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Fourthly, That none ever was, or ever shall be, a loser by Jesus Christ. Many have lost much for him, but never did, never shall any lose by him. Take this for a certainty, whatsoever probabilities of outward comforts we leave, whatsoever outward advantages we balk, that we may glorify him in our Services, and enjoy him in his Ordinances more than otherwhere ⟨p. 7⟩we could, we shall receive an hundred fold in this life. 'Tis a sad thing to see how little Christ is trusted or believe in the World: Men will trust him no farther then they can see him, and will leave no work for Faith. Alas, hath he not a thousand ways, both outward and inward, to make up a little outward disadvantage to us? What doth our Faith serve for? Have any ventured themselves upon him in his way, but he made good every word of the Promise to them? let us therefore exercise our Faith, and stay our selves upon the Promise, and see if ever we are ashamed of our hope.

Fourthly, That none ever was, or ever shall be, a loser by Jesus Christ. Many have lost much for him, but never did, never shall any lose by him. Take this for a certainty, whatsoever probabilities of outward comforts we leave, whatsoever outward advantages we balk, that we may glorifie him in our Services, and enjoy him in his Ordinances more than otherwhere ⟨p. 7⟩we could, we shall receive an hundred fold in this life. 'Tis a sad thing to see how little Christ is trusted or believe in the World: Men will trust him no farther then they can see him, and will leave no work for Faith. Alas, hath he not a thousand ways, both outward and inward, to make up a little outward disadvantage to us? What doth our Faith serve for? Have any ventured themselves upon him in his way, but he made good every word of the Promise to them? let us therefore exercise our Faith, and stay our selves upon the Promise, and see if ever we are ashamed of our hope.

Fifthly, That what is wanting in the means, God will make up in the blessing. This I take for a certain truth, while a man commits himself and his affairs to God, and is in a way that God put him into: Now if a man have but a little income, if he have a great Blessing, that's enough to make it up. Alas, we must not account Mercies by the Bulk. What if another have a pound to my Ounce, if mine be gold for his silver, I will never change with him. As 'tis not Bread that keeps men alive, but the Word of Blessing that proceedeth out of his mouth of God; so 'tis not the largerness of the means, but the blessing of the Lord that maketh rich. Oh! if men did but believe this, they would not grasp so much of the world as they do. Well, let others take their course, and we will take ours, to wait upon God by Faith and Prayer, and rest in his Promise; and I am confident that is the way to be provided for: Let others toil to enlarge their income, (but alas, they will find they go not the right way to work) we will bless God to enlarge our blessing, and I doubt not but we shall prove the Gainers.