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Christ's revvard of a Christians watch and ward, or, A sermon preached at the burial of Mr. John Berry of Thorverton in the countie of Devon, Aug. 23, 1654 by John Preston ...
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CHRIST'S
REVVARD
OF
A
CHRISTIANS
WATCH
and
WARD
.
OR
A
Sermon
preached
at
the
Burial
of
Mr.
JOHN
BERRY
of
Thorverton
,
in
the
Countie
of
Devon
;
Aug.
23.
1654.
By
JOHN
PRESTON
Minister
of
the
Gospel
there
.
Upon
these
words
of
our
Saviour
,
LUKE
12.
37.
Blessed
are
those
servants
,
whom
the
Lord
,
when
he
cometh
,
shall
find
watching
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
W.
Bentley
,
for
F.
Eaglesfield
at
the
Marygold
in
S.
Pauls
Church-yard
.
Anno
Dom.
1655.
To
the
Worshipfull
THOMAS
BROWN
Esquire
,
Alderman
of
LONDON
,
Grace
and
Truth
by
JESUS
CHRIST
.
SIR
,
IT
may
be
said
of
your
famous
City
,
as
sometimes
of
Tyre
.
She
is
the
Crowning
City
,
whose
Merchants
are
Princes
:
whose
Traffiquers
are
the
honourable
of
the
Earth
,
Isa.
23.
8.
But
what
became
of
Tyre
,
that
noble
and
ennobling
City
?
her
Crown
was
laid
in
the
dust
,
and
her
Honourable
in
the
streets
.
And
why
?
They
were
haughty
and
knew
not
the
Lord
,
neither
regarded
they
the
God
of
Jacob
.
They
did
not
know
;
in
their
affairs
they
eyed
not
the
Crown
of
Righteousness
,
neither
were
Traffiquers
with
Heaven
,
therefore
they
perished
from
off
the
Earth
.
Your
City
,
as
a
stately
Princess
,
wears
a
goodly
rich
Crowns
on
her
head
,
Crowns
her
Merchants
and
inhabitants
with
wealth
and
honour
;
and
you
confess
that
it
is
not
for
your
Righteousness
that
the
Lord
hath
spared
you
,
but
that
It
is
of
the
Lords
mercies
,
that
ye
are
not
consumed
,
because
his
compassions
fail
not
.
Lam.
3.
22.
I
will
not
accuse
you
for
Pride
and
haughtiness
,
for
trampling
under
foot
the
glory
of
England
,
the
Preaching
of
the
Gosple
of
Righteousness
,
nor
for
Blasphemy
,
Heresie
,
Apostasie
,
Oppression
,
self-love
,
and
self-seeking
,
serving
your selves
upon
Christ
and
upon
his
Gosple
,
for
I
have
often
heard
you
,
upon
your
publick
fasting-daies
and
daies
of
humiliation
,
to
accuse
and
condemn
your selves
for
these
and
the
like
City
sins
,
onely
I
grieve
to
see
these
Rebels
and
Traitors
against
God
to
get
a
Reprieve
,
and
I
heartily
wish
that
the
day
of
their
Execution
were
come
:
for
,
the
putting
of
these
to
death
will
be
your
life
.
For
the
Prophet
Micah
tells
you
how
you
shall
be
still
renowned
,
the
Crowned
and
the
Crowning
City
.
To
do
justly
,
to
love
mercy
,
and
to
humble
thy self
to
walk
with
thy
God
,
Micah
6.
8.
You
must
meet
God
every
day
upon
the
Royal
Exchange
.
Here
you
must
barter
Nature
for
Grace
,
Error
for
Truth
,
your
own
Righteousness
for
Christ
;
(
and
who
will
not
part
with
dross
for
Gold
,
Pibbles
for
Pearls
,
Rags
for
Robes
?
you
must
put
off
(
saith
the
blessed
Apostle
)
concerning
the
former
conversation
,
the
Old
Man
,
corrupt
through
the
deceitfull
lusts
,
and
be
renewed
in
the
spirit
of
your
minde
:
and
put
on
the
New
Man
,
which
after
God
is
created
in
Righteousness
and
true
holiness
.
Ephes.
