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4. Moreover, the Godly have the greater need of such encouragements, because they have much suffering to undergo. They have all your hatred and scorns to suffer, and all the adversities of the world, with which their Father shall please to exercise them. And he that layeth the burden on them, will give them strength by strengthening mean•. Gods not hath corks as well as leads. If birds had not feathers as well as flesh, they would be unable to fly. As Christ himself was encouraged to endure the contradiction of sinners, and to bear the cross, and despise the shame, by looking at the joy that was set before him, and so for the suffering of death was ••owned with Glory and •••• ] Heb. 12. 2, 3. & 2. 9. so will he have his people •read in his steps, and take up their ••oss and follow him▪ and deny themselves and all the world; yet so as to look at there compence of reward, and seek for glory, honour, and immortality, and by these to be animated to the work and patience of the Saints, as •ing to be Glorified with him▪ wh•• they have suffered with […] Matth. 16. 24. […] Heb. 1•. 26. •o•. 2. 7. ⟨p. 260⟩& 8. 17, 18. As the Angel said to Elijah, 1 King. 19. 7. Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee] so God encourageth his servants by his Honours and rewards, because the journey, the labour, the suffering is too great, without such encouragement to be cheerfully undergone: And in the strength of these consolations, they bear the cross.