The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

II. Readily embrace his will, and without grumbling or repining, go about every work of God which you are called unto cheerfully: It ⟨p. 45⟩is a note of great disobedience of heart, and a thing very grievous unto their Parents, when they see that their Children go about their doing of any thing that they are commanded with an ill will. How acceptable must it needs be unto God, when his Children do their duty so, as in the manner of their doing it, they make it to appear that they take great satisfaction in it? Herein we show our selves to be like Christ our elder Brother, who rejoiced to do his Fathers will, Psal. 40. 7.

II. Readily embrace his will, and without grumbling or repining, go about every work of God which you are called unto chearfully: It ⟨p. 45⟩is a note of great disobedience of heart, and a thing very grievous unto their Parents, when they see that their Children go about their doing of any thing that they are commanded with an ill will. How acceptable must it needs be unto God, when his Children do their duty so, as in the manner of their doing it, they make it to appear that they take great satisfaction in it? Herein we shew our selves to be like Christ our elder Brother, who rejoyced to do his Fathers will, Psal. 40. 7.

3. Endeavour in all things so to carry it that such as take notice of you may see and know▪ whose Children you are: Bear always about with you the Image of God, and labour after an evident representation of his perfections in your whole conversation, Mat. 5. ult. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. Remember that as there is a real, so there ought to be a manifest difference between the Children of God and the Children of the Devil,