5.
22
,
23
,
24.
Your
main
case
must
be
for
your
religious
Factorage
,
and
to
keep
up
your
noble
Trade
with
Heaven
.
Your
Merchandize
must
be
for
them
that
dwell
before
the
Lord
,
to
eat
sufficiently
,
and
for
durable
cloathing
.
Isa.
23.
18.
Let
Prayer
continually
go
forth
with
your
loaden
vessels
,
and
the
Spirit
of
God
will
Pilot
ye
.
Then
shall
ye
have
good
Markets
indeed
:
and
Oh
,
the
rich
returns
that
will
flow
in
unto
you
!
Blessed
are
the
Merchants
,
that
walk
and
talk
with
God
daily
upon
the
Exchange
.
When
God
and
the
Soul
are
Partners
,
Oh
,
the
sweetness
and
fullness
of
that
Communion
and
entercourse
!
See
how
our
Saviour
loveth
such
a
soul
as
is
busied
in
heavenly
negotiations
,
when
he
likens
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
to
such
a
Merchant
,
who
seeking
goodly
Pearls
,
when
he
had
found
one
Pearl
of
great
Price
,
he
went
and
sold
all
that
he
had
and
bought
it
.
Matth.
13.
45
,
&c.
The
true
Christian
is
this
Merchant
;
a
Merchant
adventurer
,
he
ventures
riches
,
honours
,
pleasures
;
life
and
all
,
he
trades
for
Pearls
,
that
is
,
he
seeks
(
with
labour
,
cost
,
and
danger
)
for
heavenly
knowledge
,
the
Pearl
of
great
Price
,
or
the
peerless
Pearl
is
Christ
Iesus
.
A
Pearl
is
bred
of
a
caelestial
humour
or
dew
in
shell-fishes
:
Christ
by
heavenly
Influence
was
formed
in
the
womb
of
the
Virgin
.
Emanuel
,
God
with
us
,
or
God-man
is
this
Pearl
.
The
value
and
worth
of
this
Pearl
no
Arithmetician
can
sum
up
,
it
is
infinite
,
of
wonderfull
virtue
,
most
precious
,
A
Pearl
that
makes
Pearls
,
it
makes
vile
sinners
to
be
Pearls
and
costly
Jewels
,
Malac.
3.
17.
and
turns
every
evil
thing
into
Good
for
us
,
Rom.
8.
28.
as
the
Philosophers
stone
turns
every
thing
it
toucheth
into
Gold
.
This
Pearl
,
Christ
Iesus
with
all
his
gifts
,
graces
,
virtues
,
merits
,
and
Priveledges
is
derived
to
us
by
the
means
of
his
ordinances
.
These
are
the
Cabinets
and
Caskets
of
this
Pearl
.
God
offers
Christ
in
his
word
,
he
is
willing
to
barter
with
us
.
Come
buy
.
Isa.
55.
1.
I
Counsel
thee
to
buy
.
Rev.
3.
18.
In
it
God
desires
us
to
be
good
to
our
own
souls
,
to
receive
the
soul-saving
,
soul-enriching
Pearl
,
thus
offered
(
as
these
Texts
,
2
Cor.
5.
20.
Deut.
5.
29.
Luke
13.
34.
do
testifie
.
)
As
there
the
Merchant
went
and
sold
all
,
so
doth
the
true
Christian
sell
all
.
That
is
first
,
he
parts
with
the
estimation
of
all
in
comparison
of
Christ
.
Secondly
,
he
hath
a
heart
prepared
actually
to
part
with
all
,
if
he
cannot
enjoy
it
and
Christ
too
.
Thirdly
,
and
especially
,
he
parts
with
his
sins
all
,
not
reserving
a
Zoar
or
a
Rimmon
,
not
keeping
any
one
beloved
lust
or
forbidden
pleasure
.
Yea
,
Fourthly
,
he
parts
with
his
Affections
,
with
all
their
Branches
and
Objects
,
if
they
will
not
stand
with
Christ
.
Whatsoever
comes
into
competition
with
Christ
,
whether
honours
,
riches
,
pleasures
,
yea
his
own
life
,
he
declineth
it
,
and
looseth
all
for
Christs
sake
.
