you, delivering you up to the Synagogues, and into Priſms , tix brought before Kings and Rulers for my Names ſahe. And it (vi! turn to you for a Teſtimony, Our Saviour knowing that his Diſc ples Minds ſtill ran upon a Secular Kingdom, here calls c# tie Thoughts, by giving them a Sign of his Coming, an Account thoſe Perſecutions and Tryals, which they ſhould undergo,xtit his Coming, either in his Power to the DeftruRtion of the 7 or in his Glory at the laſt Day; the Afffligions ſpecified ate, 4 being hated of all Nations , delivered up to Councits , beating in it Synagogues, caſting into Priſons, and being Killed ; all which tap pened to the Diſciples of Chriſt before the DeſtruRtion of 7? ſalem, The Chriſtians were counted a Se every where Þ% again$t, As 28.22, Stephen was ſtoned, 4s 7. 29. Fane killed with the Sword, A&s 12. 2, Paul and Silas were Mp! ſoned, Affs 16. 23. Paul five times received of the Jes j! Stripes ſave one , he was thrice beaten with Rods, once 51% 2 Cor. 11. 24,25, He was brought before King Agrippa, and Fifth Peter and John were call'd before the Council, As, cnap. + * and 5.21. So as all theſe things happened before rhe Deſtruttion® Feruſalem, and this may be interprered as a Sign of that 87 Deſtruction; bur nor of thatonly, for the Tex faith, 704 hated of all Nations; which came to paſs afterward when Citi anity was perfecured by Heathens for three hundred years i%* ther. Mark ſaich , This ſhould be done for a Teſtimw) 4% them, that is, the Perſecurors, Luke ſaith, It ſhall tun !0 JouJy a Teſtimony. The Perſecurions of Chriſtians are, 1 A 7" again$ the Perſecutors, of their Ingratitude, and Cruelty, and ” tred ro the Name of Chriſt, 2. They are a Teſtimony 75 the Fi cuted, of their Faith, and Paricnce, and Courage, (9c
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a 64:4jons, and perſecutions for the Goſpel. | And ſhall betray one © 1...) We read of 1cveral Apoftates in Hely Writ, 1uch s
i Thormogenes, Demas, Hymencis, Philetus, and others; bur Tos SR nor bcing written thar were done, we have no partt-
- Record of 1uch Treicmery, as 1S here mentioned, Bur 1t 1s no + than We may reatonahiy pretume was done J tho? we had _. cen afſured ot it, £0 juſtifie our Saviour's Predittion. There 15 . crime of grcat Perſecution, bur proves a time of great Apoſtacy, " : me Tretc95). Ic hath beena conſtant Obſervation, That no "4 :2:mes £0 that degree, with Hatred upon the Account of en - Nor is what Cur Siviour here precited more than ©. tftory of all Ages of the Church have juſtificd,
;r And * many tfalie prophets thall ariſe, and Mill decelve Many. And becauſe iniquity {hall abound ,the love of ny {hall wax cold.
ore are tro Signs more givelt. 1. The Abounding of Fal/e
+ Tone Abatements of Chriſtian Zeal, and Love to God.
Kor che Matter Of Ter, 11, WE {hall meer with 1t more tully, ver. _ 4. By the 45omndings of Iniquity here, we may eicher un-
ve Goſpel ; er, 2. Tie 4pſtucy of fuck as are Profeſlors. Both o(e are great Temprarionsz and cho' they will nor extinguitn \r Foly Fire which God hath kindled 1n good Souls, yet they v2 ofe-rimes a very il] Intluence upon them to abate ot rhetr mer Warmth in the Ways of God. Or it we underttand it if L422 t Brethren, the Apoſtacy of Profeſſors much coolerh the Chriſtian, nvt knowing who they may rruft, and coniide 11 as {n.cor0, If by the abounding of Iniquity, we underſtand the pu0igs of Prof.meneſs 1n the cencral, ( wjuch always allo \\nderh m2ſt in times of Perſecution ) that allo hath no ſmall Litucnce up>n Chriſtians Warmrh 11 their Projetfion, to cool ind abare ic. eb. 10. 25, 2 Tim. 1.15. and 4.15. > But he that ſhall endure unto the <cnd , the \me {ſhall be ſaved.
we have the fame, My. 13, 13. we.alfo met with it betore; 2 It is a Promiſe to Pertcverance.z eſpectally co
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b; rempred co Apottacy through rhe Afffictons of the Gotpel,
bar ſhall patiently and courageoutly indure all the Suffterings
«ich ſhall follow the Profettion of the Goſpel , ſpall be ſaved,