Spiritual Perfection. a69 ling to fufpeE the goodnefs and fafety of their condition, than to miftake and be deceived for ever. But they are fo ftrongly allur'd by worldly Objeas, that though in their Lives there are the vifi- ble marks exclufive of Salvation, they are unconcerned. They are fatisfi'd with carnal vain hopes ; which are the feed of all Evils committed, and the fpring of all Evils fuffered. Hope that fhould in- courage Holinefs emboldens Wickednefs, and that fhould lead Men to Heaven, precipitates them into Hell. How great will their fall be from a conceited Heaven into a real Hell. Hope, of all the Paffions, is the moll calm and quiet ; but when utterly difappointed in a matter of high concernment, 'tis moíf turbulent ; for the confequent Paillons, Defpair, Impatience, Sorrow, Rage, are the cruel tormentors of the Minds of Men. Now what will become of the hope of the Hypocrite, when God 'hall take away his Soul ? He may feed and cherifh it while he lives, but in the fatal moment, when he dyes, his blazing prefumption will expire, not tobe reviv'd for ever. But the Righteous has hope in his death The fanaified Spirit infaires and pre- ferves Life in it, till 'tis confummate in that Blef ednefs that exceeds ail our De_. fires, and excludes all our Fears for ever. 2. The
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