3. Thirdly, the more you are tempted to give up your shield, to cast away your faith, your confidence in his love, so much the more take heed that you hold fast that, whereunto you have attained. So much the more labour to _stir up the gift of God which is in you_. Never let that slip, I have _an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous_: and _the life I now live, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me_. Be this thy glory and crown of rejoicing. And see that no one take thy crown. Hold that fast, _I know that my Redeemer liveth, and shall stand at the latter day upon the earth_. And I now _have redemption in his blood, even the forgiveness of sins_. Thus, being filled with all peace and joy in believing, press on in the peace and joy of faith to the renewal of thy whole soul, in the image of him that created thee. Mean while cry continually to God, that thou mayst see that prize of thy high calling, not as Satan represents it, in a horrid dreadful shape, but in its genuine native beauty: not as something that _must_ be, or thou wilt go to hell, but as what _may_ be, to lead thee to heaven. Look upon it as the most _desirable_ gift, which is in all the stores of the rich mercies of God. Beholding it in the true point of light, thou wilt hunger after it more and more: thy whole soul will be athirst for God, and for this glorious conformity to his likeness. And having received a good hope of this, and strong consolation through grace, thou wilt no more be weary or faint in this mind, but wilt follow on till thou attainest. 4. *In the same power of faith, press on to glory. Indeed this is the same prospect still. God hath joined from the beginning pardon, holiness, heaven. And why should man put them asunder? O beware of this. Let not one link of the golden chain be broken. God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven me. He is now renewing me in his own image. Shortly he will make me meet for himself, and take me to stand before his face. I whom he hath justified thro’ the blood of his Son, being throughly sanctified by his Spirit, shall quickly ascend to the _New Jerusalem, the city of the living God_. Yet a little while and I shall _come to the general assembly and church of the first-born, and to God the judge of all, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant_. How soon will these shadows flee away, and the day of eternity dawn upon me! How soon shall I drink of _the river of the water of life, going out of the throne of God and of the Lamb? There all his servants shall praise him and shall see his face, and his name shall be upon their foreheads. And no night shall be there; and they have no need of a candle or the light of the sun. For the Lord God enlighteneth them, and they shall reign for ever and ever._