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           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           KING
           and
           QUEEN
           AT
           
             WHITE-HALL
             ,
             MAY
          
           the
           4th
           .
           M.DC.XC
           .
        
         
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             WAKE
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           Their
           Majesties
           :
           And
           Preacher
           to
           the
           Honourable
           Society
           of
           GRAYS-INN
           .
        
         
           Published
           by
           Their
           Majesties
           Special
           Comand
           .
        
         
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Chrysost.
             
               Conc.
               2.
               de
            
             Lazar.
             
          
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Ric.
             Chiswell
          
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           :
           And
           
             W.
             Rogers
          
           at
           the
           Sun
           over-against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           Fleetstreet
           .
           1690.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             LUKE
             xvi
             .
             25.
             
          
           
             But
             Abraham
             said
             ;
             Son
             ,
             Remember
             that
             Thou
             in
             thy
             life-time
             receivedst
             thy
             God
             things
             ,
             and
             likewise
             Lazarus
             Evil
             things
             :
             But
             now
             ,
             He
             is
             Comforted
             ,
             and
             Thou
             art
             Tormented
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           words
           are
           part
           of
           a
           Parable
           ,
           in
           which
           our
           
             Saviour
             Christ
          
           sets
           forth
           to
           us
           the
           different
           Methods
           of
           
             God's
             Providence
          
           in
           his
           dispensations
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           with
           relation
           to
           the
           Happiness
           of
           
             this
             life
          
           ,
           and
           of
           
             the
             Other
          
           .
           That
           however
           he
           may
           here
           seem
           to
           scatter
           his
           Blessings
           at
           all
           adventures
           ,
           upon
           the
           Good
           and
           Bad
           indifferently
           ,
           and
           permit
           the
           Wicked
           to
           triumph
           in
           their
           Impiety
           ;
           Yet
           there
           is
           a
           time
           coming
           when
           He
           will
           call
           them
           to
           a
           severe
           account
           for
           all
           their
           Actions
           ,
           and
           
             render
             to
             every
             man
             according
             to
             his
             Works
             .
          
        
         
           
             There
             was
             a
             certain
             
               rich
               Man
            
             ,
             
             which
             was
             cloathed
             in
             purple
             and
             fine
             linnen
             ,
             and
             fared
             sumptuously
             every
             day
             .
             And
             there
             was
             a
             certain
             Beggar
             ,
             named
             Lazarus
             ,
             which
             was
             laid
             at
             his
             Gate
             full
             of
             sores
             ;
             And
             desiring
             to
             be
             fed
             with
             the
             Crumbs
             which
             fell
             from
             the
             rich
             mans
             table
             :
             moreover
             the
             dogs
             came
             and
             licked
             His
             sores
             .
             And
             it
             came
             to
             pass
             that
             the
             beggar
             
             died
             ,
             and
             was
             carried
             by
             the
             Angels
             into
             
             Abraham's
             bosome
             ;
             The
             rich
             man
             also
             died
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             .
             And
             in
             Hell
             he
             lift
             up
             his
             Eyes
             ,
             being
             in
             torments
             ,
             and
             seeth
             Abraham
             afar
             off
             ,
             and
             Lazarus
             in
             his
             bosome
             .
             And
             he
             cried
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             Father
             Abraham
             ,
             Have
             mercy
             on
             me
             ;
             and
             send
             Lazarus
             that
             he
             may
             dip
             the
             tip
             of
             his
             finger
             in
             water
             ,
             and
             cool
             my
             tongue
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             tormented
             in
             this
             flame
             .
          
        
         
           
             But
             Abraham
             said
             ;
             Son
             ,
             Remember
             ,
             that
             Thou
             in
             thy
             life-time
             receivedst
             thy
             
               good
               things
            
             ,
             and
             likewise
             
               Lazarus
               ,
               evil
               things
            
             :
             but
             now
             ,
             He
             is
             comforted
             ,
             and
             Thou
             art
             tormented
             .
          
        
         
           It
           has
           been
           one
           of
           the
           oldest
           Complaints
           that
           we
           any-where
           meet
           with
           against
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           in
           his
           managing
           the
           Affairs
           of
           this
           
             lower
             World
          
           ,
           That
           He
           so
           often
           permits
           the
           
             greatest
             Sinners
          
           to
           be
           very
           easie
           and
           prosperous
           ;
           whilst
           
             better
             men
          
           are
           forced
           many
           times
           to
           encounter
           with
           all
           the
           difficulties
           and
           discouragements
           ,
           not
           only
           of
           a
           poor
           and
           despicable
           Fortune
           ,
           but
           that
           too
           rendred
           yet
           more
           uneasie
           ,
           by
           the
           Injuries
           and
           Oppressions
           which
           the
           wicked
           are
           suffered
           to
           bring
           upon
           him
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           look
           back
           into
           the
           state
           of
           the
           World
           before
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           even
           then
           when
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           make
           
             temporal
             blessings
          
           the
           encouragement
           
           to
           Obedience
           ;
           yet
           we
           shall
           find
           nevertheless
           the
           best
           Men
           very
           frequently
           both
           wondring
           at
           ,
           and
           complaining
           of
           the
           inequality
           of
           this
           
             procedure
             .
             Truly
          
           ,
           says
           
             Holy
             David
          
           ,
           Psal.
           lxxiii
           .
           1.
           
           
             God
             is
             good
             unto
          
           Israel
           ,
           
           
             even
             to
             such
             as
             are
             of
             a
             clean
             heart
             :
          
           
           
             But
             as
             for
             me
             ,
             my
             feet
             were
             almost
             gone
             ,
             my
             steps
             had
             well
             nigh
             slipp'd
             :
          
           
           
             For
             I
             was
             envious
             at
             the
             foolish
             ,
             when
             I
             saw
             the
             prosperity
             of
             the
             wicked
             .
          
           And
           Job
           himself
           ,
           thô
           so
           patient
           in
           his
           
             own
             sufferings
          
           ,
           yet
           could
           not
           forbear
           to
           expostulate
           with
           God
           ,
           
           about
           the
           
             flourishing
             condition
          
           of
           
             Evil
             Men
             ;
             Job
          
           xxi
           .
           7.
           
           
             Wherefore
             do
             the
             wicked
             live
             ,
             become
             old
             ,
             yea
             ,
             are
             mighty
             in
             power
             ?
          
           And
           the
           best
           account
           could
           then
           be
           given
           of
           this
           matter
           was
           ;
           That
           thô
           Providence
           did
           permit
           them
           to
           flourish
           for
           a
           while
           ,
           yet
           it
           commonly
           brought
           some
           severe
           Judgment
           upon
           them
           at
           the
           last
           :
           And
           as
           the
           Heathens
           themselves
           sometimes
           observed
           ,
           therefore
           raised
           them
           up
           to
           a
           height
           of
           fortune
           extraordinary
           ,
           that
           their
           Fall
           might
           be
           the
           greater
           ,
           and
           
             more
             remarkable
          
           .
        
         
           
             This
             was
             what
             the
          
           Prophet
           David
           ,
           
             after
             all
             his
             search
             ,
             acquiesced
             in
             ,
             as
             the
             best
             Argument
             both
             to
             satisfy
             himself
             ,
             and
             to
             vindicate
          
           God
           Almighty
           .
           Surely
           ,
           
           
             says
             He
          
           ,
           thou
           dost
           set
           them
           in
           slippery
           places
           ,
           and
           castest
           them
           into
           destruction
           :
           
           How
           are
           they
           brought
           into
           desolation
           as
           in
           a
           moment
           ?
           They
           are
           utterly
           
           consumed
           with
           terrors
           :
           
           As
           a
           dream
           when
           one
           awaketh
           ,
           so
           ,
           
             O
             Lord
          
           ,
           when
           thou
           awakest
           shalt
           thou
           despise
           their
           Image
           .
           
             And
             again
             ,
             in
             another
          
           Psalm
           ;
           
             He
             gives
             this
             as
             the
             reason
             ,
             why
             we
             should
             not
             be
             troubled
             at
             the
          
           prosperity
           which
           wicked
           Men
           
             seem
             sometimes
             to
             enjoy
          
           .
           
           Fret
           not
           thy self
           because
           of
           Evil-doers
           ,
           neither
           be
           thou
           envious
           against
           the
           workers
           of
           Iniquity
           ;
           
           For
           they
           shall
           soon
           be
           cut
           down
           like
           the
           grass
           ,
           and
           wither
           as
           the
           green
           herb
           .
           And
           Solomon
           
             not
             only
             insists
             upon
             the
             same
             Reason
             ,
             but
             almost
             transcribes
             the
             very
             same
             words
             :
          
           Prov.
           xxiv
           .
           19.
           
           
           Fret
           not
           thy self
           because
           of
           Evil
           Men
           ,
           
           neither
           be
           thou
           envious
           at
           the
           Wicked
           ;
           For
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           reward
           to
           the
           Evil
           Man
           ,
           the
           Candle
           of
           the
           Wicked
           shall
           be
           put
           out
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           same
           was
           the
           Reflection
           which
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           
             Holy
             Men
          
           in
           those
           times
           contented
           themselves
           with
           upon
           this
           occasion
           .
           They
           saw
           but
           little
           of
           a
           
             future
             state
          
           ,
           and
           of
           that
           Eternal
           Retribution
           God
           will
           hereafter
           make
           of
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ,
           to
           every
           one
           
             according
             to
             his
             works
          
           :
           And
           therefore
           they
           sought
           out
           that
           punishment
           for
           Sinners
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           which
           they
           could
           not
           so
           certainly
           assign
           to
           them
           in
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           Nor
           indeed
           was
           this
           any
           more
           than
           what
           the
           Tenor
           of
           the
           Law
           it self
           directed
           them
           to
           .
           For
           it
           having
           pleased
           God
           to
           set
           before
           them
           the
           promises
           
           of
           this
           
             present
             life
          
           ,
           as
           the
           rewards
           of
           their
           Obedience
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           threatnings
           of
           troubles
           and
           disappointments
           ,
           of
           losses
           and
           afflictions
           now
           to
           be
           undergone
           ,
           to
           affright
           them
           from
           sin
           :
           It
           was
           but
           natural
           for
           them
           to
           be
           surprised
           ,
           when
           contrary
           to
           all
           this
           ,
           they
           saw
           
             wicked
             men
          
           in
           great
           Prosperity
           ;
           And
           to
           conclude
           according
           to
           what
           both
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Methods
           of
           his
           Dispensations
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           Experience
           led
           them
           to
           do
           ,
           that
           their
           happiness
           should
           not
           be
           of
           any
           
             long
             continuance
          
           ;
           but
           ,
           as
           the
           Psalmist
           expresses
           it
           ,
           
           in
           the
           Psalm
           I
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           Ps.
           xxxvii
           .
           35
           ,
           36.
           
