The beatitudes

Now that I may press Christians who have Fruit, to bring forth more fruits of patience, humility, love, &c. Consider

1. This is the end why we have new cost laid out upon us that we should bring forth more fruit. The Lord is still Manuring us; not a week; not a day, but he is at new cost with us, he rains down golden showers; and why is God at all this charges with us, but that we may bring forth more Fruit?

2. The more fruit we bring forth, the more glory we bring to God; Joh. 15.8. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit. Though it is a blessed sight to see any Fruit, I would not discourage such as bear but two or three Olive berries, it is a sign they are not dead trees; it is observable, the ground in the Parable which brought forth more sparingly, Christ calls it good ground, Matth. 13.8. If the Husbandman sees a thin ear, which hath but a little Corn in it, yet he is glad to see some, and he carries it into the Barn. So though thou art a thin ear, thou hast not so much grace as others, God will not reject thee; if there be any Fruit, God will accept it; he that gained but two Talents, had his Euge bone serve; Matth. 25.22. Well done thou good and faithful servant. This I speak that I may not discourage the weak Christian; though thou hast less Fruit growing on thee, thou art too good a tree to be made fuel on, thou shalt be transplanted into Paradise. But I say, you should not rest in small beginnings, but labour to put more Oil in the Lamp, and be increasing your stock of grace; for, the more Fruit you bring forth, the more glory God hath; herein is my Father glorified; though the lowest degree of grace may bring salvation to you, yet it doth not bring so much glory to God. It is observable in the