·Part II. them and have bad the rope as it were about their neck : they have been at the very gates of Hell : they have f~en by faith what work what woes there are for fin in the hfc: to come, and theref~re thefe fouls have need to hear of their Feli– city. 3. Moreover, they haveagreat deal of work to do ; .and their fl:rength and courage is too fmall : and the work ts fuch as flefh and blood cannot away with,much lefs afford thern fl:lfficient firengch for .Such labourers mlilft have encouraging firengthening food. Their work_,isf1:1ch as will keep themunder. God doth not ·keep I1is fervants idle : and therefore they are in the lefs danger of waxing Proud and wan ron. Ifa. 3S. 2, 3, 4. [ They /hall [te the glory of the LorA, ttnd the excellencJ of our God.] And why is th isforetold .them? [ ffrmgthen yec the rveak., hands, and confirm the feeble kztees: fay to them that llre of afearful heart, .Beftrong, /Mr not ; 6eholdyour GodwiUcome with veMt,eance,even God with ll recompence ; he will co~e and fave you J Heb. 12 . I 2, I 3. Whe"rtfore lift ap the hands which hang down, and the fee6le k__neu, ~tnd mt:k.J flrait p11ths for your feet, left that 'Which i1 lttme, 6e .turned out of the way, but let it rlfther be healed] we are com– manded I The f. 5. I 4. as ro -w11rn them that llre HHru!y, fo to cotiJfort the fee6le-minded, and f upport tht 'Jfl'eak..: 4· Moreover, the Godry have the greater need of fuch en– couragemen_ts, becaufe they have much /uffering .to undergo . Theyhave all your hatredand fcorns to fuffer, anq all the adver– fities of che world, with which their Father fuall pleafe to exer– cife them. And he that Iayeth the burden on them, will give them firength by firengthening means. Gods net bath corks as well as leads. If birds hadnot feathers as well as flefh, they would be unable to fly. As ChriR himfelf was encouraged ro endure the contradiCiiDn of }inners, and to bear the crofs ~ ~tnd defpife the jhtfme, 6y loekjng at the joy that '11'M Jet hefore him, and {o for the fuffering of death W.u cro~ned with Glory and hflnour] Heb. u. 2, 3. & 2. 9· fo will he have his people tread in his fieps, and ttJ.kt up their cr9[s anJfellow him, and cieny them– /elws and all the world ; yet fo as to look.._ at the recompence of reward, and /nk_, for glory, h&nour, llnd immortality, and by rhefe t~ be animated ro the work andpatience of the Saints, as e~pecbng to be Glorified with him, when they have !ufferedwith h:m] Matth. I6, 24. & 10, 38. Heb. II. 26. Rom. 2. 7· LJ 2
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