13 'rue WORLD TO COME. , iering iniquity alluring thy senses, making court to thy heart, and ready to gain upon thy inward wishes, remember the dis- tress and terror of heart that sinners must undergo in the great and terrible day of the Lord. Think of the rocks and mountains which they vainly call upon to befriend them, to shield them from the vengeance of that almighty arm which is provoked by sm to make his creatures miserable. Remember, O my soul, and fear; remember and resist the vile temptation, and stand afar off from that practice which will make thee afraid to see the face of God." VI. " Of what infinite importance is it then to sinners to gain an humble acquaintanceand friendship with the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, that we may be able with comfort, to behold the face of him that sits on the throne in that day." Which cf us can say, " I am not a sinner, I am not guilty before God ?" And which of us then has the courage and har- diness to declare, " I have no need of a Saviour ?" And is there any one amongst us who bath not yet fled for refuge to Jesus our only and sufficient hope? There is a protection pro- vided against a provoked God, but there is none against a neg- lected and abused Saviour : 1 mean where this neglect and abuse is final and unrepented. " Oh, how solicitous should every soul be in a matter of'this divine moment, this everlasting importance ! What words of compassion shall we use, what words of awaken- ing terror, to put sinners in mind of their extreme danger, if they neglect the only security which the gospel has appointed ? What language of fear and importunity shall we make use of to basten you, Oh sinners, to the acquaintance, the faith and the love of Jesus the Saviour, that you may behold his face and the face of the Father with serenity and joy in the last day ? Give yourselves up to him then without further delay, as your teacher, your high- priest, your reconciler, your Lord and king. His Wes-, sed offices are the only chambers of protection, when God shall arise to burn the world, and to avenge himself on his enemies that will not be reconciled." VII. Let us take occasion from my text also, to meditate on the " happy circumstances of true christians in that day of ter- ror :" Behold the Judge appears, he cometh in the clouds sur- rounded with armies of avenging angels, the ministers of his indignation'; lie rideth on a chariot of flaming fire ; the earth, with all its mountains, melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, the fields and the forests become one spacious blaze, the sea grows dry and forsakes it shores, and rivers flee away at his lightning; the rocks are broken and shivered at the appearance of his majesty, the tombs are thrown open, and with terrible dis- may shall the graves give up their dead ; the pyramids of brick and stone moulder and sink into dust, the sepulchres of brass
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