35S A S11lnl er ABrt#e; · Part If ' e and Chrifiian pattern rc:quireth us to be, even the ·blind maliciOl,ls world would be forced to admire the attainments of the Saints: Thoegb they might hate them, yet they woultd admire them. Were we fuch as Stephm, that was full of faith , and of the Holy Ghoft, and could fiedfafily look up to heaven by faith a~d ree there th~ Glory of th~ living G~d, and J efu.s fianding a~ hts nght hand, ttll we were nufed to h1s boldnefs mdefence of the truth, and his quiet fubmiffion to the greatefl. fufferings, the wo~ldwoeld not then be able to refifi _the wifdom and fpirit by whiCh we fpeak, but the faces of believers wou1d f9metime ap– pear to the cerrour of their perfecutors, as the faces. of Angels; as ~[]. 6 ._5, Io, I). &7. )r,.S),S6J6o. They are high and glonous thmgs that are affured to us in the prornifes of the Go– fpel. Did but thefe things appear, in the fl.edfafi faith, the con– fident hopes, defires, and joys of us that do·exped: them, belie– vers then would be the wonder of the world ; and our joys would fo flume their dreaming, childi1h, bruti1h pleafurcs, that doubt– lefs multitudes would flock in, to fee what.it is that fo delighterh U5, that they might be made partakers Gf our joys, Even as Simon Magm himfelf wheQ he faw the Miraculous guifc of the Holy Ghofl:, wotr1ld fain have bought that guifc with mo– ney; fo men that arc yet carnal, in the gall. of bitternefs and bond of their iniquities, will yet fee adcfirable exceUency in the Joy of the Holy Ghofi, and wifh they were partakcri of faeh joys, though yet they are unacquainted with the way to at: cain ir. I do therefore intreat you all that believe and hope for an everJafling Crown, that you will thew the poor de£ei.ved world the precioufnefs. of your faith and hopes, and the high prer~ga~ t ive of the Saints, in :your unanfwerable cheerfulnefs and JOY, and live not with as dead and uncomfortable beans as thofc that have nothing but a vexatious tranfitory world to comfort them: much lefs to be more d~jetled then thefc wretched.foals. Do you not defire the converfion of ~our carnal friends-, ~nd ~ all about you ? would you not be glad If you. .could· fwrther It ? '0 that you could try this pleafant way ! and fhew- them t~at you have found the unvaluable. treafure ! And as t.he Rtch live in greater pompe, and at h1gher rates t~en ~he poor, .fo you that fpeak of the Riches of Grace, and l.tvc m the fam1ly of the Lord 0 fhew the world the dignity of your Rate, by · · · ' · · - · - ·· - - - _ ! your
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