262 _ hrijl bùfrondflherit, Cc. , godly life. Howevetihere they indure'affliftions, andmockings, and reproaches; and fcoffs ofthe world,yet Chrill hash a great reward for them. Let them rejoyce, great ¡hall their reward be. Giveme a man then-that hath buckled with the fins of the times, that bath ftudied the advancement of Religion ; give me loch a one as bath incouraged thole that are feeble, that bath provided for the Lords Prophets, that bath reformed the abufes of the Lords day, as Nehemiah ; what will inflame his zeal morethan this, that Chrift his Saviour fees it, and regards it,and will reward him ? And left he fhould faintbefore the reward come, he faith,he will come thorn ly, This comfortedElias in the Wildernefs, and `Jeremiah in the Dungeon, and ?ob on the Dunghill ; fo that they were more than conquerors through Chrift. Secondly,is it fo that Chrift (hall come to Judgement, and bath his reward with him ; here is terror toall the wicked workers of iniquity. Behold, faith Malachy, Mal. 4.I. The dayofthe Lordcometh, it(hallburn as anoven, and allthe wickedand ungodly ofthe earth, shall be asflubble and f ram, and fuel for thefurnace of Gods wrath. What a woful and heavy day will this be to all the wicked and ungodly ? Methinks-they might conceive the terror, and they (hall cry out at the lati day, whenhe (hall come to reward them : is not this he whofe lawes we havecontemn- ed ? whole fides we have pierced ? whomwe have nailed to the Crofs ? whofe Minihers we have reviled ? whole fervants we have reproached ? And this shall ¡bike great terror to the hearts of all wicked men, when Chrift (hall pronounce againft them, Goye eurfed. Whither 1 to the devil and his place oftorments : 'Then they (hall cry to the mountains tofall on them : Oh that fome wild bean would fol- low them, and tear them inpieces, but it will be too late : their part and portion is in thatLake that burntwith fire andbrimflone. Lafily, this would flir every oneup to fic'himfelf, topreparefor thisJudgement. And let us continually therefore lift up our hearts toheaven ; and as the Apoflle fpeaks,wait for the appearing ofChrift to Judgement.Then all tears (hall be wiped from our eyes : there (hall beno more forrow, and mourning : there we (hall fit with the Saints, and fing with the Angels, Halelujah,balelurah,allpraife,andhonour, andglory, andmight, anddominion, andmajefty, be to him that is upon the throne ; the Lamb Chrih)efus for evermore. Vfez. Tenor to the wicked, Mal. 4. t. vfe 3. To be fitted lot theday. '.[ H E
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