ano faanítp 'Zoott. 13 death to fear , And therefore the fear of death before- hand, would do no good, but increafe your forrow. And ifyou were a Devil, there were-no hope : And therefore you might delire not to be tormented before the time ; for it will come time enough at laft. But God be thanked, neither of thefe isyour Cafe : You muß live for ever : And you may live in Heavenly Teyes for ever ifyou will. And are not thefe things then to be fore-thought of ? S. Really Sir, I. am afraid if I fhould bite fee my Pelfto think, of another world, and the State of my foul,as ferioufly as you talk of it, it would frighteis me out of my wits ; it would make me Melancholy or mad. I have feen fore people moped and melancholy with beingfo ferions about fah things ; and therefore donot blame me to be afraidofit. P. Godbe thanked that youhave yet your Reafon And feting you have it, will you Rudy of these few Queftions following ? r. What did God give you your Reafon for, and differenceyou from a Beaft, but to ufe it in prepara- tion for an endlefs life ? And is iteí`lladnefs to ufe our Reafonfor that, which it was given us for, and which we are made and live for ? 2. Is not that man at-1744y mad already, who hash a God to fervei and a foul to fave, and a Heaven to get, and a Hell to efcape, and a death to prepare for, and fpends his life in worldly (y) fooleries that all periíh in the ofng, and leaveth all this work undone ? is henot mad and worfe than mad, that fetteth more (y) Lul. i 2.2o.Pfal.14. I.& 92.6. Jeer, 17. Ir. Pro. 14, q!Eccl. 5.i,4. Lts:íL,24.25. by
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