           
             I
             have
             seen
             the
             wicked
             in
             great
             power
             ,
             and
             spreading
             himself
             like
             a
             green
             bay-tree
             :
          
           
           
             Yet
             he
             passed
             away
             ,
             and
             lo
             ,
             he
             was
             not
             ;
             yea
             I
             sought
             him
             ,
             but
             he
             could
             not
             be
             found
             .
          
        
         
           Such
           was
           the
           Case
           even
           of
           the
           best
           men
           heretofore
           under
           the
           Law
           :
           And
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           say
           ,
           how
           apt
           we
           all
           of
           us
           are
           ,
           to
           complain
           of
           
           God's
           Providence
           upon
           the
           same
           account
           even
           now
           .
           And
           if
           not
           with
           the
           Sceptick
           ,
           to
           take
           occasion
           from
           hence
           to
           dispute
           whether
           he
           has
           any
           concern
           at
           all
           for
           the
           Affairs
           here
           below
           ;
           yet
           at
           least
           with
           Jeremy
           to
           reason
           sometimes
           with
           him
           of
           his
           doings
           ,
           
           Jer.
           xii
           .
           1.
           
           
             Righteous
             art
             thou
          
           ,
           O
           LORD
           ,
           
             when
             I
             plead
             with
             thee
             ,
             yet
             let
             me
             talk
             with
             thee
             of
             thy
             judgments
             ;
             Wherefore
             doth
             the
             way
             of
             the
             wicked
             prosper
             ?
          
        
         
         
           But
           the
           Instance
           of
           the
           Text
           explains
           the
           difficulty
           ,
           gives
           a
           final
           satisfaction
           to
           all
           our
           doubts
           ,
           and
           for
           ever
           silences
           our
           Complaints
           ;
           and
           vindicates
           both
           the
           Justice
           and
           Goodness
           of
           
             God
             Almighty
          
           .
           Whilst
           drawing
           aside
           the
           vail
           which
           hung
           before
           their
           eyes
           ,
           it
           gives
           us
           a
           clear
           prospect
           of
           a
           state
           of
           things
           ,
           beyond
           the
           narrow
           bounds
           of
           this
           
             present
             World.
          
           A
           State
           where
           all
           these
           seeming
           Irregularities
           shall
           be
           set
           to
           rights
           :
           Where
           the
           Sinner
           shall
           be
           divested
           of
           all
           his
           present
           happiness
           ;
           And
           the
           Greatness
           ,
           the
           Riches
           ,
           the
           Pleasures
           he
           now
           enjoys
           ,
           expire
           into
           the
           
             sad
             result
          
           of
           that
           Sarcastick
           Concession
           ,
           which
           Solomon
           once
           made
           to
           the
           wicked
           in
           his
           days
           ;
           
           
             Rejoice
             ,
             O
             young
             man
             ,
             in
             thy
             youth
             ,
             and
             let
             thy
             heart
             cheer
             thee
             in
             the
             days
             of
             thy
             youth
             ;
             Walk
             in
             the
             ways
             of
             thy
             heart
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             thine
             eyes
             :
             But
             know
             thou
             ,
             that
             for
             all
             these
             things
             ,
             God
             will
             bring
             thee
             to
             judgment
             .
          
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           but
           the
           Text
           carries
           us
           yet
           farther
           :
           It
           not
           only
           sets
           before
           us
           the
           different
           state
           of
           the
           poor
           despised
           Lazarus
           ,
           and
           the
           rich
           Voluptuary
           ,
           in
           the
           
             other
             world
          
           ;
           thô
           that
           had
           been
           sufficient
           to
           justifie
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           ,
           both
           for
           all
           the
           Good
           which
           the
           One
           had
           received
           ,
           and
           for
           all
           the
           Evil
           which
           the
           Other
           had
           suffer'd
           here
           on
           Earth
           :
           But
           seems
           in
           great
           measure
           to
           represent
           
           to
           us
           their
           several
           conditions
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           as
           the
           very
           Ground
           and
           Reason
           of
           their
           different
           Portions
           in
           the
           other
           .
           
             Son
             ,
             remember
             ,
             that
          
           Thou
           
             in
             thy
             life-time
             hast
             received
             thy
          
           Good
           things
           ,
           
             and
             likewise
          
           Lazarus
           Evil
           things
           ;
           
             but
             now
          
           He
           is
           comforted
           ,
           and
           Thou
           art
           tormented
           .
           He
           does
           not
           tell
           him
           of
           the
           Abuse
           he
           had
           made
           of
           his
           Riches
           ,
           in
           employing
           them
           only
           upon
           his
           Pride
           and
           Sensuality
           .
           He
           reproaches
           him
           not
           with
           his
           Uncharitableness
           ,
           that
           could
           let
           this
           poor
           man
           lie
           and
           perish
           at
           his
           Gate
           ,
           and
           not
           take
           so
           much
           notice
           as
           his
           very
           Dogs
           did
           of
           him
           .
           No
           ;
           he
           represents
           to
           him
           only
           the
           Happiness
           he
           sometime
           enjoyed
           whilst
           he
           was
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           and
           the
           Grandeur
           and
           Jollity
           in
           which
           he
           lived
           in
           it
           :
           As
           if
           a
           
             continued
             state
             of
             Prosperity
          
           in
           the
           
             present
             life
          
           were
           almost
           incompatible
           with
           the
           Blessings
           and
           Glories
           of
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           And
           however
           I
           shall
           not
           presume
           to
           be
           so
           rash
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           a
           general
           Rule
           of
           this
           Remark
           ;
           That
           those
           who
           are
           Great
           ,
           and
           Rich
           ,
           and
           Honourable
           now
           ,
           are
           not
           to
           expect
           any
           further
           Portion
           hereafter
           :
           And
           ,
           God
           be
           thanked
           !
           have
           Instances
           at
           this
           time
           before
           my
           eyes
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           would
           be
           sufficient
           to
           confute
           the
           uncharitableness
           of
           such
           a
           Conclusion
           :
           Yet
           thus
           much
           I
           may
           take
           leave
           to
           observe
           from
           it
           ;
           
           That
           such
           Persons
           as
           these
           ,
           shall
           of
           all
           others
           the
           
             most
             hardly
             be
             saved
          
           .
           And
           therefore
           that
           we
           ought
           to
           be
           so
           far
           from
           censuring
           
             God's
             Providence
          
           for
           dispensing
           so
           large
           a
           share
           of
           these
           Blessings
           to
           them
           ,
           or
           from
           envying
           of
           them
           upon
           any
           such
           account
           ;
           that
           we
           should
           rather
           pity
           their
           danger
           ,
           who
           are
           beset
           with
           so
           many
           more
           and
           so
           much
           greater
           Temptations
           than
           other
           men
           ;
           And
           must
           therefore
           take
           a
           great
           deal
           more
           care
           and
           pains
           ,
           be
           much
           more
           watchful
           over
           themselves
           ,
           and
           zealous
           in
           their
           duty
           ;
           or
           else
           what
           we
           falsly
           call
           their
           Happiness
           ,
           may
           prove
           their
           ruin
           to
           all
           Eternity
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           a
           severe
           Censure
           which
           our
           Saviour
           once
           pass'd
           upon
           the
           Riches
           ,
           and
           I
           fear
           I
           may
           extend
           it
           to
           all
           other
           the
           like
           advantages
           ,
           to
           the
           Honours
           ,
           the
           Power
           ,
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           this
           world
           ;
           Mat.
           xix
           .
           23.
           
           
           
             Verily
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             a
          
           rich
           man
           
             shall
             hardly
             enter
             into
             the
             kingdom
             of
             heaven
             .
          
           And
           again
           ,
           
           ver
           .
           24.
           
           
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             It
             is
             easier
             for
             a
             Camel
             to
             go
             through
             the
             eye
             of
             a
             needle
             ,
             than
             for
             a
             rich
             man
             to
             enter
             into
             the
             kingdom
             of
             heaven
             .
          
           And
           when
           his
           Disciples
           thereupon
           began
           with
           some
           amazement
           to
           ask
           of
           him
           ,
           
           
             Who
             then
             can
             be
             sav'd
          
           ?
           We
           do
           not
           find
           him
           at
           all
           moderating
           his
           Reflection
           .
           He
           tells
           them
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           indeed
           possible
           for
           such
           a
           one
           to
           be
           saved
           :
           But
           it
           was
           like
           
           
             removing
             a
             mountain
          
           ,
           or
           
             raising
             a
             dead
             man
             to
             life
             .
          
           A
           work
           to
           be
           done
           only
           by
           a
           Miracle
           of
           
             God's
             Grace
          
           ;
           not
           after
           the
           ordinary
           manner
           of
           other
           men
           ,
           but
           by
           that
           
             mighty
             Power
          
           which
           makes
           nothing
           impossible
           to
           a
           
             Divine
             Agent
          
           :
           
           Jesus
           
             said
             unto
             them
             ,
             With
             men
             this
             is
             impossible
             ,
             but
             with
             God
             all
             things
             are
             possible
             .
          
