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Christodulus. A good reward of a good servant. Or, The service of a glorious…
Christodulus. A good reward of a good servant. Or, The service of a glorious Christ, justly demanded and commended, from a view of the glory with which it shall be recompensed [sic]. With some commemoration of Mr. Thomas Walter, lately a Pastor to a church in Roxbury: who had an early dismission from what of that service was to be done in this world. Jan. 10. 1724--5. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S. ; [Two lines of quotation in Latin]Christodulus. A good reward of a good servant. Or, The service of a glorious Christ, justly demanded and commended, from a view of the glory with which it shall be recempensed [sic]. With some commemoration of Mr. Thomas Walter, lately a Pastor to a church in Roxbury: who had an early dismission from what of that service was to be done in this world. Jan. 10. 1724--5. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S. ; [Two lines of qutation in Latin]
Boston: printed by T. Fleet for S. Gerrish, 1725
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Fourthly. The Servants of our SAVIOUR, are such as choose it, and make it, their Main Concern, to bear Testimonies unto His Truths, & His Ways, and therein to Glorify Him. We have the Servants of our SAVIOUR, so spoken of, and spoken to; Isa. XLIII. 10. Ye are my Witnesses, saith the Lord, and my Servants whom I have chosen. The Thing whereto these Witnesses of the Lord are called, is that which is called, A confessing of our SAVIOUR, and, A showing forth of His Praises. The Servants of our SAVIOUR, have their Souls enamoured on this Employment, this rare Employment, this high Employment; and they most heartily say upon it, This is all my Salvation, and all my Desire. They would in all possible Methods Testify, That their SAVIOUR is the Lord of Glory; That His Truths are Faithful Sayings, and worthy of all Acceptation; That His Ways are pleasant ones, and all His Paths are Peace. Yea, they would fill their Lives with such Testimonies. And they would make it the chief End of their Life to bear such Testimonies. The Breathings of their very Souls within them, are, O that I may cause the Name of my dear SAVIOUR, to be honourably thought of! To this End, their Souls do exceedingly breath after this; O that I may evermore set my Seal, unto all the Truths which my SAVIOUR has betrusted and enriched His Church withal. Their Souls do vehemently breathe after this; O that I may evermore give and show my Approbation of the Ways which ⟨p. 8⟩my SAVIOUR has prescribed as Holy and Just and Good. They would Live, yea, they would also Die for the bearing of such Testimonies to the Cause of our SAVIOUR.
Fourthly. The Servants of our SAVIOUR, are such as chuse it, and make it, their Main Concern, to bear Testimonies unto His Truths, & His Ways, and therein to Glorify Him. We have the Servants of our SAVIOUR, so spoken of, and spoken to; Isa. XLIII. 10. Ye are my Witnesses, saith the Lord, and my Servants whom I have chosen. The Thing whereto these Witnesses of the Lord are called, is that which is called, A confessing of our SAVIOUR, and, A shewing forth of His Praises. The Servants of our SAVIOUR, have their Souls enamoured on this Employment, this rare Employment, this high Employment; and they most heartily say upon it, This is all my Salvation, and all my Desire. They would in all possible Methods Testify, That their SAVIOUR is the Lord of Glory; That His Truths are Faithful Sayings, and worthy of all Acceptation; That His Ways are pleasant ones, and all His Paths are Peace. Yea, they would fill their Lives with such Testimonies. And they would make it the chief End of their Life to bear such Testimonies. The Breathings of their very Souls within them, are, O that I may cause the Name of my dear SAVIOUR, to be honourably thought of! To this End, their Souls do exceedingly breath after this; O that I may evermore set my Seal, unto all the Truths which my SAVIOUR has betrusted and enriched His Church withal. Their Souls do vehemently breathe after this; O that I may evermore give and show my Approbation of the Ways which