s of celestial beings, of whose superior excellence we can now
form no adequate idea--When, in presence of all mankind, of those holy
angels, and of the great Judge himself, you must give an account of your
past life, and hear your final doom, from which there can be no appeal,
and which must determine your fate to all eternity: then think--if for a
moment you can hear the thought--what will be the desolation, shame, and
anguish of those wretched souls, who shall hear these dreadful
words--"Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for
the devil and his angels."--Oh!--I cannot support even the idea of your
becoming one of those undone, lost creatures! I trust in God's mercy,
that you will make a better use of that knowledge of his will, which he
has vouchsafed you, and of those amiable dispositions he has given you.

61. Let us, therefore, turn from this horrid, this insupportable
view--and rather endeavour to imagine, as far as is possible, what will
be the sensations of your soul, if you shall hear our heavenly Judge
address you in these transporting words--"Come thou blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world."--Think, what it must be, to become an object of the esteem and
applause--not only of all mankind assembled together--but of all the
host of heaven, of our blessed Lord himself--nay, of his and our
Almighty Father:--to find your frail flesh changed in a moment into a
glorious celestial body, endowed with perfect beauty, health, and
agility;--to find your soul cleansed from all its faults and
infirmities; exalted to the purest and noblest affections; overflowing
with divine love and rapturous gratitude!--to have your understanding
enlightened and refined; your heart enlarged and purified; and every
power, and disposition of mind and body, adapted to the highest relish
of virtue and happiness!--Thus accomplished, to be admitted into the
society of amiable and happy beings, all united in the most perfect
peace and friendship, all breathing nothing but love to God, and to each
other;--with them to dwell in scenes more delightful than the richest
imagination can paint--free from every pain and care, and from all
possibility of change or satiety:--but, above all, to enjoy the more
immediate presence of God himself--to be able to comprehend and admire
his adorable perfections in a high degree, though still far short of
their infinity--to be conscious, of