           the
           reason
           of
           this
           is
           plain
           ;
           Because
           where-ever
           there
           is
           such
           a
           Fear
           ,
           it
           shews
           the
           Person
           who
           has
           it
           ,
           to
           be
           endued
           with
           a
           just
           Sense
           both
           of
           his
           Duty
           and
           of
           his
           Danger
           ,
           
           of
           the
           Necessity
           there
           lies
           upon
           him
           to
           
             Live
             well
          
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           great
           Hazard
           he
           shall
           run
           if
           he
           
             neglects
             to
             do
             so
          
           .
           Nay
           it
           shews
           yet
           more
           ,
           that
           such
           an
           one
           is
           not
           only
           sensible
           of
           all
           this
           ,
           but
           does
           moreover
           in
           the
           consequence
           of
           it
           resolve
           to
           be
           very
           careful
           and
           diligent
           in
           the
           Offices
           of
           Religion
           ;
           to
           serve
           God
           ,
           and
           discharge
           his
           Duty
           towards
           him
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           may
           obtain
           the
           Reward
           of
           it
           .
           And
           where
           there
           is
           such
           a
           Disposition
           as
           this
           ,
           it
           is
           hardly
           possible
           that
           a
           Man
           should
           fail
           of
           accomplishing
           his
           Desires
           .
        
         
           For
           if
           we
           look
           more
           narrowly
           into
           this
           matter
           ,
           and
           consider
           what
           it
           is
           that
           keeps
           so
           many
           Christians
           in
           such
           a
           strange
           Security
           with
           Relation
           to
           their
           
             future
             State
          
           ;
           we
           shall
           find
           it
           to
           proceed
           from
           one
           of
           these
           two
           Causes
           :
           Either
           they
           are
           not
           sufficiently
           sensible
           of
           their
           Obligations
           to
           Piety
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Necessity
           there
           lies
           upon
           them
           to
           
             Live
             Well
          
           ;
           Or
           else
           they
           flatter
           themselves
           in
           their
           
             own
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           they
           think
           they
           are
           in
           a
           very
           safe
           way
           already
           ,
           and
           need
           not
           aim
           at
           any
           higher
           Attainments
           .
           But
           now
           he
           who
           has
           this
           Fear
           continually
           upon
           his
           Mind
           ,
           will
           not
           easily
           be
           deluded
           with
           either
           of
           these
           :
           But
           as
           he
           will
           be
           truly
           concern'd
           for
           his
           Salvation
           ,
           so
           he
           will
           be
           always
           afraid
           that
           he
           is
           not
           so
           secure
           as
           he
           ought
           to
           be
           of
           it
           .
           And
           this
           will
           naturally
           put
           him
           upon
           yet
           farther
           Endeavours
           
           to
           get
           some
           New
           and
           Greater
           Victories
           over
           himself
           ;
           to
           Grow
           in
           Grace
           ,
           and
           come
           up
           nearer
           to
           Perfection
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           may
           encrease
           in
           Hope
           too
           ,
           and
           have
           still
           more
           full
           and
           more
           comfortable
           Assurances
           of
           God's
           Mercy
           to
           Him
           through
           
             Christ
             Jesus
          
           .
        
         
           
             (
             2dly
          
           )
           As
           such
           a
           Fear
           will
           be
           sure
           to
           engage
           our
           
             own
             Care
          
           ,
           so
           will
           it
           be
           the
           best
           means
           to
           entitle
           us
           to
           
             God's
             favour
          
           .
        
         
           For
           1st
           :
           This
           will
           above
           any
           thing
           qualifie
           us
           for
           the
           
             Gracious
             Assistance
          
           of
           his
           
             Holy
             Spirit
          
           ,
           to
           strengthen
           us
           in
           our
           Endeavours
           ,
           and
           to
           enable
           us
           to
           discharge
           that
           Duty
           which
           is
           required
           of
           Us.
           
             For
             God
             resisteth
             the
             proud
             ,
             but
             giveth
             Grace
             to
             the
          
           
           Humble
           .
           To
           the
           Humble
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           Those
           who
           are
           fearful
           and
           jealous
           of
           themselves
           ;
           Conscious
           of
           their
           own
           Weakness
           and
           Infirmity
           ,
           and
           supported
           only
           with
           the
           Hope
           of
           God's
           Grace
           ,
           to
           help
           them
           in
           time
           of
           need
           .
           And
           therefore
           St.
           Paul
           upon
           this
           very
           Ground
           exhorts
           the
           Philippians
           to
           
             work
             out
          
           
           
             their
             own
             Salvation
             with
             fear
             and
             trembling
          
           ;
           because
           if
           they
           did
           so
           ,
           then
           God
           would
           not
           fail
           to
           Bless
           them
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           
             work
             in
             them
             both
             to
          
           
           
             Will
             and
             to
             Do
             of
             his
             good
             pleasure
             .
          
