When he has, in the resurrection of the dead and in the judgment, put all his enemies under his feet, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 1 Cor. 15, 27. 28. Remember, he does not say, he has released or exalted his enemies, but he has put them under his feet, that they may no more have it in their power to persecute him, or despise his saints, in whom he has ever suffered persecution. Luke 10, 16.

Then will God wipe away all tears from the eyes of the righteous, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away, and he that sitteth on the throne maketh all things new; as Peter says, We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 2 Peter 3, 13. Is. 65, 17. chap. 66, 22.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and God will be his God and he shall be God's son. But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall

have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death, Rev. 21.

Now is fulfilled all that God has spoken, threatened, and promised by the mouth of all his prophets, yea by Christ himself; for now unto the righteous is paradise opened, the tree of life is planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, a city is builded, and rest is allowed, yea, perfect goodness and wisdom, the root of evil is sealed up from them, weakness and the moth is hid from them, and corruption is fled into hell to be forgotten; sorrows are passed, and in the end is shown the treasure of immortality. Therefore it was said to Esdras, Ask thou no more questions concerning the multitude of them that perish. For when they had taken liberty, they despised the Most High, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways. Moreover they have trodden down his righteous, and said in their heart, there is no God, yea, and that knowing they must die. For as the righteous shall be comforted, so thirst, pain, and torment are prepared for them. 2 Esdras 8, Luke 16. O how blessed are they that do his commandments, that

they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into. the city. Rev. 22, 14.

V.

Come then, ye Sinners, who spend your time in the gay and volatile pleasures of the world, open the book of your con- . science, and reflect upon your impure, carnal, and ungodly lives, and consider the end of the same, and after the end the judgment, and after the judgment the long vista of eternity, when time shall be no longer, as was sworn by the mighty angel. Rev. 10, 6. 7. Remember that every duration that comes to an end is a time, it may continue a thousand, ten thousand, or a hundred thousand years, yet if there is a limit set to it, it is a time. But after the sound of the last trump and the voice of the archangel, there shall be time no longer, no more time to draw to an end, no more time for repentance and salvation. For if a man lives a hundred years, it is to eternity as a drop of water to the whole sea. O dreadful eternity! Endless ages replete with horror to the damned; on the contrary O joyful eternity! Ages of extatic bliss to the saints in heaven. 0! who then will be so foolish as to sell, like K

Esau, his birthright for a morsel of terrestrial pleasure, and, thereby, lose the everlasting benediction. Gen. 25, 33. and 27, 30. Heb. 12, 16. 17. O, should not one's flesh tremble for fear when one thinks upon the law of the Lord, (Ps. 119, 120.); should we not tremble, like Belshazzar, when, with an awakened conscience, we read the holy scriptures, (Dan. 5.), and see the threatenings pronounced by God against all sinners. Oh God! grant that all may see this, before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain. Ecc. 12, 6.

O ye sons of men! with bruised and contrite hearts, and suppliant hands, draw nigh unto the crucified Saviour, and learn wisdom; follow his counsel, and humble yourselves at his feet; let your implacable and revengeful hearts be circumcised, and your cupidity be changed into liberality; lay aside your folly and arrogance, and forsake your dissolute and licentious lives; employ your tongues no more in cursing, swearing, and jesting, but use them in supplication, prayer and entreaty for your salvation; consume your time no longer in reading unprofitable books, but search the holy scriptures, and give ear to the words

of God, having the same ingrafted in you, which is able to save your souls. James 1, 21. If you have strife and contention among you, seek peace and reconciliation, and let not the sun go down on your wrath (Eph. 4, 26.); for you know not whether you shall live another day; nay it may be you are standing on the very brink of eternity; put not off repentance and conversion from day to day; for there is no promise of to-morrow. Therefore be not deceived, my friends, be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap; he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Gal. 6, 8.

Therefore take counsel from Christ, and seek the righteousness which exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees; be not lulled into security by a false reliance upon outward worship, going to church, and acts of benevolence, independent of repentance and true conversion, and of the renovating efficacy of the Holy Spirit; but endeavor to work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you both to will and