in ContriÏing 'lra11',?Vatiemption.. 365 Wildernefs where no Flower or Fruit grows ,.' All Chap. W. temporal evils are not only to be endured, but chearful ly embraced in order to the poffeffing ofit. TheApo- ftle tells us, I reckon that the fufferings ofthe prefent time, Rom. S. ,are not comparable with theGlory thatfball be revealed in us. And 'he was themolt fit perfon tomake the corn- pardon, having made tryal ofboth States. For he was a Manof Sorrows,that had pal} through affictions of all kinds, andhe was ravilht up to Paradife, where he heard thofe things that exceed all expreilions of Humane Words. Now after a ferious ellimate, he declares,that the Eternalweight of Glory, infinitely out-ballances the z Con. 4. 17. light and momentany troubles of this Life. Thus from what hat_h, been faidconcerning the greatnefs of the re- compences hereafter, wemay underhand how powerful they are to deter Men from Sin, and to allure them to Holinefs. z. That thefe objects may be effeEtual, our Saviour bathclearly revealed them, and given us convincing e- vidence and affurance oftheir reality. The Heathens hadonly fame glimmerings, and fufpicions of a future Pate : Theywere under doubts concerning the Nature of theSoul, whether mortal or incorruptible,wavering between the affentand denial ; and inclining to this or that part, as Senfe perfwaded them to believe themfelves only as Bruits, or Reafon to acknowledg themfelves Men. Socrates before his'.Judges fpeaks as one that de- via. Apoiog,& fired Immortality i, and in his laí1- Difcourfes tohis rttro- nzr. Socrrt. Friends heendeavours toperfwade them, but couldnot Er cont um conquer his own doubts nor . allure himfelf. All his stY' ßa5.,:1 u Yté difcourfes end in Conjeéures and uncertainguelfes. Be- AT un ra ill f ides the Hell which they fancied, was made up of trzYryi ;v, adz: i tOT YY1111. Cym- fuch ridiculous and fenfeîefs terrors,that could: only of b , Not puori fed Children who were not arrived to the perfe& ufe crca°riT, nifi c3ui uondum o- ofReafon. And their apprehenfions of Happinefs in Ye iavainn the
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