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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sixthly. the Servants of our SAVIOUR are such as appear in His Cause, and for the Defence of His Kingdom, in the World. It was of old cried out; Exod. XXXII. 26. Who is on the Lords side? And it is a Distinction to be made, in every Generation. Upon this, the Servants of our SAVIOUR, gather themselves unto Him; and say unto their Father, and unto their Mother, I have not seen them; neither do they acknowledge their Brethren, nor know their own Children. The Cause of PIETY, is the Cause of our SAVIOUR; so far as PIETY prevails, the Kingdom of our SAVIOUR advances, & flourishes. The Servants of our SAVIOUR will still appear in the Defence of PIETY Our SAVIOUR has His Enemies in the World. The Enemies of PIETY are the Enemies of our SAVIOUR. They make Hostile Invasions on His Kingdom; which lies in Righteousness. The Servants of our SAVIOUR will still appear against these Enemies. They are Soldiers for Him; Listed under His Banners; having His Mark on their Foreheads. They will openly assert His Interest, and oppose the Adversaries thereof, and venture there All in doing so: Not love their Lives unto the Death.
Sixthly. the Servants of our SAVIOUR are such as appear in His Cause, and for the Defence of His Kingdom, in the World. It was of old cried out; Exod. XXXII. 26. Who is on the Lords side? And it is a Distinction to be made, in every Generation. Upon this, the Servants of our SAVIOUR, gather themselves unto Him; and say unto their Father, and unto their Mother, I have not seen them; neither do they acknowledge their Brethren, nor know their own Children. The Cause of PIETY, is the Cause of our SAVIOUR; so far as PIETY prevails, the Kingdom of our SAVIOUR advances, & flourishes. The Servants of our SAVIOUR will still appear in the Defence of PIETY Our SAVIOUR has His Enemies in the World. The Enemies of PIETY are the Enemies of our SAVIOUR. They make Hostile Invasions on His Kingdom; which lies in Righteousness. The Servants of our SAVIOUR will still appear against these Enemies. They are Souldiers for Him; Listed under His Banners; having His Marh on their Foreheads. They will openly assert His Interest, and oppose the Adversaries thereof, and venture ther All in doing so: Not love their Lives unto the Death.