And
the
gain
of
this
Merchandize
,
no
tongue
is
able
to
express
.
Thus
do
wise
Merchants
traffique
whilst
they
live
here
on
earth
,
a
Countrey
that
is
not
theirs
,
venting
their
Commodities
and
transmitting
all
they
can
into
Heaven
,
their
own
Countrey
,
against
their
Arrival
and
Receit
there
,
with
joyfull
acclamations
of
Saints
and
Angels
,
and
most
rich
and
most
honourable
dwelling
with
their
blessed
Redeemer
,
soul-solacing
,
and
hearts-satisfying
friends
,
in
perfect
joy
,
compleat
comfort
,
and
fullness
of
all
good
things
for
evermore
.
The
Lord
remove
and
take
out
of
the
way
,
whatsoever
letteth
you
in
this
blessed
Merchandize
,
which
is
better
than
the
Merchandize
of
Silver
,
and
the
gain
thereof
than
fine
Gold
,
Prov.
3.
14.
Let
your
Merchandize
be
HOLINESS
TO
THE
LORD
Isa.
23.
18.
here
:
so
in
the
ballancing
of
your
Accompt
at
the
last
day
,
you
shall
be
clear
out
of
debt
with
your
heavenly
Creditor
,
and
receive
a
full
and
final
discharge
,
together
with
a
full
remuneration
of
eternal
happiness
to
you
,
and
all
carefull
Accomptants
with
him
,
wayters
and
Preparers
for
him
.
Which
negotiation
and
traffiquing
with
Heaven
(
O
sedulous
and
rich
Merchant
)
is
set
forth
under
many
other
Notions
in
Scripture
.
Amongst
which
is
that
of
Watching
for
the
Masters
coming
.
What
it
is
;
How
this
watch
is
to
be
set
and
kept
,
Motives
to
it
,
and
the
Reward
of
it
,
is
as
laid
forth
in
the
ensuing
Sermon
,
in
which
your
obsequious
friend
(
being
dead
)
yet
speaketh
.
Many
be
the
Epistles
,
(
which
whilst
he
lived
)
he
wrote
to
you
by
my
hand
.
Accept
I
beseech
you
of
my
appearing
his
Amanuenlis
once
more
.
And
keep
this
by
you
.
First
,
as
a
Remembrance
of
him
that
honoured
you
,
and
was
faithfull
and
diligent
to
serve
you
in
your
employments
in
our
Countrey
.
And
Second
,
as
a
Funeral
Ribband
for
your
soul
to
wear
,
which
may
daily
minde
you
of
your
mortal
condition
,
and
stir
you
up
to
get
such
necessaries
and
preparatives
to
go
hence
,
that
when
)
you
shall
be
no
more
seen
on
earth
,
you
may
enjoy
the
beatifical
vision
of
our
Lord
Jesus
in
Heaven
.
So
prayeth
;
Sir
▪
your
Worships
Servant
in
our
great
Master
,
Iohn
Preston
.
A
SERMON
,
preached
at
the
BVRIAL
OF
Mr.
JOHN
BERRY
.
August
23.
1654.
Luke
12.
●7
.
Blessed
are
those
Servants
,
whom
the
Lord
when
he
cometh
shall
finde
watching
.
HEre
Christ
compares
himself
to
a
man
lately
married
,
solacing
himself
,
preparing
a
place
for
his
Spouse
,
leaving
a
servant
at
home
to
wait
for
his
return
.
Christ
hath
married
his
Church
to
himself
,
is
gone
into
heaven
to
solace
himself
,
after
his
sufferings
(
for
he
●ught
his
Church
with
his
bloud
)
In
the
mean
time
we
are
to
●atch
for
the
coming
of
our
Lord
.
Blessed
are
those
servants
,
whom
●●e
Lord
when
he
cometh
shall
finde
watching
.
Where
you
have
1.
The
Master
.
2.
the
Servants
.
3.
their
Works
.
1.
Here
is
our
Relation
.
Servants
.
2.
our
Condition
,
a
wayting
a
●●tching
Condition
.
3.
The
encouragement
.
Blessed
are
those
Ser●●nts
,
&c.
