is hafting forward *, really, commenced.-Hark! The Trumpet founds the universal Summons. The Living are ftruck with a death-like Aftonishment; the Dead ftart from their filent Abodes.-See! The whole Earth takes Fire; the Sun is turned into Darkness; and the Stars fall from the Firmament. -Behold! The ANCIENT OF DAYS is revealed from Heaven. His Garment is white as Snow, and the Hair of his Head like the pure Wool. His Throne is like the fiery Flame, and his Wheels are as burning Fire. Thoufand thousands minifter unto Him, and tent thousand Times ten thousand ftand before Him. The Judgment is fet, and the Books are oft ened t.

Obferve those exemplary Chriftians, whofe Sentiments I have been collecting. They renounce themfelves, and rely on their Glorious SURETY. Methinks, I hear them fay, Each as they quit their Beds of Duft; I will go forth from the Grave in thy Strength, O Bleffed JESUS; and, at the decifive Tribunal,

* The facred Writers, I obferve, often remind their Readers of this grand Event; often difplay this deliginful, dreadful Scene. Their Manner of Speaking fhews, that they themselves lived under the habitual and joyful Expectation of it: as Perfons, who were looking for, and bafting to, the Coming of the Day of GOD.--They reprefent it, not only as fure, but near; yea, very near, and upon the Point to take place. The LORD is at Hand. The JUDGE is at the Door. Yet a little while, and HE that fall come, will come and will not tarry.—The last: Paffage is the moft fpirited and emphatical them all; but has loft much of its Emphafis, by the Englifo Verfion. It is in the Original μικρον οσον συν A teautiful Fleonafm; by which the Septuagint, though too often inaccurate in tranflating the prophetic Text, have very happily expreffed Isaiah's ya by Which may, I think, be rendered in our Language, yet a very, very little while. Heb. x. 37. Ifai. xxvi. 20.

+ Dan. vii.

9, 10.

Tribunal, will make mention of thy Righteousness only. -At the fame Time, will You, Theron, or fhall I -before the innumerable Multitude of anxious Sinners, and adoring Seraphs-stand forth and declare?" Let thofe pufillanimous Creatures fly for "Refuge to their SAVIOUR's Righteoufness. "We will confide in Works, in Accomplishments " of our own. We are the Men, who have per"fonally kept the divine Law, and want no fuppofititious Obedience from Another. Let the "Eye that glances through Immensity, and pene"trates the Receffes of the Heart; let that holy "and omniscient Eye, examine our Temper, and "fift our Conduct. We are bold to risk our Souls, "and all their immortal Interefts, on the Iffue of "fuch a Scrutiny."

Perhaps, Your Mind is impreffed with this folemn Scene, and your Thoughts recoil at fuch daring Prefumption. If fo, it will be proper for me to withdraw, and leave You to your own Meditations. At fuch Moments, to obtrude on Your Company, would render me the troublesome and officious, rather than

Your refpectful and affectionate,

ASPASIO.

The END of the SECOND VOLUME.