        
         
           And
           this
           is
           that
           which
           I
           shall
           now
           endeavour
           both
           from
           the
           Remark
           and
           the
           Example
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           more
           particularly
           to
           represent
           to
           you
           .
           I
           am
           sensible
           that
           I
           am
           now
           speaking
           to
           Persons
           of
           a
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Fortune
           and
           Character
           in
           the
           World.
           And
           I
           know
           how
           much
           harder
           it
           will
           be
           ,
           without
           great
           care
           ,
           for
           such
           to
           be
           saved
           ,
           than
           for
           those
           of
           an
           
             Inferiour
             degree
          
           :
           And
           therefore
           how
           necessary
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           be
           fully
           convinced
           and
           persuaded
           of
           it
           .
           And
           I
           am
           not
           in
           the
           least
           apprehensive
           ,
           that
           I
           shall
           at
           all
           discourage
           their
           Piety
           by
           such
           an
           Undertaking
           .
           It
           is
           the
           Honour
           of
           Great
           and
           Generons
           minds
           to
           be
           brave
           and
           daring
           .
           The
           difficulties
           that
           would
           affright
           others
           ,
           serve
           only
           to
           animate
           and
           encourage
           them
           the
           more
           to
           overcome
           them
           .
           And
           this
           Promise
           they
           have
           from
           
             God
             Almighty
          
           ,
           That
           as
           their
           task
           is
           more
           difficult
           than
           other
           mens
           ,
           so
           shall
           his
           Grace
           be
           dispenced
           to
           them
           in
           a
           greater
           and
           more
           plentiful
           
           Degree
           .
           So
           that
           if
           they
           benot
           wanting
           to
           themselves
           ,
           he
           will
           not
           fail
           to
           assist
           their
           Endeavours
           :
           He
           will
           bless
           them
           with
           an
           extraordinary
           measure
           of
           his
           Grace
           now
           ,
           and
           will
           crown
           them
           with
           
             a
             more
             Exceeding
             and
             Eternal
             weight
             of
             glory
          
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           better
           clearing
           of
           all
           which
           ,
           I
           shall
           observe
           this
           Method
           :
        
         
           I
           st
           .
           I
           will
           shew
           ,
           How
           much
           more
           difficult
           it
           is
           for
           those
           who
           are
           Great
           ,
           and
           Rich
           ,
           and
           Powerful
           ,
           to
           be
           saved
           ,
           than
           for
           other
           men
           ?
           And
           upon
           what
           Grounds
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           becomes
           so
           ?
        
         
           II
           dly
           .
           I
           will
           consider
           what
           Influence
           such
           a
           Reflection
           ought
           to
           have
           upon
           all
           sorts
           of
           men
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           Upon
           the
           One
           ,
           to
           stir
           them
           up
           to
           a
           greater
           Care
           of
           their
           
             future
             Happiness
          
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Upon
           the
           Other
           ,
           to
           engage
           them
           to
           a
           patient
           Acquiescence
           even
           in
           the
           
             meanest
             Condition
          
           .
        
         
           And
           ,
           I
           st
           .
           I
           am
           to
           shew
           ,
           How
           much
           more
           difficult
           it
           is
           for
           those
           who
           are
           Great
           ,
           and
           Rich
           ,
           and
           Powerful
           ,
           to
           be
           saved
           ,
           than
           for
           other
           men
           ?
           And
           upon
           what
           Grounds
           ,
           and
           for
           what
           reason
           it
           is
           that
           it
           becomes
           so
           ?
        
         
         
           Now
           this
           will
           appear
           from
           these
           two
           Considerations
           ;
        
         
           1st
           .
           Of
           that
           Obligation
           which
           those
           who
           enjoy
           these
           Advantages
           lie
           under
           ,
           to
           a
           more
           strict
           and
           
             careful
             Discharge
          
           of
           their
           duty
           ,
           than
           other
           men
           .
           And
        
         
           2dly
           .
           Of
           those
           Temptations
           which
           these
           very
           things
           many
           times
           bring
           along
           with
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           ruining
           of
           such
           persons
           :
           Whilst
           instead
           of
           ministring
           to
           their
           Piety
           ,
           and
           so
           encreasing
           their
           Reward
           ,
           they
           serve
           rather
           to
           expose
           them
           the
           more
           to
           danger
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           consequence
           thereof
           ,
           become
           oftentimes
           the
           greatest
           Occasion
           of
           their
           
             Eternal
             Destruction
          
           .
        
         
           For
           if
           such
           Persons
           as
           these
           have
           a
           larger
           and
           more
           comprehensive
           Duty
           to
           fulfil
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           these
           Advantages
           ,
           than
           other
           men
           ;
           And
           if
           these
           very
           things
           which
           thus
           encrease
           their
           duty
           ,
           are
           also
           at
           the
           same
           time
           apt
           to
           prove
           the
           greatest
           Lets
           and
           Hindrances
           to
           them
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           ;
           nay
           perhaps
           become
           even
           Snares
           and
           Temptations
           to
           them
           to
           draw
           them
           aside
           from
           it
           :
           'T
           is
           then
           a
           plain
           case
           ,
           that
           their
           condition
           must
           be
           more
           dangerous
           than
           that
           of
           
             ordinary
             Christians
          
           ,
           who
           neither
           lie
           under
           such
           Engagements
           ,
           nor
           are
           exposed
           to
           such
           Temptations
           .
        
         
         
           And
           1st
           .
           That
           those
           to
           whom
           God
           has
           given
           these
           Advantages
           above
           
             other
             men
          
           ,
           do
           thereby
           become
           engaged
           to
           a
           
             more
             strict
          
           and
           
             careful
             discharge
          
           of
           their
           duty
           than
           others
           .
        
         
           For
           proof
           whereof
           I
           shall
           need
           go
           no
           farther
           than
           that
           great
           
             Evangelical
             Rule
          
           of
           our
           
             Blessed
             Saviour
          
           ,
           
           Luke
           xii
           .
           48.
           
           
             That
             unto
             whomsoever
             much
             is
             given
             ,
             of
             him
             much
             shall
             be
             required
             ;
             and
             unto
             whom
             men
             have
             committed
             much
             ,
             of
             him
             they
             will
             ask
             the
             more
             .
          
           He
           was
           speaking
           in
           the
           Verse
           before
           ,
           of
           the
           Difference
           which
           God
           would
           make
           in
           his
           exactions
           hereafter
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           different
           degrees
           of
           mens
           Knowledg
           and
           Capacities
           now
           .
           
           
             That
             servant
             which
             knew
             his
             Lord's
             will
             ,
             and
             prepared
             not
             himself
             ,
             neither
             did
             according
             to
             his
             will
             ,
             shall
             be
             beaten
             with
             many
             stripes
             ;
             but
             he
             that
             knew
             not
             ,
             and
             did
             commit
             things
             worthy
             of
             stripes
             ,
             shall
             be
             beaten
             with
             few
             stripes
             .
          
           And
           the
           same
           is
           the
           case
           in
           all
           other
           Advantages
           whatsoever
           :
           Whether
           they
           be
           the
           internal
           assistances
           of
           Grace
           and
           Knowledg
           ;
           or
           else
           the
           external
           Blessings
           of
           
             Honour
             ,
             Riches
             ,
             Authority
          
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           Whatever
           the
           instance
           be
           ,
           whereby
           it
           pleases
           God
           to
           enable
           us
           to
           do
           more
           good
           ,
           and
           make
           a
           more
           plentiful
           return
           of
           Duty
           and
           Service
           to
           him
           than
           other
           men
           ,
           our
           Account
           shall
           be
           required
           in
           proportion
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           to
           
             whom
             God
             has
             committed
             much
             ,
             of
             him
             he
             will
             ask
             the
             more
             .
          
        
         
         
           So
           that
           now
           then
           to
           prove
           that
           there
           is
           a
           greater
           and
           more
           extensive
           Duty
           incumbent
           upon
           such
           Persons
           as
           these
           I
           am
           now
           speaking
           of
           ,
           than
           upon
           the
           
             ordinary
             sort
             of
             Christians
          
           ,
           I
           shall
           need
           only
           to
           shew
           ,
           that
           God
           has
           given
           them
           a
           
             greater
             Capacity
             of
             doing
             Good
          
           ;
           and
           that
           by
           consequence
           it
           must
           be
           their
           own
           fault
           ,
           if
           they
           do
           not
           make
           a
           return
           ,
           in
           some
           measure
           at
           least
           ,
           proportionable
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           And
           the
           
             First
             Advantage
          
           that
           I
           shall
           mention
           is
           that
           of
           Time
           :
           And
           which
           however
           I
           fear
           at
           present
           but
           little
           regarded
           by
           many
           of
           us
           ,
           is
           yet
           without
           question
           not
           only
           a
           very
           valuable
           thing
           in
           it self
           ,
           but
           such
           a
           Blessing
           as
           whatever
           we
           do
           now
           ,
           yet
           the
           hour
           is
           coming
           when
           we
           shall
           All
           begin
           to
           put
           a
           just
           Estimate
           upon
           it
           .
           And
           when
           I
           consider
           the
           great
           business
           a
           Christian
           has
           to
           do
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           What
           Duties
           to
           fulfil
           ?
           What
           Lusts
           and
           Passions
           to
           overcome
           ?
           How
           many
           Difficulties
           and
           Temptations
           to
           encounter
           with
           ?
           And
           then
           think
           ,
           How
           short
           our
           Life
           at
           the
           best
           is
           ?
           What
           Accidents
           may
           arrive
           to
           throw
           us
           the
           next
           moment
           into
           the
           Grave
           ?
           How
           much
           of
           our
           time
           the
           Necessities
           of
           our
           Nature
           deprive
           us
           of
           ?
           How
           much
           more
           is
           stollen
           from
           us
           by
           the
           unavoidable
           Obligations
           which
           the
           Business
           and
           Conversation
           ,
           and
           too
           often
           the
           Ceremonies
           and
           
