Motive-s to Coin;:erfion. I 59 · for ever thine , if thou wilt but througflly turn. Behold the city of pure tranfparent gol<\, whofe foundations are garnifhed with all manner of pre-' cious ftones, whofe gates are'pearls, w,hofe light is– glory, whofe te1nple isGoc. Beli~eft thou this~ If thou doft, art thou not worfe thindifiraded that · wilt not take po1fetlion, when the-gates are :Bung, open to thee1' and thou art bid to enter ? 0 ye fons offolly, will ye embrace the dunghils, and refufe!-. the-·kingdom·?. Behold, the Lonl God taketh youup ·• into the mountain, iliewsyou the kingdom of hea.:. ven, and all the glory.-thereof ; and tells you, · All · this will I t,iveyou, ifyou"Nill fall do'A'n andworjhipme ~If you will fubmtt ·to mercy~ accept my Son, and·; ferve me in righteoufnefs and- holinefs. 0 fools;· aTJd flow of heart to believe! Will you court the harlot -~ Will you feek and ferve ·the world, andneg1eel-the eternal _ glory ? What ! Not enter 0 into Paradife, when the :fleming fword that was once fet to keep you out, is now ufed todriveyou;in! But you will fay~ I am uncharitaale·to thinkyou-infidels and un.;. believers. Why, vrhat iball I think you ? Either , youaredefperate unbelievers, that do not credit ir; or-!lark di!1raeted, thatyou kno·w and believe the ~ ~xcellency and eternity of his glory, and yet do fo – fearfully negletl: it. Surely you have ·no faith, or no reafon; and I had almofl: [aid, confciencefhould·– tell you fo, before I leave 'you. . Do but atten~ what is ?ffered ron :- 0 ·ble,m~d-ktngdom ! A k.ngdetn of glory , . I The[ 2. I. a . k . d f . ! r. (' 1 • .tng om o- n~nteowne; s, 2 Per. 3· I 3· a .nngdon1 of pea:e ·, Rom. 14. . I7· an everlafhog kingdom, 2 Pel. r. 1 r. Here thou il1alt dwell, here thou fha!t reign for ever:and the Lord iliall fet thee in a throne - ~fgiory, Matt b.. r 9· 2 8. and witl~- hiso·wn hand fhaH !et the royal dtaden1 upon thtne head. acd give. thee a crown, .not o~~ thorns.(for the:·e.fhall be -n 0 .... fi~nl·~.,g- ).. .., ~ .:..: '
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