1.
Our
Relation
,
Servants
.
Doct.
Our
greatest
Title
of
honour
in
this
life
,
is
to
be
Gods
Servants
;
his
servants
are
Kings
.
To
serve
him
is
to
reign
,
that
is
,
over
lusts
,
over
sin
.
His
service
is
perfect
freedom
;
He
is
greater
than
Alexander
the
great
that
subdueth
his
passions
and
corruptions
.
And
hath
made
us
Kings
,
Revel.
1.
6.
(
us
)
his
servants
,
not
onely
in
adopting
us
to
be
the
Heirs
of
his
Kingdom
,
but
also
(
through
the
power
of
the
Holy
Ghost
)
hath
made
us
Conquerours
over
sin
,
death
,
Hell
,
Sathan
,
and
all
our
enemies
,
as
it
is
written
,
in
all
these
we
are
more
than
Conquerours
,
Rom.
8.
37.
and
he
will
Crown
all
his
Members
with
glory
and
honour
.
Vse
.
1.
Account
it
so
,
&
make
great
account
of
,
and
glory
we
in
this
Title
.
And
indeed
this
is
all
our
glory
,
our
joy
and
rejoycing
,
that
the
Lord
hath
vouchsafed
to
call
us
forth
to
serve
him
,
to
wear
his
Badg
and
Livery
.
And
it
is
a
rich
and
beneficial
service
,
we
serve
a
Lord
that
hath
the
Scepter
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
that
will
reward
to
a
cup
of
cold
water
.
A
poor
man
beg'd
a
penny
of
Alexander
,
he
gave
the
poor
man
a
City
;
what
will
our
munificent
,
most
magnificent
Lord
do
if
we
ask
in
faith
.
He
will
give
us
a
Kingdom
,
a
glorious
Kingdom
,
a
Kingdom
of
glory
that
cannot
be
shaken
.
Ask
of
me
,
and
I
will
give
thee
the
Heathen
for
thine
inheritance
,
and
the
uttermost
parts
of
the
Earth
for
thy
possession
,
Psal.
2.
8.
said
God
to
his
Son
;
Aske
of
me
in
my
Sons
name
(
saith
the
same
God
to
his
servant
whosoever
he
be
)
and
I
will
give
the
Heaven
for
thine
Inheritance
,
and
the
uttermost
parts
of
the
boundless
Inheritance
(
which
is
above
)
for
thy
possession
;
so
that
Gods
servants
may
say
every
one
of
them
,
I
am
a
Citizen
of
no
mean
City
.
I
am
a
King
of
no
mean
Kingdom
.
I
am
a
servant
of
the
great
God
of
heaven
.
He
will
not
set
us
to
gather
stubble
as
Pharaoh
,
to
work
of
our selves
,
but
he
will
enable
us
to
work
;
where
we
fail
,
he
will
pardon
;
and
when
we
do
his
works
by
his
own
help
,
he
will
reward
,
Crown
his
own
works
in
us
;
and
when
our
enemies
oppress
▪
he
will
take
our
parts
.
Vse
.
2.
Do
we
our
duty
as
servants
,
else
the
Lord
will
not
own
us
.
When
David
was
contriving
to
build
a
Temple
to
the
Lord
,
then
't
is
,
Go
tell
my
servent
David
;
but
when
out
of
Gods
work
,
numbring
the
people
,
then
onely
Go
tell
David
.
So
when
the
people
of
Israel
did
well
,
then
,
Go
tell
my
people
,
but
when
they
committed
Idolatry
,
Go
tell
thy
people
,
Exod.
32.
7.
The
Lord
will
not
own
us
,
if
we
be
away
from
his
work
and
service
.
But
is
it
for
nothing
that
God
so
highly
honoureth
his
people
?
Seemeth
it
a
small
thing
(
saith
David
)
to
be
King
Sauls
Son
in
law
?
So
(
say
I
)
seemeth
it
to
you
a
small
thing
to
be
the
King
of
Sauls
Sons
by
grace
,
to
be
his
Servants
?
Nay
,
dignity
calls
for
duty
,
this
honour
looks
for
service
and
Gods
servants
must
be
watching
,
which
is
the
2.
part
.
