What would secure society
Had all men a deep sense of this, how effectually it would secure the interests of society. For what stronger motive can be conceived to the practice of genuine morality, to a steady pursuit of solid virtue, to a uniform walk in justice, mercy, and truth? What could strengthen our hands in all that is good, and deter us from all evil, like a strong conviction of this: the Judge stands at the door, and we are shortly to stand before him?
1771 text
3. Had all men a deep sense of this, how effectually would it secure the interests of society? For what more forcible motive can be conceived, to the practice of genuine morality? to a steddy pursuit of solid virtue? an uniform walking in justice, mercy, and truth? What could strengthen our hands in all that is good, and deter us from all evil, like a strong conviction of this, the Judge standeth at the door: and we are shortly to stand before him?
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Sermon 15 in the 1771 Works. Romans 14:10. Bedford, 10 March 1758.
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