The ocean of eternity
Now weep for your sins, and mourn after God till he turns your heaviness into joy. And even then weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15): and for those who do not weep for themselves. Mourn for the sins and miseries of mankind: and see, but just before your eyes, the immense ocean of eternity, without a bottom or a shore; which has already swallowed up millions of millions of men, and is gaping to devour those who yet remain. See here the house of God, eternal in the heavens (2 Corinthians 5:1); there, hell and destruction without a covering. And from this learn the importance of every moment, which just appears, and is gone forever!
1771 text
7. Now weep for your sins, and mourn after God till he turns your heaviness into joy. And even then weep with them that weep: and for them that weep not for themselves. Mourn for the sins and miseries of mankind: and see, but just before your eyes, the immense ocean of eternity, without a bottom or a shore; which has already swallowed up millions of millions of men, and is gaping to devour them that yet remain. See here the house of God, eternal in the heavens; there, hell and destruction without a covering. And thence learn the importance of every moment, which just appears, and is gone for ever!
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Sermon 33 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 7:21-27.
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