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,
THese Words Are the Application of the Apostle is Discourse in the foregoing Chapter. He had there entered on a Parallel betwixt Moses and christ; between the Promises which the One made of a Temporal Inheritance to the jews heretofore,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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,
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,
But has given us such noble Descriptions, such repeated Assurances of our Future Happiness, as may abundantly suffice both to satisfy all our Scruples Concerning it,
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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:
And though 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:
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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.
And show 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.
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(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,
(1st.) The Greatness, and (2dly.) the Certainty of our Future Reward. That the promise which God has left us of entering into his Rest is as excellent in it self,
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.
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.
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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,
He tells us that being caught up into Paradise, He herd 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,
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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;
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;
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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:
But then as in speaking of God Himself, though 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:
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,
For 1st. We Are told that Heaven is a place free from all Trouble and Misery; from all those Hope's and Fears, those Dangers and Disappointments, in a word, from all those Evils and Calamities that continually disturb us Here,
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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.
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 entering into his Rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
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,
But Saint John more expressly, 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 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;
and the Time we pass from the one of these Periods to the other, is for the most part filled up with little Else than a melancholy Series of Sighs and Tears, of Doubts and Uncertainties;
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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,
So that were we to look no farther than the present Condition of mankind, one might almost be tempted to ask with Job, Christ iii. 20. Wherefore is Light given to him that is in masery,
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;
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;
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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.
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 obtained from them.
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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;
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 Saint 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 Trials that could fallen upon them for their Religion, that they should in a little time be perfectly Delivered from all their Misery's;
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:
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 Misery's, from since too:
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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.
and make all our present Enjoyments a mere 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.
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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.
And what David once said of Himself, be much more perfectly accomplished in all of us, Psalm xl. 8. Our delight is to do thy will Oh 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.
It is one great part of that account which Saint 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.
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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;
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;
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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.
and to all those Temptations that have heretofore been wont to led us into Sin. And being thus made like unto God in Holiness, we shall become like him in Happiness too.
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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.
xx. 14. And we shall sing for ever that triumphant Song of Saint Paul, 1 Cor. xv. 55. Oh 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.
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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:
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:
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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.
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 rendered a Habitation fit for so Divine a Spirit to dwell in.
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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.
Or rather as the Body of our Blessed Saviour when he appeared to Saint Paul on his Way to Damascus, Acts ix. and in comparison whereof the very Sun it self seemed to be but Dim and Obscure.
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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,
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,
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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 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,
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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.
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 Virtuous Lives and Patient Sufferings, we have either read or herd of with so much Wonder and Satisfaction.
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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.
By whose Learning we have profited; whose Disciples we have professed our selves; and whose Examples we have looked up unto, both for our Imitation and our Encouragement.
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;
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 published to the World;
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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.
There we shall meet with the Blessed jesus Himself, the Great Shepherd of the Sheep, the Author and Finisher of our Faith, by whose Blood we were Redeemed, by whose Grace we have been Sanctified, and by whose Merits and Intercession we shall have then attained to all this Glory.
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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.
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.
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:
But one thing there is that must not be passed 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:
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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,
That Our Glory shall be Eternal, and our Reward no man shall take from Us. For though this be but a Circumstance, and so do's not enter into the Nature of our Happiness,
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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,
They have not only assured us that there shall be a final Judgement, and an Irrevocable Sentence of Happiness or Misery passed upon all Mankind, according to what they shall have done,
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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,
whither Good or Evil: But they have moreover declared to us, that it was for this very Purpose that our Blessed Saviour Come 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,
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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:
Either Therefore we must say that all this is mere Fable and Romance; that the Whole Business of Christianity is but an Idle Story, that has nothing of Truth or Reality in it:
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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;
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;
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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.
It depends upon a Covenant in which there Are Duties to be fulfilled 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,
When our Saviour sent forth his Disciples to preach these Glad Tidings of Salvation to the World, we read in Saint Mark that their Commission ran in these Terms, Mark xvi. 15. Go you into all the World,
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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 what it is we Are there to understand by Believing, we may see in the Parallel place of Saint Matthew, Christ xxviii. 20. Go you and Teach all nations, Baptizing them in the Name of the Father,
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 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:
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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:
For if the Case be so as I have now shown it to be, If the Promise of this Rest be Conditional, and we Are not Otherwise entitled to the Blessings than as we Are careful to fulfil the Duties of the Gospel:
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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.
