The way to the highest honour a funeral sermon, on John XII, 26, preached…The way to the highest honour a funeral sermon, on John XII, 26, preach'd…

The Love of Christ and Souls inspires with Joy and Alacrity in his Service. No Element is heavy in its own Sphere.

A mercenary Spirit performs the Work as an irksome Task; but Love sweetens all the Duties of the sacred Calling, even such as are most distasteful to the Carnal. This entitles to the blessed Reward. The Apostle saith, If I preach the Gospel willingly, I have a Reward: Otherwise his abundant Labours would be of no comfortable account at last.

A mercenary Spirit performs the Work as an irksom Task; but Love sweetens all the Duties of the sacred Calling, even such as are most distastful to the Carnal. This entitles to the blessed Reward. The Apostle saith, If I preach the Gospel willingly, I have a Reward: Otherwise his abundant Labours would be of no comfortable account at last.

3. The Ministers of Christ must with most faithful Diligence attend his Service. The Subject and End of their Work challenges this of them, The Conversion and Salvation of Souls. What earnest and repeated Calls are necessary to awaken those who are involved in carnal Security, to persuade them to love what they hate, and to hate what they love? ⟨p. 37⟩and when the Foundation is laid in serious Repentance, and the Work of Grace begun, what Diligence is requisite to raise it to Perfection? How does the malicious incessant Enemy of our Salvation strive by a thousand Temptations to blast our Endeavours?

3. The Ministers of Christ must with most faithful Diligence attend his Service. The Subject and End of their Work challenges this of them, The Conversion and Salvation of Souls. What earnest and repeated Calls are necessary to awaken those who are involved in carnal Security, to perswade them to love what they hate, and to hate what they love?