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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.
Pertinently upon this, will come in a second Satisfaction; While you are the Servants of your SAVIOUR, the Angels of your SAVIOUR will be your Guardians. You no sooner come into the Service of your SAVIOUR, but, Lo, The Morning Stars do sing together, and the Sons of God shout for Joy. They are glad of your coming be be so associated with them; and they gladly come into a Ministry for you. To all the Servants of our SAVIOUR, there belongs that Privilege; Psal. XCI. 11. He shall give His Angels charge over thee. O Transcendent Honour! The meanest among the Servants of our SAVIOUR, has this Honour; An Angel of GOD attends him, and befriends him; does unknown good Offices for him. This Honour have all the Saints.
Pertinently upon this, will come in a second Satisfaction; While you are the Servants of your SAVIOUR, the Angels of your SAVIOUR will be your Guardians. You no sooner come into the Service of your SAVIOUR, but, Lo, The Morning Stars do sing together, and the Sons of God shout for Joy. They are glad of your coming be be so associated with them; and they gladly come into a Ministry for you. To all the Servants of our SAVIOUR, there belongs that Priviledge; Psal. XCI. 11. He shall give His Angels charge over thee. O Transcendent Honour! The meanest among the Servants of our SAVIOUR, has this Honour; An Angel of GOD attends him, and befriends him; does unknown good Offices for him. This Honour have all the Saints.
If this ben't enough, take a Third Satisfaction. The FATHER of our SAVIOUR bestows this Honour on them that serve Him; He will be their Father too. The Servants of our SAVIOUR, are all of them, the Children of GOD. Ye are my Sons and my Daughters, faith the Lord Almighty! And now, seemeth it a light thing unto you, to be the Children of that Infinite GOD who is the most high Possessor of Heaven and Earth! Children, who shall be Heirs of an Infinite GOD, and therefore shall inherit all things! O ye Servants of our SAVIOUR, Fall into that agreeable Rapture;