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The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus…
The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Opened & applied, in several sermons. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard College in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel, at Boston, in N.E. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Opened & applied, in several sermons. / By Increase Mather, praesident of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel, at Boston, in N.E. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Timothy Green for Nicholas Boone, 1701
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2. The Lord has Promised that all their Obedience shall be Rewarded. They have not done any service for God and Christ, but it shall have a Glorious Reward; though never so ⟨p. 130⟩small a matter, it shall have a great re•ard. Matth. 10.42. Says Christ, whoever shall give, if but a Cup of cold Water to a Disciple in the Name of a Disciple, he shall not lose his reward. Though never so small a matter, he shall be rewarded for it, if he has done it in Obedience to Christ. Much more then, they that have done great services for the Lord Jesus Christ shall be Gloriously Rewarded in that Day. If he that gives but a Cup of cold Water to a Disciple shall be rewarded, how will that man be rewarded that has been an instrument of much good to many a Soul? In that Day he shall shine as the Stars for ever & ever. So shall they that have Suffered for the Name of Christ: That man that has been Reproached for his Faithfulness to the Interest of Christ, that man that▪ has been Reviled, and Evil spoken of for standing up in the cause of Christ, shall have a great Reward. Blessed are you says Christ, when men Reproach you and speak all manner of Evil of you, Great shall be your Reward. And when shall they have this reward? It shall be at the Appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. Rev. 22.12 Behold I come, (saith Christ) and my Reward is with me. When Christ comes He brings his blessed Reward along with him. We must not look for Recompenses whilst in this world, for what services we do for Christ in this ⟨p. 131⟩world; but at the Day of His Appearing▪ then shall we•e Rewarded. Luk. 14.14 Thou shalt be Recompensed at the Resurrection of the Just. When Christ Appears, then will be the Resurrection. A Recompense for services you must not expect in this world, but in the Resurrection world.