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.
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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;
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 mere Pomp and Show;
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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,
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,
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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
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
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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,
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,
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.
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 Nature's, 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 Apologise for the Absurdity of making that an Exhortation, which every Man must do whither He will or no.
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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 'tis this Rest, this Eternal Reward, in which above any thing the Felicity of Man does consist:
And yet though 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 it's this Rest, this Eternal Reward, in which above any thing the Felicity of Man does consist:
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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.
than what Some profane Men have called 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 Poetic 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;
Tell a Man how to establish his Present Fortune's, show him the Way how he may accomplish his Ends in what he aims At in this World; and though perhaps the utmost of His Ambition be but to gain Some little Estate, or Honour, or Advancement, which can neither reward his Pains, nor satisfy his Desires;
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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.
He will receive your Instructions with Greediness, and if they carry but never so little a Probability with them, you shall need no Persuasive to put him upon the practice of them.
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 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 whither Good or Evil:
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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 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;
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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.
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.
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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;
Now this being the General Neglect and Security in which Men live, it cannot Certainly but be very proper, not only to Exhort them sometime to a greater Care;
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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.
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.
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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,
nor is now Governed and Preserved without Some Superior Power to overlook and order the Affairs of it? This I am sure the Gentiles themselves have generally acknowledged,
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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,
But if there be a God, and if His Providence does overlook the Affairs of Men, there must needs be a Future Judgement, Some Day of account in which He will render to every Man according to his Works; and those Virtues shall be rewarded,
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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,
Do they believe that they Are themselves endued with Rational Souls; that they Are not mere Machines, a little Mass of Clay, stamped 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 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 especially then when they Are nearest their End, and passed all danger of Punishment in this World, unless it be, that their own Hearts then begin to misgive them,
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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,
But 2dly; It may be, though they Are not absolutely certain, that there is no such thing as a Future State, yet neither Are they sufficiently satisfied that there is,
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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,
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 concerned for the business of Religion,
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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;
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;
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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;
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;
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:
and that should we chance to be surprised, 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:
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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:
Such Reason Therefore have we all to be very fearful and solicitous about our future Happiness: And the more to excite us thereunto, let us Consider, IV:
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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,
For fear where it is not a Slavish Terror arising in the Mind from an Apprehension of Punishment for since committed, but a concern for the Discharge of our Duty, lest otherwise we should offend God,
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:
And Therefore Solomon who very well understood the Advantage of it, sets it forth to us as the First step to a Religious Life, Curae ix. 10. The fear of the Lord, Says he, is the Beginning of Wisdom:
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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;
As on the other side, David, when he would describe to us a Sinner of whom there was not Hope's, could not find out any better Character for him than this, that He had no Fear of God before his Eyes, Psalm xxxvi. 1. And the reason of this is plain;
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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,
Because wherever there is such a fear, it shows 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 shows yet more, that such an one is not only sensible of all this,
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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:
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:
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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,
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,
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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,
Because he who thus fears, will either never Willingly fallen 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 since, yet this fear will soon awaken him,
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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:
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:
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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 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. While keeping him still under the same concern for his Salvation,
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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,
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 encountered,
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 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, Psalm cxix. 120. My Flesh, Says he, Oh God, Trembleth for Fear of thee,
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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.
Where was there ever a Raze 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.
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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;
as what the Writers of their Lives Thought fit to invent, to magnify their Courage, and Honour their Religion. And yet now these Are the Men who in their very Sufferings showed 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;
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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:
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:
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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:
While setting before us the Hope's of a Better State, it Teaches us not to valve any Dangers or Difficulties in This. It shows us how to be Valiant upon a Wise and Rational Foundation:
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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,
I shall conclude all with that Great Precept of Christian Magnanimity, Lycia xii. 4. And which as it is a short Summary of all I have now been speaking,
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