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

You'll not wait for hereafter, but you must have it for the present, and that is the reason you are put off here; O it is a serious thing, I speak off to you, many a soul will wring its hands, ⟨p. 35⟩and curse it self eternally, that it was not content to trust God for hereafter, but would have present pay; you that are great Merchants, if you buy a thing that is but a trifle, you pull out your purse, and give the money down presently, but suppose you go to the exchange and bargain for 1000 l. there you may give a little down now, but the great pay must come upon pay days afterwards, it is not expected it should be presently done; so there are some men in the world will trade with God, but they trade with God for piddling things, for their credit, and applause, and for their preferments and estates: God gives down the pay presently, you shall have it, there is your money presently, it is done; but now there are other of Gods Saints that trade with God for great things, for immortality and glory, & a Kingdom, and the Crown of eternal life, now they expect not to have it down presently they are content to stay; O these are the best Traders, the best Merchants, that will trade with God for ⟨p. 36⟩great things, and be content to stay.

You'le not wait for hereafter, but you must have it for the present, and that is the reason you are put off here; O it is a serious thing, I speak off to you, many a soul will wring its hands, ⟨p. 35⟩and curse it self eternally, that it was not content to trust God for hereafter, but would have present pay; you that are great Merchants, if you buy a thing that is but a trifle, you pull out your purse, and give the mony down presently, but suppose you go to the exchange and bargain for 1000 l. there you may give a little down now, but the great pay must come upon pay dayes afterwards, it is not expected it should be presently done; so there are some men in the world will trade with God, but they trade with God for pidling things, for their credit, and applause, and for their preferments and estates: God gives down the pay presently, you shall have it, there is your mony presently, it is done; but now there are other of Gods Saints that trade with God for great things, for immortality and glory, & a Kingdom, and the Crown of eternall life, now they expect not to have it down presently they are content to stay; O these are the best Traders, the best Merchants, that will trade with God for