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Fourthly, if there be such a glorious reward, be ¹encouraged to be abundant in Gods service; this is the Argument of the Apostle, in 1 Cor. 15. 58. Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know your labour is not in vain in the Lord. By that which hath been said, you may know your labour is not in vain ⟨p. 643⟩with the Lord; be abundant in service, there shall not be one tear, nor one sigh, nor one prayer lost; many say, Why do you so much, will not less serve? The godly do not only aim at the reward, that will require abundance, but they would have the height of the reward, and therefore they think they never have done enough. It is an expression of Austin, If a man should serve the Lord a thousand years, it would not deserve an hour of the reward in Heaven, much less an eternity: Though it is true, the grace of the Lord is glorious, and he does accept of his grace, as the most glorious thing in the world, yet considering what our actions are, how much corruption is mingled with them, it would not deserve a moment in Heaven, and therefore we had need do as much as we can. 2 Peter 3. 11. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all manner of holy conversation and godliness? We should be ashamed and confounded in our thoughts that we can do no more; and if there should be shame in Heaven, when the Saints shall see and enjoy so much there, would they not be ashamed that they have done no more for that God so glorious in his bounty & goodness here?

Fourthly, if there be such a glorious reward, be ¹encouraged to be abundant in Gods service; this is the Argument of the Apostle, in 1 Cor. 15. 58. Be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know your labor is not in vain in the Lord. By that which hath been said, you may know your labor is not in vain ⟨p. 643⟩