        
         
           2dly
           :
           Such
           a
           Fear
           ,
           as
           it
           will
           the
           best
           dispose
           us
           for
           the
           Grace
           of
           the
           
             Holy
             Spirit
          
           to
           help
           us
           in
           our
           Duty
           ,
           and
           to
           fortifie
           us
           against
           those
           Temptations
           that
           may
           chance
           to
           arise
           to
           draw
           
           us
           away
           from
           it
           ;
           so
           will
           it
           the
           best
           dispose
           us
           for
           the
           Pardon
           of
           those
           Sins
           ,
           which
           when
           we
           have
           done
           all
           that
           we
           can
           ,
           we
           shall
           still
           continue
           more
           or
           less
           to
           commit
           .
           Because
           he
           who
           thus
           fears
           ,
           will
           either
           never
           
             Willingly
             fall
             into
             any
             Sins
          
           ,
           and
           then
           there
           can
           be
           no
           doubt
           but
           that
           he
           shall
           find
           a
           very
           ready
           Pardon
           of
           his
           
             Involuntary
             Offences
          
           :
           Or
           if
           he
           should
           be
           at
           any
           time
           so
           unhappy
           as
           to
           be
           led
           away
           by
           the
           
             Deceitfulness
             of
             Sin
          
           ,
           yet
           this
           Fear
           will
           soon
           awaken
           him
           ,
           and
           bring
           him
           both
           to
           a
           true
           Sense
           ,
           and
           a
           deep
           Abhorrence
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Here
           therefore
           ,
           if
           ever
           ,
           will
           be
           an
           Object
           fit
           for
           God's
           Mercy
           .
           An
           
             Humble
             ,
             Contrite
             ,
             Penitent
          
           Christian
           :
           A
           Man
           who
           in
           his
           Heart
           truly
           loves
           God
           ,
           and
           above
           all
           things
           both
           the
           most
           desires
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           endeavours
           to
           please
           Him
           :
           And
           is
           never
           so
           sensibly
           concern'd
           ,
           as
           when
           he
           does
           any
           thing
           that
           he
           thinks
           was
           contrary
           to
           his
           Duty
           to
           Him.
           
        
         
           And
           having
           thus
           put
           a
           Man
           into
           a
           
             State
             of
             Grace
          
           ,
           this
           
             Fear
             ,
             3dly
          
           ,
           to
           complete
           all
           ,
           will
           be
           the
           surest
           means
           to
           enable
           Him
           to
           persevere
           in
           it
           unto
           the
           End.
           Whilst
           keeping
           him
           still
           under
           the
           same
           concern
           for
           his
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           same
           Apprehensions
           of
           
             coming
             short
          
           of
           it
           ;
           It
           will
           by
           consequence
           keep
           him
           also
           in
           the
           same
           pious
           Care
           to
           live
           so
           that
           he
           may
           not
           miscarry
           
           at
           the
           last
           ,
           and
           lose
           all
           the
           Benefit
           of
           his
           former
           Piety
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           going
           on
           and
           continuing
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           when
           so
           many
           Considerations
           engage
           us
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           this
           Duty
           ;
           When
           the
           Reward
           proposed
           to
           us
           is
           so
           Great
           ,
           and
           the
           Danger
           of
           missing
           it
           so
           Fatal
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           the
           best
           ways
           in
           the
           World
           to
           secure
           it
           to
           us
           ,
           is
           to
           live
           always
           in
           a
           warm
           concern
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           under
           a
           due
           apprehension
           of
           
             Coming
             short
          
           of
           it
           :
           Methinks
           I
           could
           almost
           flatter
           my self
           that
           all
           this
           shall
           be
           sufficient
           to
           prevail
           with
           you
           thus
           to
           fear
           ,
           lest
           any
           of
           you
           should
           be
           so
           unhappy
           as
           to
           fail
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Nor
           let
           any
           one
           think
           this
           an
           improper
           Exhortation
           for
           this
           place
           .
           Fear
           is
           ,
           I
           confess
           ,
           in
           General
           but
           a
           
             Slavish
             Passion
          
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           I
           can
           easily
           believe
           the
           Greatest
           part
           of
           this
           Assembly
           to
           be
           but
           little
           acquainted
           with
           .
           But
           yet
           there
           are
           some
           things
           which
           the
           Philosophers
           themselves
           
           could
           tell
           us
           the
           Bravest
           Men
           both
           might
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           afraid
           of
           :
           And
           sure
           ,
           if
           any
           thing
           ,
           the
           
             Wrath
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           
             Eternal
             Damnation
          
           ,
           may
           well
           be
           allow'd
           to
           fall
           under
           such
           a
           Character
           .
        
         
           Never
           was
           there
           a
           Prince
           endued
           with
           a
           truer
           personal
           Courage
           than
           King
           David
           I
           need
           not
           tell
           you
           through
           how
           many
           Dangers
           he
           passed
           ,
           
           with
           how
           many
           Difficulties
           he
           encountred
           ,
           and
           how
           Great
           and
           Intrepid
           he
           appeared
           in
           all
           his
           Tryals
           .
           And
           yet
           notwithstanding
           all
           his
           Bravery
           ,
           this
           Great
           King
           thought
           it
           no
           reproach
           to
           Him
           to
           own
           such
           a
           Fear
           as
           this
           which
           I
           am
           now
           recommending
           to
           you
           ,
           Psal.
           cxix
           .
           120.
           
