98 SERMONS upon the SEIRM.XIII, SERMON XIII. MATT H. XXV.v.19,2O,2I,22,23. After a long time the Lord of thofe Servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And fo he that had received five Talents, came and brought other five Talents ; faying, Lord, thou delivered fl me five Talents, behold, I have gained befades them five Talents more. His Lord fäid unto him, . Well done, thou good and faithful Servant, thou haft been faithful over a few things, I willolrlake thee Ruler over many things : Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. Ile alfo that had received two Talents, came and faid, Lord, thou . deliveredfl unto me two Talents ; behold, I have gained other two be fides them. His Lordfaid unto him, Well done, thou good, and faithful Servant, thou haft been faithful over a few things, I will make thee Ru- ler over many things : Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. E now come to the Third part of the Parable. (( i. We called the Diliribution. The { 2. The Negotiation. (( 3. Thé Account. This Account is, Fir/i, Spoken in the General, verf. 19. Secondly, More Particularly defcribed and fet forth. There we Mall take notice, Firlt, Of the Reckoning with the good Servants. . Secondly, With the bad one. In the Paffages that concern the good Servants, you may take notice of the Servants Account, and the Maltera Approbation. The account of the firft Servant is in verf. 20. of the fecond in verf. 22. the Mafters Approbation in verf. 21, & 23. He entertaineth both the Servants with the fame countenance, and the fame words. (s.) I begin with the general intimation of the Account, ver. 19. Where the Time, i. When he cometh ; After a long time. 2. His Work ; what he will do when he cometh : He reckoneth with his Servants. Firft, For the lime. I. DoEt. There is agood (pace of time between Chrifis Afcenfion and fecond coming. .2, But why is this la/i reckoning fo long delayed? A. Not from any unreadinefs in Chrrlt ; he is ready to judge, if we be ready to be jnd ¿ed, r Pet. 4. 5. But, (s.) There is a Reafon on the part of the good; and that is, that the Number of the Elea may be gathered, who live in feveral Ages and places ; t'
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