The Fountain of Life Opened

Secondly, By his bountiful remunerations of your obedience, which have been wonderful. What service didst thou ever perform for him, for which he hath not paid thee a thousand times more than it was worth? Didst thou ever seek him diligently, and not find him a bountiful rewarder, none seek him in vain, unless such only as seek him vainly, Heb. 11.6. Didst ever give a cup of cold water in the name of a Disciple, and not receive a Disciples reward? Matth. 10.42. Hast thou not found inward peace and comfort flowing into thy soul, upon every piece of sincere obedience? Oh what a good Master do Saints serve? You that are remiss and unconstant in your obedience, you that are heartless and cold in duties; hear how your God expostulates with you, Jer 2.31. Have I been a Wilderness to Israel, or a Land of darkness? q. d. have I been a hard Master to you? Have you any reason to complain of me? To whom soever I have been straight handed, surely I have not been so to you. Are the fruits of sin like the fruits of obedience? Do you know where to find a better Master? Why then are you so shuffling and unconstant, so sluggish and remiss in my work? Surely God is not behind hand with any of you. May you not say with David, Psal. 119.56. This I had because I kept thy precepts. There is fruits in holiness even present fruit. It is a high favour to be employed for God. Reward enough that he will accept any thing thou dost. But to return every Duty thou presentest to him with such comforts, such quicknings, such inward and outward blessings into thy bosom, so that thou mayest open the the treasury of thine own experiences, view the varieties of encouragements and Love-tokens at several times received in Duties; and say this I had, and that I had, by waiting on God, and serving him. Oh what an engagement is this upon thee to be ever abounding in the work of the Lord! Though thou must not work for Wages, yet God will not let thy work go unrewarded. For He is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of Love.

Secondly, By his bountiful remunerations of your obedience, which have been wonderful. What service didst thou ever perform for him, for which he hath not paid thee a thousand times more than it was worth? Didst thou ever seek him diligently, and not find him a bountiful rewarder, none seek him in vain, unless such only as seek him vainly,