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60,t

Evidences

ef the

Saints

great

reward

in

heaven,

they

know what

they are,

for

they

trade

but,

for

little with..

God but

now

the

'Saints

they

trade

with

God

for

eternitie,

for glory,

for

aKingdome, and for

a

Crowne,

and

they are

willing

to

flay

till

afterward, they care not

what becomes of

them

here,

fo

they

have

the kingdorne of

heaven

hereafter

;

there's

difference between the iervice-

thatr

;od

bath

in

the

:

world from rnen,the Lord

hath fume

that

doe him fervice,ancf,

they

muff have prevent pay, faith

God ,

you

than

have

ir,

and

*that

is

your

portion,

when

he

hath given

thee

fome outward.

contentment

in

the world, that

is

all.

you are

like to

have for

ever

;

but the

Saints

of

God,

they

doe,

nor

fiend for what

they

:hall

have,

but

they,

doe

any

fervice for him, he

Iha11

have all

.

that

they

can

doe,

they are refolved to

ferve

his

what

ever,

comes

of

it,

though

they

have

not that prefent

pay

that others.

have in

the world, yet great

is

their

reward

in

heaven,the

re-

ward

in

heaven

is

great,

a

great

reward.

Pfd.

57.

2

verfe,

Power

from

on

high,

that is,

a

glorious

power,

a

great

power.

The

25

Chap. of

Teremiah

3

verfe,. Surely

there

is

a

reward

for

the rtghteo

is

;

what

ever

they meere

with

here,furely there

is

a

reward

in heaven.

I

19.Pf41.

the 89 verfe.

For

ever O

Lord,

thy

word

fétled in heaven

:

there

is

certainly

a

reward

Evidences

of for

the

Saints.

One evidence

that there

muff

be

a

great

reward

agrear

reward

is

this, That

from

the beginning

of

the

world

to

this day

they

iu

h4avcn

have

fuffered

fo

much on

Earth, that

he

muff

have force

time

to,communicate

his infinite

treafures,

and,

that

vifibly

too

;

certainly the power

of God

will.be in

a

kind anfwerrng

to

his.

grace

and

mercy

to

work

mightily,

to

manifefl

the

infinite

ri-

ches

of his

grace

in

rewarding.

Therefore there

is

a

reward

for

the

Saints, and above all for

the

fuffering Saints.

Secondly

, There

mull needs be

a

great

reward

in heaven

for them,

becaufe

the Lord

gives

the

greatef+

portion

of

the.

earth

to

the wicked,even

to.the dogs;There

are

higher things

for

the

Saints,

if

the earth be

fo

excellent

that

he gives

to his

enemies,what

hath

he

for

his ovine

Saints, thole

that

are

deere

to

him,his

Children that

fuffer for him

!

When

we look on

this

world,

when we fee what

a

Caro,

ie

it

herb,, and

befpangled

with flsirres,

and fee

the

glory

of the

earth,

and

the riches

thereof,.