The
second
part
of
the
Text
is
the
condition
.
[
Watching
]
Doct.
It
is
the
office
of
every
Christian
,
constantly
to
watch
and
wait
for
the
Lords
coming
.
All
wakers
are
not
watchers
.
There
is
a
natural
waking
,
and
there
is
a
spiritual
waking
,
and
so
there
is
of
watching
.
Waking
natural
is
when
the
obstructions
of
the
spirits
being
dissolved
,
the
spirits
return
into
the
senses
(
for
sleep
is
the
binding
up
of
the
senses
)
when
upon
the
discessation
of
vapours
(
that
stopped
the
senses
before
)
there
is
a
return
of
the
spirit
into
the
senses
;
which
may
be
done
by
some
call
,
some
motion
,
some
stirring
up
of
the
body
:
or
by
some
great
shining
light
.
In
a
spiritual
sense
.
Worldly
thoughts
,
and
fleshly
thoughts
,
as
foggy
vapours
,
do
obstruct
the
workings
of
Gods
spirit
,
and
cause
the
soul
to
sleep
in
sin
.
God
calleth
by
his
word
,
stirs
up
good
motions
of
his
spirit
,
sends
a
proclamation
by
his
messengers
,
scatters
,
a
light
,
either
the
light
,
the
delightsome
light
of
his
mercies
,
or
the
startling
terrifying
light
of
his
judgements
,
or
the
light
of
divine
truth
,
and
awakens
these
sleepers
.
And
this
waking
is
a
preparative
to
waching
,
as
watching
is
a
I
reparation
for
the
Masters
Advent
.
Watching
natural
:
is
when
upon
waking
we
have
our
senses
exercised
,
and
are
intent
and
carefully
look
about
us
to
prevent
some
mischief
or
inconvenience
,
which
careless
security
would
let
in
upon
us
.
Spiritual
watching
(
of
which
in
the
Text
)
is
when
upon
our
waking
,
our
souls
are
exercised
,
the
faculties
and
powers
bent
and
intent
in
the
work
which
God
hath
set
us
to
do
,
when
we
do
quicken
,
actuate
and
raise
up
our
graces
,
avoiding
of
evil
,
preparing
for
God
,
to
prevent
that
hurt
and
dammage
which
a
sleepy
State
brings
upon
men
:
Here
't
is
spoken
of
the
vigils
of
the
soul
,
yet
the
body
may
so
far
be
taken
in
,
as
it
is
an
Instrument
of
the
soul
in
the
action
.
In
the
Primitive
times
they
had
their
vigils
,
because
of
present
persecution
,
or
when
they
had
some
great
business
in
hand
,
to
seek
the
Lord
for
direction
or
for
preparation
to
the
Sacrament
.
In
process
of
time
it
fell
into
superstition
,
and
the
Papists
rise
up
to
their
blinde
devotions
at
certain
hours
of
the
night
,
which
they
call
canonical
hours
.
But
how
are
we
fallen
from
the
zeal
and
piety
of
the
primitive
times
?
—
O
quantum
mutatus
ab
illo
—
Pectore
.
O
where
is
the
heart
,
and
life
,
and
spirit
,
the
vivacity
,
the
constancy
and
continuance
in
the
service
of
God
?
Sathans
watch
and
play
is
more
used
than
our
Saviours
watch
and
pray
?
But
to
the
doctrine
.
It
is
the
office
of
every
Christian
to
keep
a
constant
and
continual
watch
over
his
soul
.
Reas.
1.
Because
we
are
in
danger
of
sin
,
and
in
danger
by
sin
.
In
danger
of
sin
,
besides
many
other
sins
;
of
that
deadness
and
drowsiness
and
heaviness
of
spirit
which
hangs
upon
the
best
.
In
danger
by
sin
,
more
than
I
can
express
,
offending
of
God
,
the
good
Angels
,
giving
advantage
to
Sathan
,
exposing
our selves
to
his
darts
,
grieve
the
good
spirit
of
God
,
and
put
a
sting
into
all
other
troubles
,
yea
,
sin
makes
the
Blessings
of
God
to
be
no
blessings
,
birdlimes
,
or
clips
the
wings
of
our
prayers
,
hinders
us
from
praysing
God
for
his
blessings
.
