The Christians labour and reward, or, A sermon, part of which was preached at…

In which words these two things are observable. First, the Nature and Quality of the service or work of God, it is a Labour; the Apostle changeth the the word [Greek or Hebrew], i. e. Work, which he ⟨p. 7⟩had used in the Exhortation immediately preceding into this of Labour, and that not [Greek or Hebrew], which signifies any ordinary labour but [Greek or Hebrew], which imports the hardest of labour; Negotium, quod nos caedit & quasi vires frangit, saith an Etymologist, and this we may conceive to pre-occupate an Objection of such that could be willing to do some work, but afraid of meeting with too much labour.

In which words these two things are observable. First, the Nature and Quality of the service or work of God, it is a Labour; the Apostle changeth the the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, i. e. Work, which he ⟨p. 7⟩had used in the Exhortation immediately preceding into this of Labour, and that not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which signifies any ordinary labour but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which imports the hardest of labour; Negotium, quod nos caedit & quasi vires frangit, saith an Etymoligist, and this we may conceive to pre-occupate an Objection of such that could be willing to do some work, but afraid of meeting with too much labour.

Secondly, Here is the reward that sweetens this labour, and may make the Christian more easily submit unto it. For as much as ye know your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord. In which, first, here is the certainty of the reward, [Greek or Hebrew], knowing, or ye know, your labour is not in vain. It is not an uncertain surmise, taken up by a self-flattering hope from some easy ground of a weak fortassis, or may be; but ye know it upon infallible grounds; ye doubt no more of the being of another World, where God will reward his faithful labourers, then ye do of the