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Josephus reports of Agrippa, that being bound with chains, and sent to prison by Tiberius, for wishing Caius in the Empire; one Thaumastus one of Caius his Servants carrying a pitcher of water, met him, and Agrippa being very thirsty, desired him to give him drink, which he willingly did; upon which Agrippa said, This service thou hast done in giving me drink, shall do thee good another day: afterwards when Caius was Emperor, and Agrippa was made King; he first begged Thaumastus his liberty ¹of the Emperor, and made him a free man, then he made him his chief Officer over all his affairs, and after his decease, he took order he should continue in the same office with his son. This Agrippa was a wicked man, who thus rewarded him that relieved him in his affliction: it was the same Agrippa whom the Angel smote, and was eaten up of worms, because he gave not glory unto God: How much more then will Christ reward those, who shall give him in his members, cups of water in their affliction, yea, who shall so join with them, as to hazard themselves for them? surely they shall not go without their reward, when Christ comes in his glory, he will own them.²

Josephus reports of Agrippa, that being bound with chains, and sent to prison by Tiberius, for wishing Caius in the Empire; one Thaumastus one of Caius his Servants carrying a pitcher of water, met him, and Agrippa being very thirsty, desired him to give him drink, which he willingly did; upon which Agrippa said, This service thou hast done in giving me drink, shall do thee good another day: afterwards when Caius was Emperor, and Agrippa was made King; he first begged Thaumastus his liberty ¹of the Emperor, and made him a free man, then he made him his chief Officer over all his affairs, and after his decease, he took order he should continue in the same office with his son. This Agrippa was a wicked man, who thus rewarded him that relieved him in his affliction: it was the same Agrippa whom the Angel smote, and was eaten up of worms, because he gave not glory unto God: How much more then will Christ reward those, who shall give him in his members, cups of water in their affliction, yea, who shall so joyn with them, as to hazard themselves for them? surely they shall not go without their reward, when Christ comes in his glory, he will own them.