           Impertinence
           of
           the
           World
           lay
           upon
           us
           ?
           To
           say
           nothing
           now
           of
           our
           very
           Vanities
           and
           Sins
           ;
           Which
           yet
           I
           fear
           in
           all
           of
           us
           have
           their
           share
           ,
           and
           in
           many
           of
           us
           a
           very
           large
           one
           too
           ,
           to
           their
           Service
           :
           I
           must
           confess
           there
           is
           nothing
           wherein
           I
           could
           sooner
           chuse
           to
           envy
           the
           Happiness
           ,
           of
           those
           above
           me
           ,
           than
           in
           this
           one
           Advantage
           ;
           tho'
           such
           as
           Most
           of
           them
           seem
           to
           put
           the
           least
           value
           of
           all
           upon
           ,
           and
           suffer
           very
           little
           occasion
           to
           deprive
           them
           of
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           the
           Opportunity
           which
           such
           Persons
           hereby
           have
           the
           better
           to
           improve
           their
           Piety
           ,
           and
           pay
           a
           more
           constant
           and
           regular
           Attendance
           upon
           the
           Offices
           of
           Religion
           ;
           it
           is
           so
           very
           evident
           ,
           that
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           say
           any
           thing
           in
           proof
           of
           it
           .
           Whilst
           being
           freed
           from
           those
           Necessities
           under
           which
           Others
           labour
           ;
           and
           the
           supplying
           whereof
           not
           only
           fills
           up
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           their
           time
           ,
           but
           too
           much
           possesses
           their
           very
           Hearts
           and
           Affections
           too
           :
           Which
           being
           forced
           to
           converse
           so
           much
           with
           the
           Affairs
           of
           
             this
             World
          
           ,
           become
           thereby
           not
           a
           little
           indisposed
           to
           entertain
           themselves
           with
           the
           Joys
           and
           Blessings
           of
           the
           other
           ;
           They
           are
           infinitely
           more
           at
           liberty
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           exceedingly
           more
           engaged
           to
           lift
           up
           their
           Minds
           and
           Desires
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           to
           bless
           that
           God
           who
           has
           so
           highly
           favour'd
           them
           above
           the
           rest
           of
           
           Mankind
           ;
           and
           to
           spend
           that
           time
           in
           the
           more
           excellent
           pursuits
           of
           the
           Glories
           of
           their
           
             future
             state
          
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           no
           need
           to
           do
           in
           a
           solicitous
           care
           for
           the
           support
           of
           their
           present
           condition
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           must
           go
           yet
           farther
           :
           For
           such
           Persons
           as
           these
           have
           not
           only
           more
           Time
           ,
           &
           so
           a
           greater
           Opportunity
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           higher
           Engagements
           to
           serve
           God
           ,
           and
           work
           out
           their
           Salvation
           ,
           than
           the
           ordinary
           sort
           of
           Christians
           ;
           but
           they
           have
           moreover
           
             better
             Capacities
          
           ,
           and
           
             larger
             Abilities
          
           to
           do
           Good
           ,
           than
           
             other
             Men.
          
           For
           ,
        
         
           2dly
           .
           If
           we
           consider
           them
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           their
           personal
           Qualifications
           only
           ,
           there
           is
           often
           seen
           
             another
             kind
             of
             Spirit
          
           in
           them
           ,
           than
           what
           we
           find
           in
           the
           common
           and
           vulgar
           race
           of
           Mankind
           .
           Whether
           it
           be
           that
           from
           the
           begining
           they
           are
           accustomed
           to
           a
           more
           generous
           sort
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           bred
           up
           with
           other
           Maxims
           and
           Notions
           of
           things
           ,
           than
           those
           of
           an
           Inferior
           Order
           :
           Or
           that
           it
           pleases
           God
           ,
           to
           their
           greater
           Opportunities
           of
           serving
           him
           in
           all
           other
           respects
           ,
           to
           give
           a
           better
           and
           more
           excellent
           Capacity
           too
           ,
           to
           these
           than
           to
           other
           Men
           :
           But
           this
           is
           plain
           ,
           that
           something
           there
           is
           in
           the
           very
           Temper
           and
           Disposition
           of
           those
           of
           a
           higher
           Rank
           ,
           more
           generous
           and
           excellent
           than
           what
           we
           ordinarily
           
           meet
           with
           in
           those
           Below
           them
           .
           Their
           Thoughts
           are
           more
           elevated
           ,
           their
           Desires
           more
           noble
           ,
           their
           Reason
           more
           improv'd
           ;
           And
           by
           standing
           upon
           a
           higher
           Ground
           ,
           they
           see
           further
           than
           commonly
           Others
           do
           ,
           whose
           very
           Hearts
           and
           Minds
           are
           many
           times
           as
           mean
           and
           groveling
           as
           their
           Fortunes
           and
           their
           Employments
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           all
           which
           if
           we
           add
           ,
           what
           such
           Persons
           for
           the
           most
           part
           have
           ,
           the
           great
           happiness
           of
           a
           better
           and
           more
           ingenuous
           Education
           too
           :
           It
           cannot
           be
           doubted
           but
           as
           this
           must
           needs
           put
           a
           very
           great
           difference
           in
           all
           other
           respects
           between
           those
           of
           a
           
             Higher
             Quality
          
           ,
           and
           the
           common
           Crowd
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           so
           does
           it
           at
           the
           same
           time
           exceedingly
           better
           fit
           them
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           for
           more
           high
           and
           extraordinary
           Attainments
           in
           the
           ways
           of
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           indeed
           very
           sad
           to
           reflect
           how
           small
           a
           Sense
           too
           many
           of
           the
           
             Meaner
             sort
          
           of
           the
           World
           seem
           to
           have
           of
           Religion
           .
           And
           one
           would
           almost
           wonder
           how
           persons
           bred
           up
           in
           a
           Church
           where
           the
           
             Gospel
             of
             Christ
          
           is
           so
           duly
           and
           plainly
           preach'd
           to
           them
           ;
           Where
           the
           
             Holy
             Scriptures
          
           are
           read
           to
           them
           in
           their
           own
           Tongue
           ,
           and
           put
           into
           their
           Hands
           for
           their
           own
           private
           Use
           and
           Meditation
           ;
           should
           nevertheless
           so
           many
           of
           them
           remain
           
           as
           ignorant
           of
           the
           first
           principles
           of
           their
           Religion
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           never
           enjoyed
           any
           of
           these
           opportunities
           of
           being
           instructed
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           there
           is
           this
           to
           be
           said
           for
           it
           ;
           That
           neither
           their
           Parts
           nor
           their
           Education
           enable
           them
           ,
           nor
           will
           the
           necessary
           affairs
           of
           their
           Lives
           permit
           them
           to
           have
           so
           distinct
           and
           thorough
           a
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           Of
           the
           
             Love
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Merits
           and
           Satisfaction
           of
           our
           Redeemer
           ;
           Of
           the
           Terrors
           of
           the
           
             final
             judgment
          
           ;
           And
           what
           the
           glories
           or
           miseries
           of
           another
           World
           import
           ;
           And
           what
           mighty
           obligations
           all
           these
           things
           lay
           upon
           us
           to
           
             live
             well
          
           ,
           and
           
             to
             depart
             from
             all
             iniquity
          
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           even
           among
           these
           ,
           we
           may
           find
           many
           who
           are
           zealous
           for
           
             God's
             service
          
           beyond
           what
           one
           could
           almost
           have
           expected
           from
           them
           .
           That
           improve
           every
           Opportunity
           ,
           suffer
           no
           Occasion
           to
           slip
           them
           that
           they
           can
           possibly
           steal
           from
           their
           present
           employments
           ,
           to
           encrease
           their
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           to
           exercise
           their
           piety
           .
           How
           much
           more
           ought
           those
           to
           whom
           God
           has
           given
           so
           many
           more
           and
           better
           opportunities
           to
           do
           this
           ;
           Whose
           Souls
           are
           more
           raised
           ,
           Whose
           Understandings
           more
           enlarged
           ,
           Who
           know
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           
             Christ's
             Kingdom
          
           ,
           What
           
             promises
             God
          
           has
           made
           to
           assist
           our
           piety
           ,
           and
           What
           blessings
           he
           has
           prepared
           for
           ever
           to
           reward
           it
           ,
           to
           be
           in
           an
           extraordinary
           
           manner
           careful
           of
           themselves
           :
           And
           not
           suffer
           these
           
             poor
             Souls
          
           to
           rise
           up
           in
           the
           judgment
           against
           them
           and
           condemn
           them
           ,
           for
           that
           being
           so
           much
           better
           fitted
           ,
           to
           discharge
           their
           duty
           ,
           and
           having
           so
           much
           more
           liberty
           to
           do
           it
           than
           they
           ;
           they
           have
           nevertheless
           so
           grosly
           neglected
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           taken
           no
           care
           to
           exceed
           ,
           or
           it
           may
           be
           even
           to
           equal
           them
           in
           well-doing
           .
        
         
           But
           3dly
           ,
           Such
           persons
           as
           these
           ,
           have
           not
           only
           more
           Time
           ,
           and
           a
           better
           capacity
           ,
           than
           those
           of
           a
           lower
           degree
           ;
           but
           what
           is
           yet
           more
           ,
           they
           have
           in
           many
           respects
           ,
           a
           greater
           Ability
           too
           of
           
             Doing
             Good
          
           ,
           and
           of
           promoting
           the
           Interests
           of
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           .
           And
           that
           especially
           upon
           these
           Three
           Accounts
           ,
        
         
           (
           1st
           )
           Of
           their
           Riches
           .
        
         
           (
           2dly
           )
           Of
           Their
           Authority
           .
        
         
           And
           in
           the
           consequence
           of
           both
           these
           ,
        
         
           (
           3dly
           )
           Of
           their
           very
           Example
           .
        
         
           (
           1st
           )
           If
           we
           consider
           them
           as
           Persons
           of
           
             larger
             Fortunes
          
           ,
           and
           more
           
             plentiful
             Estates
          
           ,
           than
           other
           Men
           ;
           How
           many
           Advantages
           will
           this
           one
           thing
           minister
           unto
           them
           for
           the
           better
           advancing
           the
           
           Service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Interests
           of
           Christianity
           ?
           What
           influence
           will
           this
           give
           them
           not
           only
           over
           their
           own
           Houses
           ,
           but
           over
           multitudes
           abroad
           who
           some
           way
           or
           other
           depend
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           need
           only
           their
           encouragement
           to
           become
           religious
           ?
        
