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CHAP. LVI. Christians should live and dye as becomes heirs of such a glorious estate.

Secondly, learn, if there be such a glorious reward, ¹to live and dye as becomes such glorious heirs: this is the Exhortation of the holy Ghost unto us by St. Paul, in his Epistle unto the Thessalonians, As you know how we exhorted, and ²comforted, and charged every one of you that ye would walk worthy of God that hath called you unto his kingdom and glory: here is an exhortation, and in the name of God a charge upon every soul that does expect to have the portion of it in these great things, ⟨p. 699⟩that they would walk worthy of God, who hath called them unto his kingdom and glory: it is a great charge to walk worthy of God, but to walk worthy of God who hath called us to his kingdom and glory, this is great, but the life of a Christian must be thus. Now consider, what life have I? Is my life such as may be said to be worthy of God, and that God that hath called me unto his kingdom and glory? Surely great things must be in the lives of Gods people: people talk much of strictness, and preciseness, that they may be too precise; what do you think must this life be that must be worthy of God who hath called us to his kingdom and glory?

SEcondly, learn, if there be such a glorious reward, ¹to live and dye as becomes such glorious heirs: this is the Exhortation of the holy Ghost unto us by St. Paul, in his Epistle unto the Thessalonians, As you know how we exhorted, and ²comforted, and charged every one of you that ye would walk worthy of God that hath called you unto his kingdom and glory: here is an exhortation, and in the name of God a charge upon every soul that does expect to have the portion of it in these great things,