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11 hundred-fold, and ſhall inherit everlaſting lite.
Mark faich, Ch. 10. 29, 30, 31-—Fr my ſake, and the Goſpels.
And he ſhall receive an Hundred-f5ld, now in this time, Houſes, _— Brothren, and Siſters, and Mothers, and Children, and Lands, with Perſccutions, and in the World to come, Life Everlajting. Luke fairh, Ch. 18. 29. — For the Kingdom of God's ſake : Who ſhall not receive manifold nnre in. this preſent time, and in the World to _ Life Everlaſting. The Words are a liberal Promiſe, and we mu contider, 1. To whom it #s made. 2. Of what its. The former Promiſe reſpe&ted the Apoſtles, and was ſpecial, as appears Dy the number of twelve Thrones. This reſpetterh all thoſe, that ſh2u'd forfake any thing. Houſes, Brethren, Lands, 6.209% Fond thers, Mothers, Wife, Children, for Chris : Which 1s expreſsd by three Phraſes for my Name's ſake, for the Goſpel ſake, for the —_ t1n of God's ſake. (All of the ſame Import) rather than they wil forſake me; and the Profeſſion of my G/pel, rather rhan they will fin againſt God. The Promiſe is, 1. Of an Hundyed-fold in this Life. 2. Of Eternal Life. We muſt notunderſtand of an Hun- dred-fold ia Specie, but in value. Theretore Mark faith, he ſhall receive what he hath in this Lite with Perjecutions : What 13 there- fore this Hundred-fold in this Life? 1. Joy in the Holy Ghoſt, Peace of Conſcience, the Senſe of God's Love: So as with the Apoſtles they ſhall rejoice, thar they are thought worthy to ſuf- fer any thing for the Name of Chriſt, 4s 5. 41. They ſhall with Paul and Sil#s, Ads 16. 25. fing inthe Priton ; with thoſe, Heb. 10. 24. The jyfully the ſpoiling of their Good's, knowing they have in Heaven a better, and an enduring Subſtance. This inward Joy and Peace ſhall be an Hundred-fold more, than Fathers, and Mothers, or Brechren, or Siſters. 2. Contentment. They (hall have 2 contented Frame of Spirit with che little chat is left, rho' they have nor ſo much to drink as they had, yer they ſhall have lefs Thirſt, Phil.4.11,12. 3. God will ſtir up the Hearts of others 70 ſup- ply their Wants, and that Supply ſhall be ſweerer ro them than their Abundance was. 4. God ſometimes repays them in this Life, as hercſtored Fob after his Tryal ro greater Riches. Bur they ſhall have a certain Reward..in another World, Eternal Happineſs.
20 * But many zhat are firſt, ſhall be laſt, and the laſt ſhall be firſt.
So ſairh Mark, Ch. 10. v.31. We have much the ſame Sen” rence, Luk. 13. 39. and Ch. 20. 16. The Jews that are counted now the Fir#, neareſt ro che Kingdom of Heaven, ſhall have no Place there : And rhe Gentiles look'd upon as moſt remote from ir, ſhall be admitted into ir. The Phariſees and great Do&fors, who think themſelves Fir#, that is, neareſt che Kingdom of Hea- wen, ſhall be laſt; and rhoſe whom they count Laſt, ſuch as ſhall have nothing to do with Heaven, ſhall be counted the Firs, ſhall have the Precercnce, the chieteſt Place in Heaven. Tr is a general Sentence, and may be applied variouſly. Bur if we con- fider, what Diſcourſe follows, we fhall fee Reaſon to interpret it, as an awakening Senrence to the beſt of Men. Ir 1s the Apoſtles, to thoſe who had forſaken all to follow him, ro whom he here faith, But many that are fir8t, ſhall be laSF, &c. As much as if he had ſaid; you have forſaken all, and followed me, but you had need look, and conſider from what Principle, with what Love, and to whar End you have dene it; you had need keep a Watch upon your ſelves, and ſee that you hold on, and thar you have no Confidence in your- felves. For many, That are Fir# in Profeſſim : Firſt, in the Opinion of others, Firſt, in their own Opinion, and Confidence, at the Day of Judgment, will be found to be the Loft in my and my Father's Eſtcem, and Reckoning : And many who make not ſo great a Noiſe, nor have fo great a Name, and Repute in the World, and who have the loweſt and meaneſt Opinion of themſelves, will be found Firſt, and Higheſt
in my Favour, The Day of Judgment will truſtace many ExpeGta-
tions.
TH AP. JXX.
Chriſt, by the Similitude of Labourers, called at ſeucral times into a Vineyard; proveth that God ws in Debt to no Man, 1—16. Going with his Diſciples up to Jeruſalem ;, fore-telleth his Suffering and Reſurreion, 17—19. Rebuking the Wife of Zebedee, for her am- bitions Reques8} and Ignorance, teacheth hu Diſciples Humility and Lowlineſs, 29029, Two Blind Men earnefHy crying after him, he taketh Compaſſion upon *em, and reſtoreth their Sight, 30—34.
i F OR the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a
man that 1s an houſholder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vine- yard.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a || peny a day, he ſent them into his vineyard.
2 And he went out about the third hour, and ſaw others ſtanding idle in the marker-place.
4 And ſaid unto them, Go ye alſo into the vine- yard, aid whatioever isright, I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went about the fixth and ninth hour, and did likewiſe.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and tound others ſtanding idle, and ſaith unto them, Why itand ye here all the day idle ?
7 They ſay unto him, Becauſe no man hath hired us. He faith unto them, Go ye alſo into the vine- yard, and whatſoever 1s right, zþat ſhall ye receive.
8 50 when even was come, the Lord of the vine- yard faid unto his Reward, Call the labourers, and
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