Recomme11ded from Phil. 2. 1 2, 1 3· ro the Lamb for C'Vtrmore: Alw.:~.ys are they beholdinp;, admiring and adoring of God and burning in Love to each other, and mutually rejoycing in God and in one 'another: And this is the \Vork of that Eternal Reft, a Woi'k never to be intermitted nor to ceafe. And therefore it is worth our obferving, that both thofc Places that do chiefly fpeak of the future Reft of the People of Godl do alfo intimate a \Vork in that Reit. So the Apcfllc to the Hebrews re\ls Us, There Heb. 4• ,. remains ,a Reft for the People of God; the Word is, There remaim a SabbatlJ for the People of Qod. Lo~k now ~s you art:: ro b: iniployed on a St~bbath, fuch Jhail be your lmployment 1n your Eternal Reft .. Is Jt not your Work now upon. a Sabbath~ Day to raife your Tho_ughts and ~ffe(h~ns t~ Heaven, t? fix _an~ termu~ate them upon God to maintaln Commumon w1th lum, to adm1re h1m 111 all hts Works both of Gr~ce and Providence, to ftir up your own Hearts, and to quicken tho Hearts of others to praifc and adore him? Why this lball be the Work of your Eternal Sabbath. And when you are at any time lifted up to a more than ordinary Spiritualncfs in thefe Things, then may you give fome guefs what your Work !hall be in Heaven, and what the frame of your Hearts fha!l be in your Eternal Reft . Arid fo that other place in the Revelations, Bleffed are the dMd th~t die in d;t Lord, for they reft from their iabou1s , and their works follow them. Which may be meant not only of the Reward of their Works that they fha!l then receive, but of the Works themfelves that here they performed on Earth; thcfe Ihall follow them and enter into Heaven with them; and as they were done by them weakly and imperfeCtly here, fo there the very fame Works !ball be done by tbem with abfolute and confummatc PerfeCtion; all thofc Works l mean that for the Matter and Sub.ftance of them do not connote a finful State and Condition. Now· then, fince you muft be imploy'd in fuch a Work as this is to Ett'rnity, why do you not accuftom your felves to it while you arc here? The .Apoftte to the Coloffiam , Blrff"ah God who had mad~ them meet to be Ptmakers I?[ I the Inheritt!Tice Col. ,,.r2. of the Saints in Light. \V ere it a meet .thing that thofe that fpcnd their whole time in Sin Ihm1ld be abrubtly fi1atcht up Into Heav~n, to fpend ::tn Eternity there in Holin~fs? And therefore God accuftoins thofe whom he f~wes in an ordinary way and manner, to work thofe Works here on Earth that they arc to be imployed in hereafter in Heaven; here they are Afprenrices as it were that they may learn the Trade of Holincfs, that when that t 1me comes they may become fit Ciriz.m! cf the New Jerufalem; here God is trying thei r Eyes with more q1.1alified and allavcd DifcovcriCs of himfelf that when they come to view him F ace to Face, they m3y be able to bear the exc.ceding Brightnefs of his Glory. And tllcrcforc though you profefs Heaven to be your Country, and th.at ; •ou "arc Strangers f!nd Pil,grims here 011 Earth; yet fay not \Vith the Captive ']tws, How foal/ we fing the Song of Plat. ' J7· Siorz in 11 ftrangc Laud ? Y cs, you muft accJ..rftom your fclvcs to that Song , you rnuft mould and warble it here on Earth, that you may be perfect in it when you come to join with Saints and .Angels in their Eternal Ha/J elujahs . You muft try your Eyes by feeing of God , and your Voices by finging that Song that you muft continually fing in Heaven. And were it only for this difpofing and fitting of your f-elves for the \\fork of Heaven, this were Motive enough to perfuade to begin it now. (5 ) Fif~hly~ Another incour~ging Cimf!deration to perfuadc you to work out your t~Wll Adrifli. Saivatton, u thu ~ M"_YOUi" JYork u great, Jo the Helps ~tnd Ajfiflanccs th11t God giws for an barb th: performance ?1 ~hu Work a.re m~tny : So that your Work is not greater th ~n your ~d:/o/:%~ A1ds are, nor. IS 1t more difficult than they are JJOtent. And therefore thoUgh SaJvarion. you are weak m your felvcs, anQ fo weak that were you left to your own Strength you wou ld faint in the mofr ea fie Ser~ice, yej, the weight but of one holy Thought would fink you, for we are not fufficurzt, fays the Apoftle, ttJ of our [eLves to think a,1y good thing : Yet when we confider thofe mighty Auxiliaries that arc afforded a.nd promifed, as Comfort when we Droop, Support when we an! Weak, that we Iball Rife when we Fall, ~ecruirs when we are Worfted, Omnip:ltency to fnp.- ply our Impotency, All-fufficiency to make up our De'fed:s: When we confider thefe Things, then may we triumphantly fay with the Ap:oftle, When we arc Weak, Jhen ?re we Strong; and thoug.h of our felves we are nothing, and therefore c3n do nothmg, yet through thefe mighty Affifrances we are able to do all Things. Now I fhall rank the[eAuxiliary Forces into T wo Bands. Some are External o[hers are lntcrnal. External Helps are various: I fhall only infhnce in Three.' I i i i i 2 (1. ) Firft,
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