         
           To
           pass
           by
           all
           other
           Benefits
           ,
           and
           offer
           but
           one
           Instance
           instead
           of
           many
           .
           It
           cannot
           be
           doubted
           but
           that
           the
           more
           it
           has
           pleased
           God
           to
           dispense
           to
           any
           one
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           the
           more
           he
           not
           only
           is
           able
           ,
           but
           ought
           in
           duty
           to
           lay
           out
           in
           the
           Exercise
           of
           that
           most
           excellent
           Vertue
           of
           Charity
           and
           Beneficence
           ;
           and
           than
           which
           I
           know
           not
           whether
           there
           be
           any
           more
           acceptable
           to
           God
           ,
           or
           more
           advantageous
           to
           our
           
             Eternal
             Salvation
          
           .
           And
           though
           there
           is
           scarce
           any
           state
           so
           mean
           as
           to
           be
           utterly
           exempt
           from
           all
           discharge
           of
           it
           ;
           yet
           they
           are
           the
           Rich
           and
           Wealthy
           ;
           Those
           to
           whom
           Providence
           has
           been
           
             free
             and
             liberal
          
           no
           less
           to
           set
           them
           an
           Example
           what
           they
           ought
           to
           do
           to
           others
           ,
           than
           to
           enable
           them
           to
           Do
           it
           ;
           whom
           we
           are
           to
           look
           upon
           as
           the
           chief
           Stewards
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           dispensers
           of
           its
           blessings
           to
           the
           poor
           and
           needy
           .
           And
           therefore
           S.
           Paul
           ,
           though
           he
           recommends
           a
           
             Christian
             Charity
          
           to
           all
           ,
           and
           passes
           by
           none
           in
           his
           Exhortations
           to
           it
           ;
           yet
           we
           may
           observe
           that
           they
           are
           such
           as
           these
           whom
           he
           bids
           Timothy
           in
           a
           particular
           manner
           call
           
           upon
           not
           to
           be
           wanting
           in
           it
           :
           
           
             Charge
             them
             that
             are
             rich
             in
             this
             world
          
           —
           that
           
             they
             be
             rich
             in
             good
             works
          
           ;
           
           
             ready
             to
             distribute
          
           ,
           
           
             willing
             to
             communicate
             ;
             laying
             up
             in
             store
             for
             themselves
             a
             good
             foundation
             against
             the
             time
             to
             come
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             lay
             hold
             on
             eternal
             life
             .
          
        
         
           For
           the
           next
           instance
           ,
           (
           2dly
           ,
           )
           that
           of
           Power
           and
           Authority
           :
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           say
           what
           a
           mighty
           Advantage
           this
           also
           gives
           to
           such
           persons
           of
           doing
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Good
           ,
           by
           obliging
           Others
           to
           become
           so
           .
           And
           indeed
           I
           cannot
           tell
           whether
           there
           be
           any
           more
           truly
           beneficial
           ;
           but
           sure
           I
           am
           ,
           a
           more
           noble
           and
           worthy
           Use
           there
           cannot
           be
           made
           of
           any
           Power
           or
           Authority
           we
           may
           have
           committed
           to
           us
           ,
           than
           for
           the
           promoting
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Salvation
           of
           
             Mens
             Souls
          
           ,
           and
           a
           
             publick
             sense
          
           of
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           in
           the
           World.
           And
           how
           those
           to
           whom
           God
           has
           given
           so
           glorious
           an
           Advantage
           as
           this
           of
           serving
           him
           ,
           in
           a
           more
           than
           Ordinary
           manner
           ,
           will
           be
           able
           to
           excuse
           themselves
           at
           the
           
             last
             day
          
           ,
           if
           they
           do
           not
           especially
           employ
           it
           to
           this
           best
           of
           Ends
           ,
           I
           must
           confess
           I
           do
           not
           see
           :
           Nor
           can
           I
           perswade
           my self
           ,
           that
           a
           
             private
             Piety
          
           is
           all
           God
           will
           exact
           of
           such
           persons
           ,
           in
           whose
           power
           it
           was
           in
           some
           measure
           to
           have
           
             reformed
             the
             Age
          
           ;
           and
           if
           not
           to
           have
           made
           it
           Good
           ,
           yet
           at
           least
           to
           have
           kept
           it
           from
           being
           openly
           and
           scandalously
           wicked
           .
        
         
         
           Nay
           ,
           but
           (
           3dly
           ,
           )
           And
           to
           close
           this
           Point
           :
           Should
           those
           whom
           we
           are
           now
           speaking
           of
           have
           no
           such
           Advantages
           as
           these
           ,
           in
           point
           either
           of
           Riches
           or
           Authority
           ;
           which
           nevertheless
           I
           believe
           but
           few
           of
           them
           want
           :
           yet
           still
           the
           very
           influence
           of
           a
           Great
           Mans
           Example
           is
           beneficial
           .
           It
           not
           only
           strikes
           mens
           Eyes
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           how
           ,
           charms
           their
           very
           Hearts
           and
           Affections
           into
           a
           Love
           first
           ,
           and
           then
           into
           an
           Imitation
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           nothing
           more
           ordinary
           in
           the
           common
           practise
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           than
           for
           those
           of
           an
           
             Inferiour
             Rank
          
           to
           take
           their
           measures
           from
           such
           as
           are
           above
           Them.
           'T
           is
           this
           makes
           Sin
           its
           self
           become
           reputable
           ,
           when
           countenanced
           by
           the
           Examples
           of
           the
           Great
           and
           Honourable
           :
           And
           the
           
             Commands
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Terrors
           of
           Eternity
           are
           too
           weak
           to
           prevail
           against
           the
           Power
           of
           Vice
           ,
           when
           got
           into
           Credit
           and
           Custome
           among
           such
           persons
           .
           How
           much
           more
           might
           we
           hope
           to
           see
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           revive
           among
           us
           ,
           would
           the
           Princes
           and
           Nobles
           of
           our
           Israel
           seriously
           resolve
           to
           set
           the
           Example
           :
           And
           make
           Vertue
           as
           necessary
           to
           a
           good
           Esteem
           ,
           and
           Interest
           ,
           and
           Reputation
           with
           Men
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           to
           gain
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Blessings
           and
           Glories
           of
           Eternity
           ?
        
         
         
           And
           thus
           have
           I
           consider'd
           very
           briefly
           a
           few
           of
           those
           Advantages
           which
           oblige
           Persons
           of
           Great
           Authority
           ,
           and
           Fortune
           and
           Quality
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           a
           more
           strict
           and
           careful
           discharge
           of
           their
           Duty
           than
           other
           men
           .
           Let
           us
           see
           ,
        
         
           2dly
           ,
           What
           the
           Effect
           of
           all
           this
           generally
           is
           .
           And
           whether
           these
           very
           things
           at
           the
           same
           time
           that
           they
           thus
           lay
           a
           greater
           Obligation
           upon
           such
           Persons
           ,
           are
           not
           apt
           ,
           considering
           the
           evil
           Inclinations
           of
           corrupt
           Nature
           ,
           to
           be
           perverted
           to
           a
           quite
           contrary
           purpose
           ;
           both
           to
           tempt
           them
           first
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           enable
           them
           to
           be
           more
           highly
           Criminal
           than
           other
           men
           ?
        
         
           In
           speaking
           to
           which
           Point
           I
           presume
           no
           One
           will
           so
           far
           misunderstand
           me
           ,
           as
           to
           think
           I
           have
           any
           design
           to
           make
           an
           Apology
           for
           the
           Sins
           of
           
             Great
             Men
          
           ,
           by
           shewing
           what
           extraordinary
           Dangers
           and
           Temptations
           their
           very
           condition
           often
           times
           exposes
           them
           to
           .
           For
           though
           where
           there
           is
           a
           sincere
           desire
           ,
           and
           an
           hearty
           Endeavour
           to
           live
           Well
           ,
           this
           Consideration
           perhaps
           may
           ,
           and
           I
           doubt
           not
           shall
           prevail
           with
           God
           to
           make
           greater
           Allowances
           for
           the
           slips
           and
           infirmities
           of
           such
           persons
           ,
           than
           of
           those
           who
           have
           
           not
           so
           many
           Difficulties
           to
           encounter
           with
           ;
           Yet
           cannot
           this
           be
           any
           Excuse
           for
           those
           who
           by
           this
           means
           suffer
           themselves
           to
           be
           utterly
           drawn
           away
           from
           their
           Duty
           ,
           and
           engaged
           in
           a
           Course
           and
           Habit
           of
           Sin
           :
           But
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           will
           aggravate
           
             their
             Guilt
             the
             more
          
           ;
           for
           that
           knowing
           their
           Danger
           ,
           They
           nevertheless
           neglected
           to
           look
           to
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           that
           due
           care
           they
           ought
           to
           have
           done
           to
           preserve
           their
           Innocence
           .
        
         
           And
           1st
           ,
           For
           the
           
             first
             Advantage
          
           ,
           that
           of
           Time
           :
           I
           have
           before
           observed
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           a
           Benefit
           which
           such
           persons
           seem
           to
           put
           the
           least
           Value
           of
           all
           upon
           ,
           though
           one
           of
           the
           most
           considerable
           ;
           and
           I
           must
           now
           add
           ,
           that
           being
           thus
           neglected
           by
           them
           ,
           it
           proves
           for
           the
           most
           part
           a
           Snare
           and
           a
           Temptation
           to
           them
           :
           And
           this
           is
           one
           of
           the
           chiefest
           Causes
           of
           their
           Sin
           and
           Ruine
           .
        
