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Lastly, be willing to endure any difficulty, any ¹hardship in the world; The stone will fall down to come to its own place, though it breaks it self in pieces: so we, that we may get to our centre which is upward, though it be to break our souls in pieces, that should suffice us. It is said of Cyrus, one day he set his Soldiers to hew wood, and to do hard work; the next day he feasted them, with a great deal of delight and pleasure, then he asked them, which day they had rather have? they said, the latter: he says to them, If you would always have such days, you must be willing for a while to strive with your enemies, and then you shall have the spoil, and always have such merry days: and this he did to put heart into them. Shall eating, and drinking, and a little pleasure here, put heart into men to suffer hardships, to endure difficulties? How much more should the obtaining of this glorious recompense of reward, put heart into us to endure any difficulty? We read of the Devil, he came to Christ, and showed him all the glory of the world, and said, Fall down and worship me, and all this will I give thee: but here is another manner of invitation to worship God; God says to every man and woman, Fall down and worship me, and all the glory of heaven will I give thee: It was but the glory of the world that the Devil ⟨p. 721⟩showed, and he could not give it him; it was but the Devil that offered it, and it was by worshipping of the Devil to get it; but it is the God of glory that hath all glory at his dispose, that calls to you this day to worship him, that is so infinitely worthy of all worship; fall down and worship me, and not only the glory of this world, but the glory of heaven, and of an incorruptible crown, will I give unto you, I will make it sure to you. God does outbid all the world: when sin and temptation comes to offer any thing to you, know that God out-bids them, they cannot give that which will reach this. If a chapman come and bids for a commodity, and another man comes and out-bids him, he carries it away: Hath any temptation come to draw away your hearts from God? God comes and out-bids all temptations in the world, to that end you may come and fall down and worship the Lord. O do not stick in the dross and mire of your filthiness still. I have met with a Text in 1 Chron. 4. 23.