676 Goodnefs of God. Vol. I; of fo excellent a Prince, as he had defcrib'd him juif as he wasleaving the World by which we may fee, what the Light of Nature thought to be the beft comfort of a dying Man. This bringsme to the Third, and laic particular which I mentioned, the vaft and unfpeakable Re- ward, which this Grace andVirtue of Charity will meet with in the other World It will plead for us at the Day of Judgment, and procure for us a molt glorious recompence at the refurreaion of thegel, and that proportionablè to the degrees of our Charity ; z Cor. 9. 6. He which foweth fparinglÿ, Jhall reap fpäringly : and he which foweth bountifully (hall reap bountifully ; and from this Confideration, the Apoftle encourageth our Perfeverance in Well-doing, let us not be weary in well. doing, for in due feafon we ,-hall reap, if we faint not ; that is, we (hall certainly meet with the reward of it, if not in this World, yetin the other. And now that I have declar'd this Duty to you, together with the mighty pleafure, and advantages, and rewards of it, I crave leave to prefent you with come of the belt Occafions, and Opportunities of the exercife and practice ofit. And for your encouragement hereto, I thall read to you the prefent State of the chief Hofpitals belonging to this GreatCity, and of the difpofal of their Chari- ty for the tali Year. And now I have laidbefore you thefe great Objects of your Charity, and the heft Arguments I could think of to incline and ftir upyour Minds to the exercife of this excellent Grace and Virtue ; as there is no time left for it, I having, I am afraid already tir'd your Patience, fo I hope there is no need to prefs thisDuty any farther upon you, fince you are fo willing and forward of your felves, and fo very ready toevery good Work. This great City hath a double Honour due to it, of being both the greateft Benefaétors in this kind, and the molt faithful Managers, and Difpofersof it ; and I am now in a place molt proper for the mention of Chrift's Hofpital, á Proteftant Foundation of that molt Pious and Ex- cellent Prince Edward VI. which I believe is one of the beft inflames of fo large and fo well-manag'd Charity, this Day in the World. And now to Conclude all, if any of you know any better employment than to dogood; any work that will give truer Pleafure to our Minds ; that hath grea- ter and better promifes made to it, the Promifes of the Life that now is, andthat which is to come ; that we !hall refle& upon with more comfort, when we come to dye ; and that through the Merciesand Merits of our Bleffed Saviour,- will !land us in more flead at the Day of Judgment ; let us mind that work: but if we do not ; let us apply our felves to this bufinefs of Charity, withall our might, and let usnot be weary inwell-doing, becaufe in duefeafon we,-hall reap, if wefaint not. Now theGodof Peace, whobrought again from the deadour Lord5tefus Chrifi, the great Shepherdof the Sheep, through the bloodof the EverlaJling Covenant, makeyou perfect in every good work, to do his willthrough lefus Chrift to whom with thee, 0 Father, and the Holy Ghoft, be all honour and glory, thankfgiving and praife, both now andfor ever, Amen. SERMON XC. The Goodne s of God. PSAL. CXLV. 9. The Lord isgood to all, and his tender Mercies are over all his Works. THE Subjeét which I have now propofed to treat of, is certainly one Of the Greateft and Nobleft Arguments in the World, the Goodnefs of God, the Higheft and molt Glorious "Perfection, of the Beft and moft Excel- lent
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