Second advent library

cnms'r'a sxcoxm comme. Unothing inthe word of God to warrant me to' believethat weought to look for orexpect s happier periodthan we now enjoy, until he who has promised to comoshall como the second time without sin unto salvation,and cleanse us, the world, and make all things new.These things are abundantly proved in the unerringword of God. And now, Christians, if these areso, what manner of persons we to be in al holyconversation andoughtthe day of God, godliness, loo ing for and hasting unto"ookirii for that blessed hope and theloriousappearinqg of e great God and our Savior§esus Christ"? hen let our conversation be in heaven,from whence weexpect our Savior, and stiru eachother's pure minds y way of remembrance ol?thesethings; for the time of the promise draweth nigh, whenhe will come and receive us to himself, that we may bewith him. How necessary, my brethren, we shouldexamine the word of God diligently;see if it does notEiga some indications, some signs, by which we mayandw the " Son of Man is near, even at the door,"our "blessed ishope"about to be realized in the"glorious appearing of the God and our Saviort.he Lord Jesus Christ." If great e comes and finds us, orsome of us, in this lukewarm state,hardly having lookedinto his word, and, makingour want of ents an excuse,have neglected to trim our lamfs, and have been veryspare in holy conversation, an are crying peace andsafety when sudden destruction cometh, and rhapshave sneeringly mocked and laughingly ridicldigd theidea of Christ being near at the door, andhave joined perhapsthe iniidel and unbeliever in their unhu yremarks on this subject, and wealthough have heardthe midnight cry, "Behold, the bridegroom cometh," yetwe treat it with neglect or disdain, or some of us, perhaps,with reprouch,-I ask, if the Lord of such servantscome and find us so doing, what will he do with us?He will come in an hour that we think not, and cut us08; and appoint our portion among hypocritesand unbelievers,where shal be weeping, wai ing, and gnashingof teeth. But we will suppose that he will not come inlo short s timeag your speaker believes; still what do I