The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer

¹5. If all things to come are yours, then walk cheerfully with God, put on your white robes: hath a Believer a title to Heaven? what, and sad? We rejoice in hope of the glory of God, Rom. 5.2. It is but a while, 'tis but putting off the earthly clothes of our body, and we shall be clothed with the bright robes of glory, and can a Believer be sad? See how Christ doth secretly check his Disciples for this, Luke 24.17. What manner of communications are these, while you walk and are sad? What, sad and Christ risen? So I say to believers; Things to come are yours: why walk ye and are sad? let them be out of heart, who are out of hope. Oh rejoice in God: when the lead of the flesh begins to sink, let the cork of faith swim ⟨p. 293⟩above! How doth the heir rejoice in hope of the Inheritance! How doth the Apprentice rejoice to think of coming out of his time! Here we are kept under by sin, and a child of God is forced sometimes to do the devils work, but shortly death will make us free; there is an eternal Jubilee coming, therefore rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Can wicked men rejoice that have their portion in this life, and cannot he rejoice that hath a reversion of Heaven? Are the waters of Abanah and Pharpar like to the waters of Jordan? O ye Saints, think into what a blessed condition you are now brought! is it not a sweet thing to have God appeased? is it not a matter of joy to be an heir of the promise? Adam in Paradise had choice of all the trees, one only excepted. The Promises are the trees of life, thou ⟨p. 294⟩mayest walk in the garden of the Bible, and pluck from all these trees. Who should rejoice if not a Christian? he hath never so much cause to be sad, as he hath to be cheerful.

¹5. If all things to come are yours, then walke chearfully with God, put on your white robes: hath a Beleever a title to Heaven? what, and sad? Wee rejoyce in hope of the glory of God,