The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

You know those in the vineyard, that agreed for their penny, they began to murmur indeed, when they came to receive their wages; but saith the Mr of the vineyard, did you not agree with me so? so you agree with God; all you intend in Gods service is, that you may have some present comfort in this world, you dare not trust God for the future, and here is that that God will show his infinite displeasure against the sin of distrust by, that when the Lord propounds now in this day of grace, such glorious and blessed things to the children of men, and for ⟨p. 33⟩ought you know, any of you may have your portion in them, as well as others, & yet you dare not trust God for these gracious things; you think rather with your selves, let me have somewhat now, somewhat for the present, that for the present is real, that which you talk off, is to come, & I know not whether they be imaginations or no; Therefore you mean it seems to serve God for your present pay, & present pay you shall have & no more; there are some servants that are your day labourers, that expect their pay at night, and if you give them that there is an end, but there are other servants, that will serve you in expectation of a reversion, & expectation of preferment, especially when they serve noble men & Princes, though they have no present pay given them at night, yet they go on cheerfully in their service, they expect some great reversions and leases, & preferments afterwards; & now though they have nothing at present, yet when the other befalls them, they and their posterities are enriched; ⟨p. 34⟩this is the direct difference between the men of the world & Gods children; the men of the world will do nothing without present pay, that which is just before them they must needs have, their hearts are upon that; but the Saints they hear what a blessed thing God hath revealed in his word, what a blessed Covenant of grace there is, what rich promises of glorious things to come, now they believe God, and trust in God for these, and they say, Lord let me have my portion in the life to come, and what ever thou doest with me here, I care not; as it was the speech of Austin, Lord, here burn, here cut me, but spare me hereafter; I am content (Lord) to be burnt, to be cut, to endure any thing in the world, only hereafter I look for somewhat else, and I'll wait for hereafter.

You know those in the vineyard, that agreed for their penny, they began to murmure indeed, when they came to receive their wages; but saith the Mr of the vineyard, did you not agree with me so? so you agree with God; all you intend in Gods service is, that you may have some present comfort in this world, you dare not trust God for the future, and here is that that God will shew his infinite displeasure against the sin of distrust by, that when the Lord propounds now in this day of grace, such glorious and blessed things to the children of men, and for