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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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His Father then came upon his Unbelief with such victorious and overwhelming Remonstrances; My dear Son, Were our SAVIOUR visibly here, as once in the Days of His Humiliation, and should you go prostrate your self before Him, and beseech of Him to have Compassion on you, and give you an Heart to Love Him, can you imagine, that He would Reject you? Now, what a strange thing is this Unbelief: to be discouraged from That which carries an infinite Encouragement in it! As if His Power and Goodness, or our Access to Him were the less for His being on the Throne of His Glory. This also removed not the Despondencies. But the Servants of GOD, (whereof there were more than Two or Three) in the Chamber, then joined in pouring out Supplications for him, That the Comforter who should relieve his Soul, might not be far from him; and that he ⟨p. 30⟩might be filled with Peace and Joy in Believing; and that he might finish well, and with such Triumphs over the Last Enemy, as might Revive those who were now praying for him, and entertain the People of GOD.
From This Hour (It was now Saturday-noon) Satisfactions and Consolations continually grew upon him. He said, when some of us parted with him, If I perish, I will perish in the Hands of my SAVIOUR: And, tho' He slay me, I will trust in Him! His Fears were anon swallowed up in the Hopes, of a Glory now prepared for him: Yea, in the Joys of a Salvation which he had after a suitable Agony, gained the Assurance of. He now longed for his Departure, to be with CHRIST. He kept saying, (as his admired Calvin before him) How long, Lord, How long? Oh! Come quickly! And, Why is His Chariot so long a coming; Why tarry the Wheels of His Chariot? But then, he asked, whether he did well, in longing so much to be gone?
From This Hour (It was now Saturday-noon) Satisfactions and Consolations continually grew upon him. He said, when some of us parted with him, If I perish, I will perish in the Hands of my SAVIOUR: And, tho' He slay me, I will trust in Him! His Fears were anon swallowed up in the Hopes, of a Glory now prepared for him: Yea, in the Joys of a Salvation which he had after a suitable Agony, gain'd the Assurance of. He now longed for his Departure, to be with CHRIST. He kept saying, (as his admired Calvin before him) How long, Lord, How long? Oh! Come quickly! And, Why is His Chariot so long a coming; Why tarry the Wheels of His Chariot? But then, he asked, whether he did well, in longing so much to be gone?