Oj Fdstitlal Galíin 6619. with any luft oruinne, though ncvcr fo profitable, fo pleafant, fo delightful ; for what is that finne thou at fo endeared unto ? Is it comparable to this eternal glory ? Oh the madnefs and folly of men! Sinne and the devil, they callby their lufts to eternal horrour and torment, and men readily obey ; but God cals to eternal glory, and they flop the ear. Hear, Oheavens, and beaffonilhed, Dearth! wicked mendo not believe or confider there things, or elfe the matter is fo evi- dent that it needs no deliberation, no difpute; for what is the chaffto the wheat, droffe to gold, gall to honey? Do thenwicked men knowwhat theydo ? Thefe lulls aredear lulls tothee, theywill depride thee ofthis ecernal.glory, they will hinder theeof all this happineffe* andyet thou imbracef chem. Ufez. Of Inffruhtion. How fad á thing it is tobe moved to any, good aélion Vii 7y out of humaneand vain- glory, when yet this loud eternal glory doch not affett thee. What is more ordinary, though nothing fcarce more abominable ; you ¡hall have men to get glory and repute in the world, bediligent in the external profeflion ofreligion, when the trueglory of Goddoth not at all move them ; The Pharifees they prayed, they gave alms; why ? out ofvain-glory to have re- pute with men. Thus its laid of fome that believed, but would not confefte (,brit?, that ohey loved theglory ofmen more then of God, Joh.z. Oh let this me- ditationmake thee even a loathfom beall in thy own eyes ; Shall I pray, preach, have religious conference, givealms, do juflly, that menmay praife me, that I May be exalted with humane glory, and negleer that eternal glory whichwe ought principally to leek after? Ufe 3. Are people calledout of their fins, and endued with grace to partake vfe 3< of this eternal weight of glory? then what vanity is it to glory in any earthly thing, andyet to want this ? Thou gloriefI in thy birth, in thy profperity, in thyontward'grearneffe: but oh miferable wretch, if dellitute of this eternal glory. Oh fay, its not forme to holdup my head, to go proudly, to fare deli. cioufly every day , but ratherto throwmyfelf in the dull and tumble upon the ground, and to cry out, Oh me miferable tanner, worfe then beans, undone for ever, till God fit me for this glory f Do not then glory in thy rich apparel, for that is but theexcrement ofan unreafonable creature ; not in thy beaus; that is the'fpoil of time and years ; not in thy riches, they are winged birds that t ü kly fire away r No not in any thing, but in grace and the knowledge ofGod, Which is accompanied with everlalling glory. Ufe4. OfComfort unto the godly, who though defpifed, contemned, vili- Vfe4, ed arid rejeni?ed as theoff-Icouring oftise world, yet are lure to inherit eternal glory: Oh this fhould fweeten every afflietion ! this fhould make every bitter pill to be fwallowed down ! Doth not the Apostle bear up himfelf with this? We accoatnt not there light afflüeîions, which are butfor a moment, comparable to that ctcrnal weight of glory ? See how he leffens his of hielions,they are but light ones, but tine glory to come is weighty and eternal; Could thepeopleof God live in à livelyfaith of this makethefe things real tothem, they would be above the fear ofany outward torte, or the love ofanyunlawful advantage. He thathash theSun needs notthe (tar, or the Ocean,adrop. S 1tOM
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