         
           The
           man
           who
           lives
           by
           his
           Industry
           ,
           
           and
           
             in
             the
             sweat
             of
             his
             brow
             eats
             his
             bread
          
           ;
           he
           wants
           indeed
           the
           Opportunity
           of
           paying
           that
           constant
           Attendance
           which
           others
           may
           do
           ,
           upon
           the
           Solemn
           Exercises
           of
           Piety
           and
           Devotion
           .
           His
           Thoughts
           are
           taken
           up
           with
           the
           Affairs
           of
           this
           Present
           Life
           ,
           how
           to
           carry
           on
           his
           business
           ,
           and
           supply
           his
           needs
           .
           And
           this
           hinders
           his
           Soul
           from
           having
           
             its
             Conversation
          
           so
           much
           
             in
             Heaven
          
           ;
           whilst
           his
           concerns
           
           after
           the
           things
           of
           this
           
             lower
             World
          
           renders
           him
           very
           often
           unable
           ,
           I
           had
           almost
           said
           unfit
           to
           contemplate
           the
           Joys
           and
           Glories
           of
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           But
           though
           he
           cannot
           therefore
           be
           so
           active
           in
           the
           
             more
             immediate
             Service
          
           of
           
             God
             Almighty
          
           ,
           yet
           he
           spends
           his
           time
           in
           serving
           the
           Order
           of
           his
           Creation
           .
           He
           is
           Honest
           and
           Innocent
           ;
           And
           his
           Business
           ,
           though
           it
           hinders
           him
           from
           rising
           so
           high
           in
           Religious
           Attainments
           ,
           as
           those
           who
           have
           Greater
           Leisure
           may
           ;
           yet
           at
           the
           same
           time
           keeps
           him
           from
           their
           Temptations
           too
           ,
           and
           from
           falling
           into
           any
           Great
           and
           
             Dangerous
             Irregularities
          
           .
        
         
           Whilst
           those
           who
           have
           more
           Time
           for
           the
           discharge
           of
           their
           Duty
           ,
           and
           whose
           Thoughts
           and
           Considerations
           have
           no
           need
           to
           be
           thus
           employ'd
           upon
           an
           anxious
           sollicitude
           after
           the
           things
           of
           
             this
             World
          
           ,
           are
           yet
           oftentimes
           far
           enough
           from
           raising
           them
           up
           to
           those
           of
           a
           better
           .
           They
           are
           Idle
           and
           Lazy
           :
           They
           look
           upon
           it
           to
           be
           one
           part
           of
           their
           Birthright
           ,
           indeed
           the
           great
           Priviledge
           and
           Characteristick
           of
           their
           Condition
           ,
           to
           have
           nothing
           to
           do
           ;
           And
           then
           the
           Tempter
           never
           fails
           to
           stand
           ready
           for
           them
           :
           And
           Experience
           shews
           how
           easie
           the
           Transition
           is
           ,
           from
           the
           doing
           of
           Nothing
           ,
           or
           that
           which
           is
           as
           good
           as
           Nothing
           ,
           to
           the
           
             doing
             Ill.
          
           
        
         
         
           2.
           
           For
           the
           
             Second
             Benefit
          
           ,
           that
           of
           
             Quicker
             Parts
          
           ,
           and
           a
           more
           
             ingenuous
             Education
          
           ;
           It
           is
           indeed
           an
           Advantage
           not
           so
           apt
           to
           prove
           a
           Snare
           to
           Men
           as
           the
           other
           ;
           but
           yet
           such
           as
           may
           be
           abused
           to
           very
           wicked
           purposes
           .
           And
           the
           Church
           has
           in
           all
           Ages
           had
           but
           too
           many
           Instances
           of
           this
           kind
           ,
           to
           shew
           how
           much
           more
           capable
           Men
           of
           a
           
             brisk
             Wit
          
           ,
           and
           a
           
             Comprehensive
             Knowledge
          
           ,
           are
           of
           being
           eminently
           Wicked
           ,
           and
           doing
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Mischief
           to
           Religion
           than
           other
           Men.
           
        
         
           What
           is
           it
           but
           this
           that
           has
           given
           Birth
           to
           most
           of
           those
           Satyrs
           and
           Pasquils
           ,
           wherein
           we
           find
           not
           only
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           but
           even
           the
           Practice
           of
           all
           Religion
           exposed
           to
           scorn
           and
           ridicule
           ?
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           send
           you
           back
           to
           Julian
           and
           Porphyry
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           profess'd
           Enemies
           to
           the
           
             Christian
             Faith
          
           for
           Witnesses
           of
           this
           .
           Our
           own
           Age
           ,
           and
           even
           our
           
             own
             Country
          
           ,
           has
           bred
           up
           those
           who
           at
           the
           same
           time
           that
           they
           have
           call'd
           themselves
           by
           the
           sacred
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           have
           nevertheless
           bid
           defiance
           to
           his
           Gospel
           ;
           and
           esteem'd
           it
           a
           piece
           of
           Wit
           and
           Gallantry
           to
           
             burlesque
             Scripture
          
           ,
           and
           laugh
           the
           greatest
           Articles
           of
           Religion
           out
           of
           Countenance
           .
           Who
           have
           employ'd
           their
           Parts
           only
           to
           find
           out
           some
           new
           Colours
           for
           Scepticism
           and
           Infidelity
           :
           To
           free
           themselves
           from
           the
           Practice
           of
           Religion
           now
           ,
           and
           to
           harden
           themselves
           
           against
           the
           Fears
           of
           Damnation
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           But
           
             shall
             not
             God
             visit
             for
             these
             things
             ?
          
           
           
             Shall
             not
             his
             Soul
             be
             avenged
             on
             such
          
           Wretches
           
             as
             These
          
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           the
           time
           is
           coming
           when
           he
           shall
           turn
           all
           their
           Laughter
           into
           Mourning
           ,
           and
           bring
           those
           Evils
           upon
           them
           they
           now
           pretend
           to
           scoff
           at
           the
           very
           Name
           of
           .
           And
           give
           them
           a
           sad
           and
           Eternal
           Conviction
           how
           much
           they
           were
           mistaken
           in
           their
           Notions
           ,
           when
           they
           thought
           Profaneness
           to
           be
           Sense
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           a
           mock
           of
           Sin
           and
           Damnation
           the
           only
           sure
           and
           approved
           Evidence
           of
           a
           Man
           of
           Depth
           and
           Knowledge
           :
           And
           that
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           what
           Job
           so
           long
           since
           observed
           is
           indeed
           the
           very
           Truth
           ;
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             the
             Fear
             of
             the
             LORD
             that
             is
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             to
             depart
             from
             Evil
             that
             is
             Understanding
             .
          
        
         
           And
           when
           thus
           even
           Mens
           Parts
           and
           Education
           ,
           those
           best
           Advantages
           to
           Vertue
           and
           Piety
           ,
           may
           be
           turned
           into
           a
           Snare
           and
           a
           Temptation
           ;
           much
           more
           ,
        
         
           3dly
           ,
           Will
           those
           other
           Benefits
           yet
           remaining
           ,
           of
           Riches
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           Greatness
           ,
           be
           found
           to
           fall
           under
           this
           Reflection
           ;
           which
           are
           both
           infinitely
           more
           Easie
           to
           be
           abused
           ,
           and
           not
           at
           all
           less
           able
           to
           minister
           to
           their
           greater
           Guilt
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           
           consequence
           of
           that
           ,
           to
           their
           more
           certain
           destruction
           .
        
         
           The
           Truth
           is
           ,
           whether
           we
           consult
           our
           Reason
           or
           our
           Experience
           ;
           What
           Use
           such
           persons
           commonly
           do
           make
           of
           these
           things
           ;
           or
           What
           ,
           without
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Care
           ,
           they
           will
           be
           apt
           to
           make
           of
           them
           ;
           we
           shall
           find
           but
           too
           much
           cause
           to
           conclude
           what
           I
           am
           now
           asserting
           to
           be
           most
           true
           :
           That
           if
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           Riches
           ,
           and
           Greatness
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           Advantages
           that
           both
           enable
           and
           engage
           those
           who
           have
           them
           ,
           to
           do
           much
           more
           good
           in
           their
           Generation
           than
           other
           Men
           ;
           yet
           they
           may
           ,
           and
           without
           very
           great
           heed
           ,
           will
           be
           apt
           to
           expose
           them
           to
           many
           Temptations
           too
           ;
           And
           instead
           of
           rendering
           them
           more
           excellently
           Good
           ,
           make
           them
           only
           more
           exceedingly
           Wicked
           ,
           than
           otherwise
           they
           either
           would
           ,
           or
           could
           have
           been
           .
           And
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           spend
           the
           time
           in
           a
           solemn
           proof
           of
           that
           which
           our
           Saviour
           thought
           to
           be
           so
           very
           plain
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           it
           almost
           a
           
             General
             Rule
          
           ,
           a
           kind
           of
           Aphorism
           in
           Christianity
           ;
           
           
             That
             a
             rich
             man
             shall
             hardly
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             :
          
           and
           of
           which
           ,
           if
           you
           please
           ,
           we
           will
           take
           the
           Instance
           of
           our
           Text
           for
           the
           Application
           ;
           
             Son
             ,
             remember
             ,
             That
             thou
             in
             thy
             Life
             time
             receivedst
             thy
             good
             things
             ,
             and
             likewise
          
           Lazarus
           
             Evil
             things
             ;
             But
             now
             ,
             He
             is
          
           Comforted
           
             and
             Thou
             art
          
           Tormented
           .
        
         
         
           And
           now
           to
           conclude
           this
           first
           Point
           :
           Is
           it
           thus
           evident
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           seen
           ,
           that
           persons
           of
           a
           
             greater
             Quality
          
           and
           
             higher
             Station
          
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           do
           lie
           under
           much
           greater
           Obligations
           ,
           and
           have
           an
           higher
           and
           more
           difficult
           duty
           to
           fulfil
           than
           other
           Men
           ?
           And
           have
           we
           so
           much
           Reason
           to
           believe
           ,
           that
           those
           very
           Advantages
           which
           encrease
           their
           Obligations
           ,
           are
           at
           the
           same
           time
           but
           too
           apt
           to
           prove
           their
           greatest
           Lets
           and
           Hindrances
           in
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           them
           ?
           It
           must
           then
           remain
           ,
           that
           either
           such
           persons
           as
           these
           must
           take
           a
           great
           Care
           of
           themselves
           ,
           or
           they
           shall
           more
           hardly
           be
           saved
           than
           those
           of
           an
           inferiour
           Rank
           :
           Whose
           Duty
           is
           more
           Easie
           ,
           Whose
           Temptations
           are
           much
           fewer
           ;
           Who
           have
           neither
           so
           great
           a
           Task
           to
           fulfil
           ,
           nor
           so
           many
           Difficulties
           to
           encounter
           with
           in
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Which
           being
           so
           ,
           let
           us
           Consider
           ,
        
         
           II
           dly
           ,
           What
           influence
           therefore
           this
           Reflection
           ought
           to
           have
           upon
           All
           of
           us
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           Upon
           those
           who
           are
           Great
           ,
           and
           Rich
           ,
           and
           Honourable
           in
           
             the
             World
          
           ,
           to
           stir
           them
           up
           to
           an
           
             Extraordinary
             Care
          
           of
           their
           
             future
             Happiness
          
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Upon
           
             all
             others
          
           ;
           to
           engage
           them
           to
           a
           
             patient
             acquiescence
          
           even
           in
           the
           lowest
           and
           
             meanest
             Condition
          
           .
        
