262 4 Renowned and Perpetuated Name to be denied. let before you fuch an endlefs glory, are you looking after a Name among mortal men, to leave behind you on the Earth? Do you think to be faved indeed or not ? If you do,what need have you ofthe fmoak of mans applaufe, when you are with God ? What unworthy thoughts have you of heaven, ifyou think when you are there, you fl-tall have need of mens good thoughts or words on earth? But its a dangerous fign that you are indeed unbelievers,and lay not up your treafure in heaven, when you are fo careful to perpetuate your names and fha- dows here with men. The true relifh of Heavenly honour would put you out of love with this. 2. And do you not plainly fee in your own detire: the vanity of all thefe Earthly things, when you are put at laft to take up with fuch afhaddow, fuch a Nothing, at is afisrvivingname ? Is this all that the world can do for you? And do you not fee here the wonderous deceitfulnefsof theworld, and the foolifh- nefs of unfandified men, that they will thus {tick to the world fot very nothing ! when they know that they than have no more from it, they are contrivingfor a name when they are dead. Wonderful blindnefs ! that experience, and the approach and thoughts of death, thould no more open your eyes : furely if this be all that the world will do for you at the laft, you fhould even renounce it andufe it accordingly at the firft. 3. You cannot but know that when you are dead and gone, the Bosour ofthe world is none of yours, nor can it doyou any good, any further then it relateth to your eternal bleffednefs, and your honour is ferviceable to the honour of God. What goodwill it doyou to be magnified by men, when you nei- ther knownor feel it ? What the better is a Tree or Houfe if men commend it ? And for your fouls, ifthey be with God, theywill be far above thepraife ofmen. 4. Nay as fuch a defign is a dangerous fign of your Dam- nation, fo 1 befeech you think, what comfort it will be to your foul inhell to be extolled and well fpoken of on earth ? Will you call awayyour fouls, to leave a Name of renown behind you ? And how unfutable will fuch Honour be toyour condi- tion ? furely if you be there acquainted with it , you melt needs
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