Spiritual Perfecion. The Truth is, Carpal Men do not love and delire the Heaven reveal'd in the Gofpel, but fear the Hell threaten'd, be- caufe Fire and Brirnffone are Terrible to Senfe. 2. The hope of Heaven purifies us from the Condition of the Promifes that are clear and explicit, in requiring Ho- linefs in all that [hall poffefs it. Bleffed are the pure in heart, they shall fee God: follow holineß, without which no man can fee God. The Promife is infallible to thofe who are qualified, and the Exclu- lion is peremptory and univerfal of thofe who are unprepar'd. Thefe are not Conditions prefcrib'd by Miniirers of a precifer ftrain, but by the Saviour of the World, who with great Solemnity de. clares, Verily, verily, I fay unto you, un- leß' a man be born again, he cannot Ca the kingdomof God. TheSoveráign difpenfer of his own Favours may by his unac- countable Will appoint what terms he pleafes in bellowing them, to which 'cis our Duty toConfent withhumb e Thank- fulnefs P but the Vital Qualifications re- quir'd in order to our admiffion into the Glory of Heaven, are not a meer arbitrary Conflitution, hut founded in the unchangable Nature of God. If there were any defea and irregularity in Arçbiteeture of the vifible World, 4 n
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