-90 SINS AND SORROWS SPREAD BEFORE 60D, apt tocomplain that they are altogether friendless. , But there a God, one that theymay be sure is their everlasting friend, when they are willing to enter into a state of friendship with him : when they have commenced friendship with him by the blood of Jesus the great Reconciler, and by the working of the recon- ciling Spirit ; then let them improve this consideration with sweet joy. They have a friend in heaven, before whom they can spread' all their sorrows, though they be friendless on earth; though they are forced to say of their souls, f0 There is no refuge for them in the world," yet they can say, God is their refuge: They can express to him their various sufferingsy and their several difficulties, and they can be sure of -a helper in heaven. Reflection V. Lastly, That future state of glory must be blessed indeed, where we shall be ever near to God, even to his 'seat, and have no-sorrows to tell him of. If it be so delightful a thing to come near the seat of Godhere upon earth; to mourn before him, and to tellhim all our circunnstances; and all our sor- rows ; how pleasurable a blessedness must that of heaven be where we shall beever rejoicingbefore him, as Christ Jesus was before the world was made, rejoicing daily before him; and our delight shall be with that God who created the sons of men: Where we shall be for ever telling him our joys, and our plea- sures, with humbleadoration of his grace, and everlasting grati- tude. It will be a sweet redoubling of all the delights and enjoyments of heaven, to tell him, in the language of that world, what infinite satisfaction we feel in his-society ; what enjoy- ments and delights we derive from his immediate influences; how full our hearts are of love to him, and how full they are of the sense of his love : There his love communicated to us, shall be, as it were, reflected back again from our souls to God ; and in the perpetual communications and reflec- tions of knowledge, joy, and love shall our heaven consist. O that I could raise your souls, and mine, to blessed breath- ings after this felicity,by such representations. But how infinitely short must the brightest description fall of this state and place: May you and I, who speak and hear, this, may every soul of us be made thus happy one day, and learn the extent End glory of this blessedness, by sweet and everlasting experi- enee. Amen.
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