all other pious, holy, and benevolent desires; and these discoveries will m to have been the genuine followers Jesus. even go further still in this matter : every man's heart, and the motives as will then be fully disclosed. The ality of numbers will then be demonve been only a modification of selfit any real regard to the authority or d. The Pharisee's prayers, fasting, ng will be shewn to have resulted ride and ostentation. Many will be ve preached the gospel from envy and avarice or ambition; and to have proa step to emolument or distinction. y mask will then be taken off: many acters will appear completely odious tible; and "the things which have y esteemed among men" will appear " abomination in the sight of God, moved; and it will be undeni from the time when they made fession of the gospel, their reper and habitual conduct were answe fession. We proceed therefore, III. To advert to the conse discoveries. By them the immense differe between the righteous and the w deniably manifested. In this wo it convenient to varnish over the liate or excuse many parts of the cast others, as it were, into t where they are little observed : of their hearts, they have leis counterfeit virtues in a conspicu make them appear immensely really are. On the contrary, many infirmities; and is engaged in a sharp conflict with "the sin that dwelleth in him," and with the temptations of Satan. The world rigorously scrutinizes his conduct; and the Lord tries his faith and grace, as silver is tried in the furnace.He is so afraid of hypocrisy and ostentation, that he carefully conceals many things which might exalt his character, and scrupulously shuns the appearance of good before men, when he but suspects that there is not the reality of it in the sight of God. On these and other accounts, the apparent difference betwixt true Christians, and specious hypocrites or moralists, bears no manner of proportion to the degree in which their characters do really differ. But the discoveries of the great day will perfectly distinguish them, and all the world will "discern between the righteous and the "wicked, between him that serveth God and him "that serveth him not." When the Lord shall thus "bring to light the "hidden things of darkness," every mouth will be " stopped, and all the world will become guilty "before God; for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God." The discoveries of the great decisive day will completely elucidate this fundamental doctrine of Christianity, which is now so generally misunderstood or opposed: for the whole of men's thoughts, a separate discourse and it may at present, that all avowed unb distinguished, will be judged an the sins they have committed; believers will be judged accordin as proving, or disproving, the s profession. 2 Cor. xii. 6. 2 Rom, iii. 19, 20, The discoveries of this awful silence all the blasphemies, whic uttered, against the justice of demnation of the wicked. It is called "the day of wrath and " righteous judgment of God." ceal or palliate by far the greate of their conduct, they may argue the denunciations of scripture whole of their character and c openly exhibited, and all the v very thing respecting them whic who is TRUTH itself, would use such if not really applicable to the case! He llow us to speak deceitfully for him; e utter fallacious words himself? -Yet hear of eternal punishment, unquenchuter darkness, weeping and gnashing worm that never dieth, and the place or the devil and his angels, without r hearts tremble, and revolt against tion.-How unspeakably dreadful then accomplishment! when the Lord, to inner's mouth, by a discovery of his all say, with stern indignation, "These Last thou done, and I kept silence: thou est that I was altogether such a one as but I will reprove thee and set them before thine eyes!-Now consider this, forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, re be none to deliver'." Cease then, |