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SECT.
IIL)
THÉ HAPPINESS
OE
SEPARATE SPIRIT$.
Sot
tèacheth
in
all
good things:..
Be
not. deceived,
God is
not
mocked;
for
ivhatsoever
a
man
soweth,
that
shall
hé
also reap
For
he
that
soweth
to
the
flesh,
shall
of
the
flesh
reap
corruption
;
but
he
that
soweth
to
the
spirit,
shall
of
the
spirit
reap
l
f
e
everlasting.
And
let
us
not
be
weary
in
well-doing ;
for
in
due season
we
shall
reap,
if
we
faint
not.
When
God
distributes the riches
of
his
glory
amongst the saints
in
heaven, he
pours
them
out
in a
large and bountiful manner upon those
who
have
distributed the
good things
of
this
life
bountifully
to
the
poor
:
but
he rewards the
narrow-
souled
Christian
with
a more sparing
hand.
With
the same design does the
apostle encourage
chris-
tians
to
great
watchfulness
against
sin
and
heresy, as welt
as
ministers to
a solicitous
cai.e
of their doctrine and
preaching
: 1
Cor. iii.
12,
13, 14, 15.
If
any man
build
gold, silver,
or precious stones upon
the
true
foun-
dation
Jesus
Christ, and raise
a
glorious
superstructure
Of
truth
and
holiness, he shall
receive
a
reward answer-
able
to his
skill and care
in
building
;
for
his
work shall
stand,
when
it
is
tried
by
the
fire
of
the
judgment-day:
But
if
he
build wood,
hay,
and stubble.
upon
it, evil
infe-
rences,
and
corrupt
practices, or
trifles,
fruitless
contro-
versies, idle
speculations, and vain ceremonies; his works
shall
be
burnt, and
he shall suffer
loss,
shall
obtain
a
far
less
recompence
of
his
labour
:
Yet, since
he
has!laid
Christ
for the
foundation, and-has taught and practised
the fundamental doctrines and duties
of
Christianity,
though
mingled with much
folly
and
weakness,
he
himself
shall
be
saved;
yet
in
so
hazardous a manner
as
a
man
that
is
saved
by fire,
who loses
all his
goods, and
just
escapes
with his life.
When
you
hear
St.
Paul
or
St.
John,
:speaking
of
the
last judgment,
they
give
hints
of
the same
distinction
of
rewards
;
2
Cor. v.
10.
For
we
must
all
appear
before
the
judgment
-seat
of
Christ,
that
every
one
may receive
the
things
done
in
his
body,
according to
that
he
hash
done,
whether
it
be
good
or
bad.
Eph.
vi. 8.
Whatsoever
good
Thing an
y
man doeth, the
same
shall
he
receive
of
theLord,
whether
he
be
bond
or
free
;
Rev. xxii.
12.
And
behold,
I
come
quickly
and
my-
reward
is
with
me,
to
give
every
mean
according
as his
work'shall
be.
Though
the highest
and holiest saint in heaven can claim nothing there
by