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Evidences of the

Sainrsgreat

reward in

heaven.

and what his

infinite mercy

is

able

to

bellow

upon

a

creature,

wee

are chofen

to

the praite of

his

rich and glorious grace

;

it

this

be

Gods end

in

chufina

us ,

that

he

might manifelt what

the power

of

his

grace

is

and what

the

power of

his

grace

means,

here

is

that reward

,

for

you,to

what

an

height

an

infinite

.God

is

able

to

raife

poore

creatures to

;

Great

is

your reward

in

heaven.

Sixt

hly ,

It

mull be

a

great

reward, becaufe

it

is

that

like-

wife

that

is

the fruit

of

the

purchase

of

the

blood

of

Chrill,

that colt

fo-

deare,that

muff

be

of

as

great value

and

worth that

the

blood of

Chrifl deferved.

As

Can

is

to

all

eternitie

crying

for

more

and

more

wrath

to

God,

becaufe

fin

deferves more

To

the

merit

of

Chrifl,

if thou

haft not

to the

utmofl capacity

that

fuch

a

creature

is

capable

of,

the merit

of

Chrifl

will cry

for

thee,

and

is

not here

enough

to

encourage

us iti-ftufering,

it

ís fuch

a

reward

as

Chrill

is

gone

before

topyeparedó

r

4

Chap.

It

is

one

end of

his

Afcenfion

into

heaven

,

there

to

make all things fit for

his Saints

and

Difciples

againfi

they

come.

If

you will aske

me what

it

is, what, {hould

I

tell.you

of the'bleffed

vifion

of

Gobi,

the

enjoyment

of

God,

commu-

nion

with

God,

communion with

the Father,

Sonne, and holy

.

Ghefl. The

Scripture tells but

little

of the glory

of

the foule,

becaufe

it

would

have

us

to

argue our

(elves from

that

which

more

fenfible

;

for

if

the Scripture

tell_.

us

that the body

(Tali

thine

as

the

Sunne

in

the Firmament.then

what (hall the foule

e

?

the foule

is capable

of

communion with

God,*

o

put

you

in mind of

this, that every time

when

you

Puffer

any

thing,

you

a& your faith

on

that glorious

reward

;

Bleff

ed

areye

when

.

ye

[offer

for

righteoufneffe

fake,

and

when men

revile

yon

;for

great

is

yoar

reward.

In the

io

verse

;

Bleffed

are

they which

are

perfecuted

for

righteoufneffe

faä:

and in

the

II

werfe;

the

pêrfon

is

changed

;

what

is

the

reafon

the

perfon

is

changed

?

irfl,

Bleffed

are

they, and

then

bleffed

are

ye

the

reafon

be-

caufe

Chrifl

would feeme

to

dire&

himfelfe

unto

thofe Disci-

pies

that

he fent abroad

to

preach

the Gofpel;

As

he had

spoke

to

all

thòfe

that

lheuld

profefhe

the Gofpel

; Bleffed

are

they

that

frier

for

rishteoufneff

e

fo Blefjed

are

e

ye.

Observe