Several discourses preached at the Temple Church . God, and Co-heirs with Chrift: And, did we not defpifeour Relation with Chrift, and fecretly abhorand dread the Thoughts of Immortality, wecould not be fo cold in our Regard to theGofpel of God. I wifh every Man, who argues againflthe Chriftian Religion, would take this oneferious Thought along with hita; That bemuft one Day, if he believes that God willjudge the World, argi^e the Cafe once moreat the Judgment-Seat of God: And let himtry his Reaibns accordingly. Do you rejedithe Goipel, becaufe you will admit nothingthat pretends to be a Revel
Several discourses preached at the Temple Church . God, and Co-heirs with Chrift: And, did we not defpifeour Relation with Chrift, and fecretly abhorand dread the Thoughts of Immortality, wecould not be fo cold in our Regard to theGofpel of God. I wifh every Man, who argues againflthe Chriftian Religion, would take this oneferious Thought along with hita; That bemuft one Day, if he believes that God willjudge the World, argi^e the Cafe once moreat the Judgment-Seat of God: And let himtry his Reaibns accordingly. Do you rejedithe Goipel, becaufe you will admit nothingthat pretends to be a Revelation ^ Coniiderwell; is it a Reafbn that you will ji^ify tothe Face of God ? Will yqu tell him, thatyou had refolved to receive no pofitive Com-yiands from him, nor to admit any of hi$ Vol. I. D Declaraticsa* 34^ DISCOURSE I. Declarations for Law ? If it will not be agood Rcafon then, it is not a good Reafonnow; and the ftouteft Heart will trembleto give fuch an impious Reafon to theAlmighty, which is a plain Defiance to hisWifdom and DISCOURSE DISCOURSE I. PART III. 15$^*^* Fairer Iflue there cannot be for•&)9C A ^1§* Trial of any Religion: t or, f^.,. --^i iince eternal Life is the End that^5?5^s6?5s?5;^ all Mcn aini at by Religion,that muft neceflarily be the beft Religion,which moft certainly leads us to this greatand defirable Blefling. But the Difficulty is,how to apply this Rule, fo as to form ourJudgments upon it, and direcS our Choice,fince all Religions pretend to have the Wordsof eternal Life -, which makes it neceffaryfor us firfl to enable ourfelves to determinewhich are, and which are not. Words ofeternal Lfe, before this Rule can be of any§ to us in diftinguifhing true andP 2 genuine 36 DISCOURSE I. genuine Religion from the fpecious Pretencesof Counterfeits and Impoflors. In order toto this, we muft confider, that there are fomePrinciples which in all Religions are allowed,and from the Confideration of which wemay pofUbly come to fome fix
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