The Miferies-of:ihe V~con11erted~ 87 the... ki~gdom of he~ven tq as ·tnuch advantage, as the tamf>ter did the kingdoms·of tke world, and"all the glory thereof, to our Saviowr-3-or. could I un– cover the face of the deep, and devounng gulph of Topbet in all its terrours, ·and open the ga:es. of th~ infernal furnace; alas, he hathnoeyes to fee.Jt, Mar: 1 3.. r.4, r;. Could I paint out the .beauties ofho..: linefs, or glory of the Gofpel, to th(f life ; or could I bringabove-board tbe men.~ than diabolical defor– mity and uglinefs a.~fin, h~ .c~n po ~ore judge of the lovelinefs and be~uty of the ·one, t1or the filthi– nefs and hatefulnefs oftheother 1 t~an the blind map of colours. He is alien.ated from the life of God, through the i~norance that is iD hirp, becaufe Qf theblindnefs of his heart,· Epbef~ 4· ~ 8. Heneither doth,,nor can kno\Y the things of God, becaufe they . are fpiritually difcerned, r Cor. 2. r4. His eyes can– n:ot be favin~h' 9pened, but by converting grace, Act. 26. 18. He is a child of .darknefs, ~nd walks . in da'rknefs, 1 ;}oh. r. 6. Yea; tb-e light in hi,m .is d1rknef~, Jt.!!ttth. q. 2, 3. · . Shall I ring his knell, ·Or read his ~ fentence, or found in his ear the terrible trump of God's judg– ments , that o:-1e would think fhould make both his ears to tingle, and firike him into Beljhztzr.ar'sB.tt; even to appale hi~ countenance, and loofe ~his joints, and make.his k.11~~s Hni.t~.~9~ ~gai~'1,H: a11other ? Yet, alas I lie percelves me not.,. ne hat;h no .e~rs ~o hear. Or fball I eaU up all the d,aughters ofmufis:k, and fing the fong of Mo{ts, and of the Lamo? Yet he will not be ftirred. Shall I allu,_re him with the joy– ful fol.lnd, and the lovely fong, and g1ad tidings of the Gofpel? With the moft fwe~t and inviting calls, cotnforts, cordials of the .divirie .promifes> fo ex-· ceeding great 11nd precious? It will not affeCt him fav.ingly, unlefs I could find himears, Matt b. 13. I; 11 as well as tell him the newsQ · Shall ,
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