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so he saith to the same Zaccheus. To day, and henceforth for ever, thou and thy house must abide with me in heaven. Here is a happy change: in stead of a little worldly treasure, sub-ject to loss by the eves, and to spoil by rust and moths, to have all store of heavenly treasure, which neither thieves can steal, nor canker can corrupt: instead of an earthly house, subject to fire and falling, to have a house given of ¹God, not made with hands, but eternal in heaven, 2. Cor. 5. ⟨image 48⟩vers. 1. Who would not rather choose with Zaccheus to give half his goods to the poor, that he may be an heir of salvation, and the son of Abraham to rest in his fathers bosom, than with Dives to keep all from the poor, and to be tormented in those eternal flames? That rich glutton that denied the crumbs from his table, challenged Abraham for his father, but he was refused, because he had not the ²faith nor works of Abraham: but Zaccheus, though by nature ³he were not the child of Abraham, yet by grace he is become the child of Abraham, because he walked in the steps of that faithful Father. Abraham believed before he ⁴was circumcised, so Zaccheus believed before he was circumcised. As Abraham left his country and all that he had ⁵when God called him, so Zaccheus left his office and the most part of his riches, when he was called by the son of God: and as Abraham desired to see the day of Christ, and ⁶saw it and rejoiced; so Zaccheus desired to see Christ, and he saw him and rejoiced. Now is Zaccheus a Gentile become the child of Abraham, and not only he, but his whole house also is become the house of Abraham; for when Zaccheus is converted, his whole house is converted. As the master is, such are the servants, if he be godly and religious, they prove godly and religious, if he be an Atheist, they prove Atheists likewise. Therefore keep no company