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The one thing necessary Preached in a sermon at Pauls, before the Right Honourable…
The one thing necessary Preached in a sermon at Pauls, before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and the aldermen of the City of London, Aug. 31. 1656. By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook, London.
London: printed by E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. It will sweeten heaven. The more pains we have taken for heaven, the sweeter will it be when we come there. 'Tis delightful for a man to look over his work and see the fruit appear*. When he hath been planting trees in his Orchard, or setting flowers, 'tis pleasant to behold and review his labours: Thus in heaven, when we shall see the ⟨p. 52⟩fruit of our labours, the end of our faith, salvation, 1 Pet. 1. 9. This will make heaven the sweeter. The more pains we have taken for heaven, the more welcome it will be; the more sweat, the more sweet. When a man hath been sinning, the pleasure is gone, and the sting remains*; but when he hath been repenting, the labour is gone, and the joy remains.
2. It will sweeten heaven. The more paines we have taken for heaven, the sweeter will it be when we come there. 'Tis delightful for a man to look over his work and see the fruit appear*. When he hath been planting trees in his Orchard, or setting flowers, 'tis pleasant to behold and review his labours: Thus in heaven, when we shall see the ⟨p. 52⟩fruit of our labours, the end of our faith, salvation, 1 Pet. 1. 9. This will make heaven the sweeter. The more paines we have taken for heaven, the more welcome it will be; the more sweat, the more sweet. When a man hath been sinning, the pleasure is gone, and the sting remains*; but when he hath been repenting, the labour is gone, and the joy remains.
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