         
           I
           st
           ,
           That
           the
           Consideration
           of
           what
           we
           have
           now
           been
           discoursing
           ,
           ought
           to
           stir
           up
           all
           such
           persons
           as
           these
           ,
           to
           a
           more
           than
           
             Ordinary
             Care
          
           of
           their
           
             future
             Happiness
          
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           consequence
           ,
           that
           if
           Men
           believe
           any
           thing
           at
           all
           of
           
             another
             Life
          
           after
           this
           ,
           must
           be
           allow'd
           to
           be
           the
           natural
           result
           of
           what
           we
           have
           now
           been
           discoursing
           .
           For
           if
           both
           the
           Duty
           of
           such
           Persons
           be
           greater
           ,
           and
           their
           Temptations
           stronger
           than
           other
           Mens
           ;
           If
           God
           expects
           a
           more
           excellent
           Service
           from
           Them
           than
           from
           the
           
             Ordinary
             sort
             of
             Christians
          
           ,
           and
           yet
           they
           are
           certainly
           exposed
           to
           more
           Lets
           and
           Hindrances
           than
           Others
           usually
           are
           ,
           in
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           it
           :
           What
           then
           can
           we
           conclude
           but
           that
           it
           will
           undoubtedly
           concern
           them
           ,
           as
           they
           tender
           their
           Eternal
           Welfare
           ,
           to
           look
           very
           carefully
           to
           themselves
           ,
           that
           they
           neither
           come
           short
           in
           their
           Duty
           ,
           nor
           are
           carried
           away
           by
           the
           strength
           and
           force
           of
           their
           Temptations
           .
        
         
           
             But
             here
             therefore
             a
          
           Difficulty
           
             will
             arise
             ;
             For
             if
             the
          
           Case
           
             be
             such
             as
             we
             have
             now
             shown
             ,
             and
             as
             indeed
             our
          
           Saviour
           Christ
           
             himself
             hath
             set
             it
             out
             
             to
             us
             :
             If
             such
          
           Persons
           
             as
             These
          
           shall
           hardly
           be
           saved
           ;
           
             and
             again
          
           ,
           It
           be
           easier
           for
           a
           Camel
           to
           go
           through
           the
           Eye
           of
           a
           Needle
           ,
           than
           for
           a
           rich
           man
           to
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           :
           
             Will
             not
             this
             rather
             serve
             to
          
           discourage
           
             than
             to
          
           heighten
           their
           Endeavours
           
             after
             it
             ?
             And
             lead
             them
             sooner
             to
             the
          
           Epicure's
           Conclusion
           ,
           
           Let
           us
           Eat
           and
           Drink
           ,
           for
           to
           morrow
           we
           shall
           die
           ;
           
             than
             to
             the
          
           Christian
           
             Resolution
             of
          
           striving
           to
           enter
           in
           at
           the
           Straight
           Gate
           ;
           
           because
           many
           will
           seek
           to
           enter
           in
           ,
           and
           shall
           not
           be
           Able
           ?
        
         
           This
           indeed
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           very
           reasonable
           Objection
           ,
           and
           which
           ought
           to
           have
           a
           fair
           and
           satisfactory
           Answer
           made
           to
           it
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
        
         
           I
           st
           ,
           I
           reply
           :
           It
           is
           most
           certain
           ,
           that
           were
           we
           to
           judge
           of
           this
           matter
           according
           to
           the
           Power
           of
           
             Corrupt
             Nature
          
           ,
           there
           might
           be
           but
           too
           much
           Cause
           for
           such
           persons
           to
           give
           way
           to
           these
           kind
           of
           Reflections
           ,
           and
           look
           upon
           their
           Condition
           as
           little
           better
           than
           Desperate
           .
           And
           so
           much
           our
           
             Saviour
             Christ
             himself
          
           implies
           ,
           
           Mat.
           xix
           .
           26.
           
           
             With
             men
             this
             is
             impossible
          
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           Were
           we
           to
           look
           no
           farther
           than
           our
           own
           
             Natural
             Strength
          
           ,
           without
           considering
           what
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Power
           of
           
             his
             Holy
             Spirit
          
           is
           able
           to
           do
           ,
           we
           might
           well
           reckon
           the
           Difficulties
           that
           arise
           to
           
           hinder
           the
           Salvation
           of
           a
           Rich
           and
           Great
           Man
           to
           be
           insuperable
           .
           But
           
             With
             God
             ,
             All
             things
             are
             possible
          
           ;
           He
           can
           make
           that
           which
           is
           thus
           difficult
           of
           its
           self
           ,
           become
           Easie
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           remove
           all
           just
           cause
           not
           only
           of
           Despair
           ,
           but
           even
           of
           Complaint
           from
           us
           ,
           upon
           that
           account
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
        
         
           2dly
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           such
           Persons
           as
           these
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           at
           all
           discouraged
           from
           the
           prospect
           of
           any
           of
           these
           Difficulties
           ,
           because
           though
           their
           Duty
           be
           indeed
           Greater
           ,
           and
           their
           Temptations
           more
           dangerous
           than
           other
           Mens
           ;
           yet
           if
           they
           do
           but
           add
           their
           earnest
           Endeavours
           ,
           God
           will
           give
           them
           such
           a
           
             measure
             of
          
           his
           Grace
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           sufficient
           to
           enable
           them
           to
           overcome
           all
           their
           Difficulties
           ,
           and
           to
           fulfil
           the
           duty
           that
           he
           requires
           of
           them
           .
           
             Jesus
             said
             ,
             With
             men
             this
             is
             impossible
             ,
             but
             with
             God
             all
             things
             are
             possible
             .
          
           As
           if
           He
           had
           said
           ,
           To
           enable
           a
           
             rich
             man
          
           to
           despise
           his
           Wealth
           in
           comparison
           of
           his
           Duty
           ;
           to
           support
           him
           against
           the
           Temptations
           it
           exposes
           him
           to
           ,
           and
           to
           incline
           him
           to
           make
           that
           due
           use
           He
           ought
           of
           it
           :
           This
           is
           indeed
           a
           Work
           which
           
             Humane
             Strength
          
           either
           could
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           or
           not
           without
           some
           extraordinary
           difficulty
           ,
           be
           able
           to
           accomplish
           .
           But
           let
           not
           this
           therefore
           discourage
           any
           of
           you
           ;
           for
           though
           
             Humane
             
             Strength
          
           cannot
           do
           it
           ,
           a
           
             Divine
             Power
          
           can
           .
           And
           if
           there
           must
           be
           a
           
             double
             portion
          
           of
           
             Gods
             Spirit
          
           bestow'd
           upon
           such
           persons
           ,
           or
           they
           cannot
           be
           saved
           :
           Let
           them
           do
           their
           parts
           towards
           it
           ;
           let
           them
           
             pray
             fervently
          
           ,
           and
           
             labour
             sincerely
          
           to
           discharge
           their
           duty
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           have
           a
           
             double
             portion
          
           ,
           rather
           than
           they
           shall
           perish
           for
           want
           of
           it
           .
           God
           will
           give
           them
           an
           Assistance
           suitable
           to
           their
           needs
           ,
           and
           their
           Grace
           shall
           be
           as
           much
           greater
           than
           that
           of
           
             Ordinary
             Christians
          
           ,
           as
           their
           duty
           and
           difficulties
           are
           Greater
           than
           Theirs
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           but
           this
           is
           not
           yet
           all
           :
           For
           ,
           
             3dly
             ,
             Our
             Saviour
          
           not
           only
           assures
           us
           ,
           that
           such
           persons
           shall
           have
           a
           
             measure
             of
             Grace
          
           proportionable
           to
           their
           needs
           ,
           though
           that
           had
           been
           sufficient
           to
           remove
           all
           grounds
           of
           despair
           from
           their
           minds
           :
           But
           to
           encourage
           them
           yet
           more
           to
           a
           Carefulness
           in
           their
           duty
           ,
           he
           has
           promised
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           do
           thus
           heartily
           labour
           to
           fulfil
           it
           ,
           they
           shall
           not
           only
           have
           a
           sufficient
           assistance
           from
           God
           to
           support
           them
           now
           ,
           but
           a
           more
           glorious
           Reward
           of
           their
           Piety
           hereafter
           .
           Ver.
           27.
           
           Where
           when
           St.
           Peter
           remark'd
           to
           Him
           ,
           how
           they
           had
           despised
           all
           their
           present
           concerns
           to
           follow
           him
           ,
           and
           become
           his
           Disciples
           ;
           
           
             Behold
             ,
             we
             have
             forsaken
             all
             ,
             and
             follow'd
             Thee
             :
             What
             shall
             we
             have
             therefore
             ?
          
           He
           not
           only
           pronounces
           a
           Blessing
           upon
           them
           for
           their
           Piety
           ,
           
           
             ver
             .
             28.
             
             Verily
             
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             which
             have
             follow'd
             me
             in
             the
             regeneration
             ,
             when
             the
             Son
             of
             Man
             shall
             sit
             in
             the
             Throne
             of
             his
             Glory
             ,
             ye
             also
             shall
             sit
             upon
             twelve
             Thrones
             ,
             judging
             the
             Twelve
             Tribes
             of
             Israel
             :
          
           But
           makes
           a
           
             General
             Promise
          
           to
           all
           others
           ,
           that
           should
           not
           suffer
           any
           of
           those
           things
           they
           now
           have
           to
           draw
           them
           away
           from
           his
           Service
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           receive
           a
           more
           exceeding
           reward
           for
           it
           ,
           ver
           .
           29.
           
