. · Head vr. - E>:horlation to fly frtJm tfrath. 4B· nither di~ nOi flf.:ep in hell . tl1o' one may now lull it ii{!cep, for a· tim'e, And certainly it is ea-fie-r to entertain the fu arpeft conv ictiflns in this life, fo as they ma·y lead one to Chtift, than to ha'V"l! them fiied for ,ever rn d\ e confcience, while, in he a, 6neis totally :md and :fioa:ll y fepar.ited.fr.on\ Him. s~contf~v, Bul on the otfier ha'nd, (I.) vVeigh }in, in fhis balance ; a-nd .tho' now i t'feems but a l'iglit \ hing to you, 'ye will find it a weigh'! fufii-cieot t'o turn u-p an etern-al wei'ght of WT.. h upon you•. Even idle w·ords, vai·n tl1oughts, a:n·d unpro6ra8l e actions, wei·ghed in this balance. and confideted as fo11owi.ng the fion'er into eternity, will each -. of them be heavier than toe fand o( the fe·a: Time· idly fpenl will make a weary et'e'tnity. Now is yoorJeed-tirn'e; t'houghtg, w'o·rds and act'io'ns, are the feed fown· ;' et'ernity' is fhe lhrvdt : Though the feed n'ow lies upder rhe clod, unreg:rrded by moft men, every the leafl: g'rai'n !half fjning up at length, and the fruit fli'a ll be according to the feed. Cal. vi. 8. Fo'r h.r that'.foweth to /JiJ jlefh" jha!l of the fi'efo· · r-eap ,cor't'uption, (i.e. defl1 rutl:'ioh :) But he that fo ·weth til the [pitit, jhaN o/ t'h'( fpirit reap life ,everlafiing. (2.) vVeigh in rhis balance, your' time of o;tj;ortunifies ofgraee and jalvation,' and you will fit1d them vetJ weighty. Pre• ciou·s tim·e, · and feafor.$ of grace, fabbaths, communh:Sf}s, • · pta·jer'S, f'erOlOn'S, at\d the JiJte, are by m~ny ; OOW a-days, ffl.ade light' oj : But tbe day is coming \Vlien on~ of thde will be reckoned more valuee1ble, t!hn a thoufand worlds, l:Sy. • thofe wh'o now hav~ tne lea·rt value for tliem. \Vhen tlley 2re gone' for evert and the lofs c·a·nnot be retrievetr; thefe will fee the worth of the'm, who .wi/1 not no,» fee it. UsE' HI. and /aft, Be wanred and fiirred ut>' to .ft"y /row · fl)e wrath tb come. Mipd eternity~ and clofely ply the W'ork\ of your falviuion: What are you·doing, wi:lile yon· are not .fo doing ? Is· he'aven a· fa.blt ~ or ·hell a mere fear– crow? Mufl we Jive eternally, arid will we be :n no more pain§ to efcape everla!lirlg mifery ? Will faint willies take the ,kingdom of .&ea'ffen by force ? :And will_ fuch drowfy en– <'i'eavows·, as moff men fat\.!!fy themfelfes' with, be accouno ed jl}irz~ fh;m the wrath to come ? 1e wh'o have already :ied t'~Chrift; up, and be doing: Ye have be~un the wo1 · • 0 0
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