           
             My
             flesh
          
           ,
           says
           he
           ,
           
             O
             God
             ,
             trembleth
             for
             fear
             of
             thee
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             afraid
             of
             thy
             Judgments
             .
          
        
         
           Where
           was
           there
           ever
           a
           Race
           of
           Men
           that
           despised
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           say
           Death
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           worse
           than
           Death
           ,
           
             Disgrace
             ,
             Reproaches
             ,
             Torments
          
           ,
           more
           than
           the
           
             Primitive
             Martyrs
          
           and
           Confessors
           of
           the
           
             Christian
             Church
          
           did
           ?
           So
           terrible
           were
           their
           Conflicts
           ,
           that
           it
           almost
           chills
           our
           Blood
           to
           read
           the
           Accounts
           of
           those
           Cruelties
           which
           they
           with
           an
           admirable
           Patience
           and
           Constancy
           underwent
           .
           The
           Relations
           of
           their
           Sufferings
           look
           more
           like
           Romance
           than
           History
           :
           They
           seem
           to
           describe
           not
           so
           much
           what
           any
           Men
           ever
           really
           underwent
           ,
           as
           what
           the
           Writers
           of
           their
           Lives
           thought
           sit
           to
           invent
           ,
           to
           magnifie
           their
           Courage
           ,
           and
           Honour
           their
           Religion
           .
           And
           yet
           now
           these
           are
           the
           Men
           who
           in
           their
           very
           Sufferings
           shew'd
           what
           a
           Fear
           they
           had
           of
           
             Offending
             God
          
           ,
           and
           
             losing
             their
             own
             Souls
          
           .
           It
           was
           their
           Apprehension
           of
           this
           that
           inspired
           them
           with
           that
           Bravery
           we
           now
           so
           much
           admire
           ;
           and
           made
           them
           dare
           to
           suffer
           any
           Evils
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           rather
           than
           run
           
           the
           hazard
           of
           Perishing
           for
           Ever
           in
           the
           Other
           .
        
         
           In
           short
           ,
           our
           Religion
           which
           exhorts
           so
           much
           to
           fear
           in
           this
           one
           Case
           ,
           yet
           by
           this
           very
           Fear
           inspires
           us
           with
           the
           highest
           Gallantry
           and
           Resolution
           in
           all
           others
           :
           Whilst
           setting
           before
           us
           the
           Hopes
           of
           a
           
             Better
             State
          
           ,
           it
           teaches
           us
           not
           to
           value
           any
           Dangers
           or
           Difficulties
           in
           This.
           It
           shews
           us
           how
           to
           be
           Valiant
           upon
           a
           Wise
           and
           Rational
           Foundation
           :
           And
           whosoever
           follows
           the
           Dictates
           of
           it
           ,
           He
           may
           indeed
           be
           more
           Temperate
           in
           the
           Use
           of
           his
           Courage
           ,
           and
           place
           it
           upon
           better
           Objects
           ,
           and
           reserve
           it
           for
           more
           worthy
           and
           more
           justifiable
           Occasions
           than
           Men
           are
           now
           a
           days
           wont
           to
           do
           ;
           but
           he
           need
           never
           fear
           he
           should
           ever
           become
           the
           less
           a
           
             Brave
             Man
          
           ,
           for
           being
           a
           fearful
           and
           
             obedient
             Christian.
          
           
        
         
           I
           shall
           conclude
           all
           with
           that
           Great
           Precept
           of
           
             Christian
             Magnanimity
          
           ,
           Luke
           xii
           .
           4.
           
           And
           which
           as
           it
           is
           a
           short
           Summary
           of
           all
           I
           have
           now
           been
           speaking
           ,
           so
           may
           it
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           be
           enough
           not
           only
           to
           direct
           ,
           but
           to
           try
           the
           Courage
           of
           the
           Stoutest
           among
           us
           :
        
         
           
             Fear
             not
             them
             that
             kill
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             have
             no
             more
             that
             they
             can
             do
             .
             But
             I
             will
             forewarn
             you
             whom
             you
             shall
             fear
             ;
             Fear
             him
             which
             after
             he
             hath
             killed
             ,
             hath
             power
             to
             cast
             into
             Hell
             :
             Yea
             ,
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             Fear
             Him.
             
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A66371-e160
           
             1
             Cor.
             xv
             .
             14.
             
          
           
             —
             32.
             
          
           
             1
             Jo.
             iii.
             2.
             
          
           
             See
             Acts
             xxvi
             .
             13.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             xiii
             .
             12.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xvi
             .
             11.
             
          
           
             Heb
             xii
             .
             23.
             
          
           
             James
             I.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Thess.
             iv
             .
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim
             I.
             15.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             xix
             .
             25.
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             xi
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             v.
             10.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             ii
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             v.
             5.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             ii
             .
             12.
             
          
           
             —
             13.
             
          
           
             Aristot.
             Eth.
             Nicom
             .
             lib.
             iii.
             c.
             6.