           
           
             And
             every
             One
             that
             hath
             forsaken
             ,
          
           not
           only
           that
           has
           
             actually
             left
          
           them
           ,
           but
           hath
           in
           his
           mind
           so
           given
           them
           up
           ,
           as
           to
           resolve
           not
           to
           value
           any
           of
           these
           things
           in
           comparison
           of
           his
           duty
           ;
           
             Every
             one
             that
             hath
          
           thus
           
             forsaken
             Houses
             ,
             or
             Brethren
             ,
             or
             Sisters
             ,
             or
             Father
             ,
             or
             Mother
             ,
             or
             Wife
             ,
             or
             Children
             ,
             or
             Lands
             for
             my
             Names
             sake
             ,
             shall
             receive
             an
             hundred
             fold
             ,
             and
             shall
             inherit
             Everlasting
             Life
             .
          
        
         
           And
           now
           when
           this
           is
           the
           Case
           ;
           When
           such
           persons
           as
           these
           have
           not
           only
           a
           Promise
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           endue
           them
           with
           a
           more
           
             plentiful
             portion
          
           of
           
             his
             Spirit
          
           than
           other
           men
           ,
           and
           so
           render
           their
           duty
           ,
           though
           so
           much
           Greater
           in
           its
           self
           than
           that
           of
           others
           ,
           yet
           
             to
             them
          
           as
           easie
           as
           our
           Lesser
           Engagements
           are
           to
           us
           ;
           Who
           as
           we
           have
           not
           their
           Difficulties
           ,
           so
           neither
           have
           we
           the
           promises
           of
           such
           an
           Assistance
           ,
           as
           we
           see
           they
           have
           ,
           to
           support
           us
           :
           But
           are
           moreover
           assur'd
           ,
           that
           their
           Piety
           shall
           receive
           a
           proportionable
           reward
           ;
           They
           shall
           as
           much
           
             out
             shine
          
           
           in
           us
           in
           the
           Firmament
           of
           Glory
           hereafter
           ,
           as
           they
           now
           exceed
           us
           in
           their
           Power
           ,
           and
           Riches
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           is
           yet
           more
           valuable
           ,
           their
           Ability
           of
           doing
           Good
           :
           It
           must
           certainly
           be
           very
           much
           their
           fault
           ,
           and
           what
           will
           doubtless
           render
           them
           exceedingly
           more
           inexcusable
           than
           Other
           Men
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           not
           in
           some
           measure
           as
           careful
           of
           themselves
           ,
           and
           as
           zealous
           in
           their
           duty
           as
           all
           these
           excellent
           Advantages
           engage
           them
           to
           be
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           other
           Mens
           sakes
           as
           well
           as
           their
           own
           ,
           we
           ought
           to
           beseech
           them
           that
           they
           would
           become
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           is
           not
           yet
           all
           the
           Use
           we
           are
           to
           make
           of
           these
           Reflections
           ;
           Which
           ought
           not
           only
           to
           encrease
           the
           Piety
           ,
           and
           inflame
           the
           Zeal
           of
           those
           above
           us
           :
           But
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
        
         
           2dly
           ,
           To
           teach
           us
           ,
           whom
           it
           has
           pleased
           God
           to
           place
           in
           a
           lower
           ,
           but
           if
           we
           knew
           our
           own
           Happiness
           ,
           a
           
             no
             less
             blessed
             Estate
          
           ;
           to
           be
           
             perfectly
             contented
          
           with
           our
           Condition
           ,
           though
           it
           should
           chance
           to
           be
           never
           so
           low
           and
           mean
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           For
           ,
           since
           this
           present
           Life
           is
           but
           a
           time
           of
           Tryal
           ,
           a
           State
           in
           which
           we
           are
           not
           to
           continue
           very
           long
           ,
           and
           then
           whatever
           our
           portion
           here
           may
           be
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           but
           manage
           our selves
           as
           we
           ought
           in
           it
           ,
           we
           are
           sure
           we
           shall
           be
           exceedingly
           Happy
           in
           the
           other
           World
           :
           Wherefore
           should
           we
           murmur
           or
           repine
           against
           
           
             Gods
             Providence
          
           ?
           As
           if
           
             Eternal
             Glory
          
           were
           not
           a
           sufficient
           recompence
           for
           a
           little
           trouble
           and
           misery
           in
           the
           pursuit
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           I
           confess
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           so
           great
           a
           Sceptick
           ,
           as
           to
           go
           about
           to
           perswade
           you
           ,
           that
           there
           are
           not
           
             some
             Advantages
          
           in
           a
           plentiful
           portion
           of
           the
           Good
           things
           of
           this
           present
           World
           :
           Or
           that
           it
           is
           all
           one
           ,
           whether
           a
           man
           be
           poor
           and
           despised
           ,
           or
           else
           Rich
           and
           Honourable
           in
           it
           .
           But
           yet
           this
           I
           may
           affirm
           ;
           that
           to
           him
           who
           is
           accustomed
           to
           think
           ,
           and
           has
           a
           quick
           and
           lively
           apprehension
           of
           the
           Happiness
           of
           the
           other
           Life
           ,
           the
           wants
           of
           this
           will
           be
           very
           supportable
           .
           And
           while
           we
           can
           lookup
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           there
           see
           the
           poor
           Lazarus
           in
           
           Abraham's
           bosome
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           find
           an
           Argument
           not
           only
           of
           Contentedness
           ,
           but
           even
           of
           Comfort
           too
           in
           the
           Reflection
           ;
           though
           we
           should
           chance
           for
           the
           present
           to
           lie
           ,
           as
           he
           once
           did
           ,
           at
           the
           
             rich
             mans
             door
          
           ,
           and
           
             feed
             on
             the
             Crumbs
             that
             fall
             from
             his
             Table
             .
          
        
         
           And
           ,
           Oh!
           that
           it
           would
           please
           God
           ,
           we
           might
           all
           so
           seriously
           meditate
           on
           these
           things
           ,
           that
           whatever
           our
           portion
           now
           be
           ,
           we
           may
           have
           a
           blessed
           reversion
           in
           Heaven
           ;
           where
           alone
           
             true
             Happiness
          
           is
           to
           be
           expected
           by
           us
           .
        
         
           Consider
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           the
           Time
           is
           coming
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           far
           off
           ,
           when
           we
           must
           all
           lie
           down
           in
           the
           Grave
           :
           When
           the
           Rich
           and
           Mighty
           shall
           as
           certainly
           die
           as
           the
           Poor
           and
           Miserable
           ;
           and
           carry
           
           none
           of
           their
           State
           and
           Grandeur
           along
           with
           them
           .
           When
           all
           titles
           and
           distinctions
           shall
           be
           forgotten
           ;
           and
           the
           
             greatest
             Monarch
          
           stand
           with
           as
           little
           Advantage
           before
           the
           
             Judgment-Seat
             of
             Christ
          
           ,
           as
           the
           meanest
           of
           his
           Vassals
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           will
           it
           then
           avail
           any
           of
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           been
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           Great
           or
           Honourable
           on
           Earth
           ,
           if
           we
           must
           be
           from
           henceforth
           Miserable
           to
           all
           Eternity
           ?
        
         
           How
           shall
           we
           then
           begin
           to
           envy
           the
           
             Blessed
             Fortune
          
           of
           those
           men
           ,
           whom
           we
           were
           wont
           to
           despise
           heretofore
           ?
           We
           thought
           their
           Condition
           poor
           and
           miserable
           .
           We
           esteem'd
           them
           neglected
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           scorn
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           out-cast
           of
           the
           people
           .
           But
           alas
           !
           now
           we
           see
           the
           difference
           ;
           And
           how
           much
           more
           fortunate
           a
           poor
           Good
           Man
           is
           in
           the
           meanest
           Estate
           ,
           than
           the
           Sinner
           in
           all
           the
           heighth
           of
           his
           most
           flourishing
           Condition
           .
        
         
           And
           may
           we
           then
           every
           one
           of
           us
           so
           effectually
           ponder
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           that
           whatever
           
             temporal
             Blessings
          
           we
           now
           enjoy
           ,
           yet
           our
           portion
           may
           not
           be
           in
           them
           :
           Nor
           that
           be
           ever
           objected
           to
           us
           ,
           which
           Abraham
           here
           called
           the
           
             Rich
             Man
          
           in
           our
           Text
           to
           consider
           ;
        
         
           Son
           ,
           remember
           ,
           that
           Thou
           in
           thy
           life-time
           hast
           received
           thy
           Good
           things
           ,
           and
           likewise
           Lazarus
           Evil
           things
           ;
           but
           now
           He
           is
           comforted
           and
           Thou
           art
           tormented
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A66358-e240
           
             Vers.
             19.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             lxxiii
             .
             1
             ,
          
           
             —
             2
             ,
          
           
             —
             3.
             
          
           
             Job
             xxi
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             lxxiii
             .
             18
             ,
          
           
             —
             19.
             
          
           
             —
             20.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xxxvii
             .
             1
             ,
          
           
             —
             2.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             xxiv
             .
             19
             ,
          
           
             —
             20.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xxxvii
             .
             36.
             
          
           
             —
             37.
             
          
           
             Jer
             xii
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             xi
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             xix
             .
             23.
             
          
           
             —
             24.
             
          
           
             —
             25.
             
          
           
             —
             26.
             
          
           
             Luke
             xii
             .
             48.
             
          
           
             Verse
             47.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             vi
             .
             17.
             
          
           
             —
             18.
             
          
           
             —
             19.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             iii.
             19.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             v.
             9.
             
          
           
             Job
             xxviii
             .
             28.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             xix
             .
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             xv
             .
             32.
             
          
           
             Luke
             xiii
             .
             24.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             xix
             .
             26.
             
          
           
             —
             27.
             
          
           
             —
             28.
             
          
           
             —
             29.