[Possibly at this time you are objects of reproach to an ungodly world. But this, methinks, should be a small matter in your eyes. O, think what a change will take place in that day, and how the very people who now pour contempt upon you will envy your state ! Think how God is now glorified in you ; and how he will be glorified in you in that day, when all your sins, " if sought for, will not be found ;" and glory, and honour, and immortality will be awarded to you, as your por- tion in the immediate presence of your God. Be daily pre- paring for that day; and in the full expectation of all this blessedness yourselves, be labouring with all your might to bring as many as possible to a participation of it.]
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