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Ever with the Lord; here's a short fight, but an eternal triumph, a short race, but an immarcessable crown of glory; ⟨p. 138⟩a short storm, but an eternal harbour, who would not almost be covetous and ambitious of suffering upon such gainful terms? One day with the Lord will more than pay for all the Saints sufferings, how much more this ever with the Lord? There is no proportion between a Christian his Cross and his Crown, ¹if the Apostle have brought us in a true account, I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Compare a Mole-hill with a Mountain, a Glow-worm with a Sun beam, a drop with the Ocean: and more disproportionable are a Saints sufferings unto his glory; here he lets drop a few tears, there he swims in a river of pleasures for evermore. To convince us of the odds, the Apostle puts both into scales, and the scales into the hand even of Reason it self, see (saith he) how infinitely the reward preponderates the sufferings: ²Affliction light, Glory heavy; a weight of glory, yea, an exceeding weight, yea, a far more exceeding weight, hyperbole upon hyperbole. Affliction but for a moment, Glory eternity, let sense and reason give sentence; what equality or proportion! an heavy burden may be born a moment, how much easilier a light one especially if ye add this consideration, that after that little little moment past, burden shall never be laid upon the back any more for ever! We are apt to think, that our sufferings are not only heavy, but intolerable, the only unparalleled affliction in the world, never sorrow like our sorrow! but they will appear as they are poor and inconsiderable, when we come to heaven; then our Mountains will appear Mole-hills: How will a prison look then? when for a few days confinement we shall have the glorious liberty of the Sons of God in the highest heavens days without end! How will then the reproach of Christ appear to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, when for a little shame and ignominy thou shalt shine as the Sun in the Firmament, for ever? How will thy former poverty for Christ look then, ³when thou shalt be possessed of the inheritance of the Saints in light; Incorruptible,