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Fourthly: And if a man may be employed for God in some special Service, yet may go to Hell when all is done; and a man may not be employed, and yet go to Heaven afterward: then why should you be discouraged, because you are not so employed? Now what think ye of those which ye read of in Matth. 7. they say at the last day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name, cast out Devils in thy Name, and done many wonderful works in thy Name? Works, and great works, and many, and wonderful, they did, and all in the Name of Christ; yet he will say to them, Depart from me, for I never knew you; or I know you not. Yea, did not our Saviour Christ say concerning Judas, I have chosen twelve, and one of you is a Devil? A Devil, yet an Apostle; what greater Work, Service, or Employment, than the Work of an Apostle? yet possibly a man may be an Apostle in regard of Employment, and a very Devil in regard of Life. On the other side, how many good and gracious men are there in the world, who were never used, or called forth unto any special Service, such as are now in Heaven, and shall be so unto all Eternity? What then, though you be not employed, or used as others are; yet surely you have no just cause or reason to be discouraged in this respect.

Fourthly: And if a man may be employed for God in some special Service, yet may go to Hell when all is done; and a man may not be employed, and yet go to Heaven afterward: then why should you be discouraged, because you are not so employed? Now what think ye of those which ye read of in Matth. 7. they say at the last day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name, cast out Devils in thy Name, and done many wonderful works in thy Name? Works, and great works, and many, and wonderful, they did, and all in the Name of Christ; yet he wil say to them, Depart from me, for I never knew you; or I know you not. Yea, did not our Savior Christ say concerning Judas, I have chosen twelve, and one of you is a Devil? A Devil, yet an Apostle; what greater Work, Service, or Employment, than the Work of an Apostle? yet possibly a man may be an Apostle in regard of Employment, and a very Devil in regard of Life. On the other side, how many good and gracious men are there in the world, who were never used, or called forth unto any special Service, such as are now in Heaven, and shal be so unto al Eternity? What then, though you be not employed, or used as others are; yet surely you have no just cause or reason to be discouraged in this respect.