Therefore in the 2d place Every Christian must up and be doing, that doth expect ⟨p. 127⟩Salvation; Sluggishness and laziness will deprive of this glory; Oh when such shall see themselves shut out of all happiness and tormented for ever in those eternal flames, then how will they cry out of their lukewarmness and unprofitableness? what a terrible sentence is pronounced upon the unprofitable Servant? Mat. 25.30. He is to be cast into utter darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth; If Christ himself must first work and then look for a reward, let not the Servant think to be above his Master, We must not think to have heavenly glory, as our Saviour saith, Mat. 5. The Lilies of the Field have a greater glory then of Solomons, yet they spin not, they labour not; No, but the Scripture crieth out aloud to every one, To work out his Salvation with fear and trembling, Phil. 2.12. Oh then that the consideration that Christianity is a work, No work no glory, would make us shake off slothfulness and negligence; Do not think God will provide heaven for thee as he did a Wife for Adam, in a deep sleep, he thought of nothing, he took no care about any such thing: They that say, Let us eat and drink for to morrow we shall die, little think of the way and the work God requireth before happiness: Those that like Dives fare deliciously every day, that live in ease and security, let them think this Calm will breed a great Storm, as they say, before Earthquakes, there is a wonderful stillness and calmness, So all their pleasure, ease, and delight is but the forerunner of unspeakable torments and misery.
Therefore in the 2d place Every Christian must up and be doing, that doth expect ⟨p. 127⟩Salvation; Sluggishnesse and lazinesse will deprive of this glory; Oh when such shall see themselves shut out of all happinesse and tormented for ever in those eternal flames, then how will they cry out of their lukewarmnesse and unprofitablenesse? what a terrible sentence is pronounced upon the unprofitable Servant? Mat. 25.30. He is to be cast into utter darknesse where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth; If Christ himself must first work and then look for a reward, let not the Servant think to be above his Master, We must not think to have heavenly glory, as our Saviour saith, Mat. 5. The Lillies of the Field have a greater glory then of Solomons, yet they spin not, they labour not; No, but the Scripture crieth out aloud to every one, To work out his Salvation with fear and trembling, Phil. 2.12. Oh then that the consideration that Christianity is a work, No work no glory, would make us shake off slothfulnesse and negligence; Do not think God will provide heaven for thee as he did a Wife for Adam, in a deep sleep, he thought of nothing, he took no care about any such thing: They that say, Let us eat and drink for to morrow we shall die, little think of the way and the work God requireth before happinesse: Those that like Dives fare deliciously every day, that live in ease and security, let them think this Calm will breed a great Storm, as they say, before Earthquakes, there is a wonderful stilnesse and calmnesse, So all their pleasure, ease, and delight is but the forerunner of unspeakable torments and misery.
