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Ephefians
Chap.
4..
VER.
4.'
us walke
more
affeCting
one another in
this race
of
our
pilgrimage.
Suppofe
two
brethren here
that
are like
to
be
joynt
heyres
of
faire
irrhoi
irances, and live
in
forne
COuntrey
together;
this
hope ofhercaf-
tcr
is a
great
meane
of
uniting
them
in
love for the prefent. In the
world fometime
it
fareth
otherwife, equality
in
greatneffe bath
going
I
with
it
c
m
elation; but
in
heaven, there
is
no fuch
matter
, the greateft
glory
wan
reth pride, the meaneft
is
without
envy.
Iiere
are further
two
things
to
be obferved
:
as
firft, that
he faith,
thefe
Ephefans
were
called
to
the
hope,
giving
us
to
confider,
How
that
till
the
Lord
doth
by
his
call
awaken
us,
we
thinke
not
of
the
hopes
laid
up
for
us
in
heaven:
for we
all
loyter
without
the
vineyard
till
the
Lord
doe
byre us,
and covenant with
us.
If
we
look about
us,
wee
(hall fee
how molt
men
vani(haway
in
their owne courfes,never
think.
ing
of
the things which
fhall
endure
for
ever.
The
due
contideration
of
this
would,
as a
fpurre,
quicken
us
to
all
duty
,
namely
of
the glorious recompence our
God
hath
in
ftore
for
us.
cíliofes
chofe
rather
to
fifer
afflictions
with
the
people
of
God, then
to
enjoy
theplea
fires of
(in
for
a
f
eafon:
Why! For
he
had
ref
eiä
to
the
recom-
pence
of
reward.
If
the Lord
kept
nothing
in
(tore for us,we might
think
as
good
play for
nought,
as
work
for
nought;
but no
office
of
love
, a
cup
of
cold water
fhall
not goe unrequited.
Though
therefore
we have
not the thought
of
merit,
yet
wehave this benefit by
our
heavenly
in-
heritance, that
it
is
a
motive unto
us
inviting to
all
duty.
We
fee
hence what maketh fuch cold
working and cold
devotion,
even
this,
men
know
not
their hopes. Did we
fee
that
Godfor
earth-
ly
things will give
us
heavenly, we would part with them,
and count
that dcarely fold, that were fo
given
:
Did
we
fee
the harveft
of
glory,
how willingly would
we
abide the fweat all the day long?
No,
men
think,
though they
will
not (for flume)
fay fo
:
it
is
in
vaine
to
ferve
the
vllmighty,
what
profit
rs
there,
That
we have kept
his
comman-
dements[
Againe, here we
fee
how
we may
provoke our
felves
to
doe
and
fuffer
the Lords
pleafure; look
up
to thole
faire hopes we have
in
hea-
ven,that
richrecompence
of
reward, the Crowne
of
immortality
laid
up
for
us in
heaven:
we
are
all
for
what
will
you
give
me ,
as
Peter
faid,
what
(hall
we
have
Lord
that
have
left
all.
Acquaint thy
felfe
with
there hopes
of
eternall
glory,
none
payeth better
wages
,
none
like
to
thy
God.
I
know worldly
men thinke
a
bird
in
hand
is
better
then
two
in
the bufh,
like
prophane
Ef
a
efteeming
a
metre
of
pottage forthwith
better
then
a
birth-right to come; but the wife
-
hearted will look
at
the time to come, and
efteem
a
good thing, though
in
reverfion,
bet-
ter then
a
prefent trifle.
Secondly, it
is
to
be marked,
How the
Lord
in
the
miniflery
of
bit
Gofpell
doth
call
us
to
no
meant
things,
but tothe
bop
of
eternal
glory.
So
that
if
any
thing be gainful!, this
is
above all the reft,
Gods
call
in
the
preaching
of
the word.
z
Theft:
2.14.
Who
bath
called
us by
the Bofpe/
DoEi.
Mer.ro;.
Our
rewardlaid
u
in heaven
far us\vo.dd
quick: n
nr
co
allduty beln.;
well
tuough:
upon.
Hcb,
r
t.
25.
Our
cold
ca-
ving
ofGod
comes
from
ignorance
of
or not confide
ring
orli re-
ward.
Mal;
r}.
2.
We muli
(titre
up
our
fave%
byloolcing
co
it.
Mar.
ac,
r
7.
Doff.
'God
by
the
Gofpell
cal-
led, u; to
the
hope
ofcm-
null
glory.
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