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The crown of righteousness. Set forth in a sermon preached at Stephens Walbrook, May…
The crown of righteousness. Set forth in a sermon preached at Stephens Walbrook, May 1. 1656. At the funeral of Thomas Hodges Esquire. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook, in the city of London.The crown of righteousness. Set forth in a sermon preached at Stephens Walbrook, May 1. 1656. At the funeral of Thomas Hodges Esquire. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook, in the citie of London.
London: printed for Joseph Crawford, 1656
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2. A Crown is res ponderosa, a weighty thing. So is the Crown of Righteousness; kTherefore it is called by the Apostle, a weight of Glory. lWe think our sufferings weighty, alas, they are light in comparison of our Crown; This Crown of Righteousness, is so weighty, that it would soon overwhelm us, if God did not make us able to bear it.] 3. a Crown is res honorifica an honourable thing. mThou Crownest him with honour Psal. 8. 7. Therefore when King Ahasuerus asked Haman, What shall be done to the man whom the King will 4honour? Haman could think of nothing more honourable then the Crown. Let the Crown royal which the King useth to wear be set upon his head Esther, 6. 8. A Crown is not for every one, it will not fit every head; It is for Kings and persons of renown to wear. What great honour was it to wear the Olympic Crowns! nTo which the Apostle seems here to allude. A Crown is a badge and ensign of imperial honour. oSo this Crown of Righteousness is insigne honoris, it is an ensign of royalty and excellence. Only those who are, è regio Sanguine n•ti, born of God, and have the blood royal of heaven running in their Souls, do wear this blessed Crown. The men of the world may heap up Silver as dust, but the Crown God reserves only for them whom be hath made Kings. Rev. 1. 6.
2. A Crown is res ponderosa, a weighty thing. So is the Crown of Righteousnesse; kTherefore it is call'd by the Apostle, a weight of Glory.