-~~ l I j l 120 . I : __ __:..., ___ .-------'---- \fhe Sa.ints fore· ~comfort in tr.ue Chrifr>ians ?' W;hy fho.uld any of them.thinke much todrinke ofchefame Cup; ]I t.hc'it t,f~ · deareft Saints and foules., nO.w: ble!led' with tbe L.ord ,. hav~ begun,to .them in 5 and of wh)cq,__ altcbat will be faved., even to,the lafi day, mu.l.l tafi:e, and follow ? W'hy fbould any man; that truly loves God, or lookcs for the joyes of the other World; fee.ke or de-fire a:priviledge a- . bo.ve all thechildren.0f God,that ever:wcre; and even ab<Yve th~ Sonne of God himfe1fe', Ch~ifi: Iefus ?,. Mofi: unworthy is hee of the glorious comforts of Grace, ofthe inward Peace,that paffe.th ail .underfianding,.and ofthat Glorywhich , is to.. be revealed;.who, for a flanderous tale, a ly.:. I ing tongue,.a reproachfull.tcarmc,or the feare and· 1fa<;~ of anymenall man,flinkes back from a bold \ pr<?f.cili?n.of 1inc~riti~,- ~Hd fron;the rmefervice ·of the hv1ng G~d·. 1 • "_, 0 • In.ofuff~rings< a,nd a:ffliC1ions for .Gods oau_f~, there is no.t o11cly matt_erof patience,.but·even crc-· . _c;lilon of glory. 0 'They are like ftarres in the fore– ! bead, honourablemcritJ1es 5 c.e1nformities to-, Iefus Chrifi~ Liveries of a <Zhriftian fou-ldier a 1 5 . · Fiftply> let, h!m.c~mftder) that hi.s rnom_entan.ie i ~,co~·~·t7• 1 croifes ·~t1q -aR!tchon; . caufc ~.n e~ceedm~ and 1 1 Affhhchon sa.drc ·1 CYCrla-fh.ng·weJght of-glary•. L.et hts vexanon be D\lP 'Enr,an r . h.. ·rc . /". l tbeywoxke a 1never-to gr)ev.ous~ 1s,per·ec;Uto.rs never ·1o grear, I '~l.ei~?tpf g!oand mig~1tie:; neir~e~they,nor that, can lafl: long. ' \ KJ~- For the-hfe,of xgan,-~nd all the glory thereo~doth. · , paffe away like~a-Ship in the:.VVarer; who.!e·tra& i cannot be feene_ a-gaint.'}; ,like an Arrow· thr0ugh . ) ' 0 the_a.ire><yr a:.W ~aveis$:hu.ttle.thr~ughhis .w,orke; _: 1 ( like ~
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