Serin. LXVI. prov'd by bis RefurreEfion. 483 idly And lafily, The affurance of our future Reward is a mighty Encourage- ment to Obedience and a Holy Life. What greater Encouragement can we have than this, That all the good which we do in this World will accompany us into theother? That when we refi from our Labours, our works will follow us? That when we (hall be fiript of other things, and parted from them, thefe will Hill remain with us, and bear uscompany? Our Riches and Honours our fenfual Preafures and Enjoyments will all take their leave of us, when we leave this World; nay many times they do not accompany us fd far as the Grave, but take occafion to forfake us, whenwe have the greateft need and ufe of them : but Pi- ety and Virtueare that better part which cannot be takenfrom us. All thegood aEti- ons whichwe do in this world will go along with us into theother, and through the Merits ofour Redeemer procure for us, at the hands of a Gracious and Mer- ciful God, a Glorious and Eternal Reward ; not according to the meannefs of our Services, but according to the Bounty of his Mind, and the vattnefs of his Treafures and Elate. Now what an encouragement is this to Holinefs and Obedience, to confider that it will all be our own another day; to be affured that whoever ferves God faithfully, and does fuffer for him patiently, does lay up fo much Treafure for himfelf in another World, and provides fatting Comforts for himfelf, and faith- ful and confiant Companions, that will never leavehim nor forfake him ? Let us then do all the good we can, while we have opportunity, and ferve God with all our might, knowing that no good aElion that we do (hall be loft and fall to the ground, that every Grace and Virtue that we exercife in this life, and every degree of them, [hallreceive their full recompence at the Refurretlion of the Nufi. How fhould this infpire us with Refolution and Zeal and Induftry in the Ser- viceof God, to have fuch a Reward continually in our Eye; how (bould it tempt us to ourDuty, to have aCrown and a Kingdom offered to us, Toys unffea- kable and full of Glory, filch things as Eye bath not feen, nor Ear heard, nor have entred into the heart of man? And fuch are the things which God bath laid up for themwho lovebits heartily, and ferne him faithfully in this World. Qqq 2 SER-
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