Sin
is
the
continual
make-bate
between
God
and
us
,
it
separates
all
good
from
us
,
it
withdraws
our
good
God
from
us
.
It
cankers
our
gold
,
blasts
our
good
,
embitters
our
comforts
.
It
is
cunning
and
will
steal
into
our
hears
,
unless
we
keep
a
Guard
and
set
a
diligent
watch
.
What
is
it
but
the
powerfull
command
of
sin
(
which
like
the
Devil
in
the
man
possessed
)
casts
us
sometimes
into
the
fire
,
where
we
burn
and
boyl
with
lust
;
sometimes
into
the
water
,
where
either
we
swim
with
vain
delights
;
or
are
drowned
with
the
drunken
pleasures
of
this
flattering
world
?
sometimes
it
blows
us
up
into
the
air
,
with
a
giddy
desire
to
hunt
and
hawk
after
the
honours
and
preferments
of
the
world
,
and
anon
throws
us
down
groveling
on
the
ground
,
nailing
our
affections
to
this
earth
with
the
covetous
desires
of
worldly
goods
.
Sin
lies
daily
and
hourly
at
our
doors
,
at
our
beds
,
at
our
boards
,
in
solitariness
,
in
company
,
in
the
house
,
in
the
field
,
watching
to
surprize
us
,
therefore
we
ought
constantly
to
keep
our
watch
,
because
of
the
danger
.
Reas.
2.
Because
the
life
of
man
is
a
Pilgrimage
,
and
we
travel
through
our
enemies
Countrey
.
This
is
Sathans
Empire
,
we
had
need
to
watch
,
when
we
are
in
the
midst
of
our
enemies
,
and
a
traitor
,
a
bosom-enemy
within
us
.
Alas
our
precious
Iewel
is
in
a
fraile
pitcher
,
therefore
keep
thy
heart
with
all
diligence
,
Prov.
4.
23.
In
the
2
Kings
20.
39.
A
disguised
Prophet
cries
to
the
King
,
and
said
.
Thy
servant
went
out
into
the
midst
of
the
Battel
,
and
behold
a
man
turned
a
side
,
and
brought
a
man
unto
me
,
and
said
keep
this
man
:
if
by
any
means
he
be
missing
,
then
shall
thy
life
be
for
his
life
,
or
else
you
shall
pay
a
Talent
of
Silver
:
to
our
purpose
,
thus
.
As
thou
camest
into
the
midst
of
the
Army
,
the
militant
Church
,
God
gave
thee
a
soul
to
make
thee
a
man
,
with
this
charge
,
Keep
this
soul
safe
,
if
it
be
missing
when
I
come
,
about
the
business
of
the
world
,
or
sin
,
or
Sathan
,
look
to
it
,
thy
soul
goes
for
it
,
and
thou
hast
in
all
the
world
but
one
soul
,
if
unprepared
and
unappointed
,
the
Lord
will
cashier
it
,
and
cast
it
into
hell
,
whence
thou
shalt
not
come
forth
till
thou
hast
paid
the
utmost
farthing
.
It
will
be
in
vain
for
thee
to
say
as
the
man
of
his
prisoner
vers.
40.
As
thy
servant
was
busie
here
and
there
,
he
was
gone
:
Lord
I
had
much
to
do
in
the
world
,
many
businesses
,
much
to
look
after
,
&c.
So
my
soul
was
missing
when
thou
calledst
.
The
Lord
will
say
as
the
King
to
the
delinquent
there
,
So
shall
thy
judgement
be
,
thy self
hast
decided
it
.
Reas.
3.
We
are
Runners
in
a
race
.
The
price
set
before
us
is
eternal
Glory
.
According
as
the
price
is
above
all
other
:
so
in
our
running
we
should
be
more
quick
,
more
yarr
and
circumspect
.
Reas.
4.
We
are
in
a
Warfare
,
and
souldiers
can
never
promise
to
themselves
security
without
a
strong
and
diligent
watch
;
't
is
certain
,
the
General
of
the
enemies
horse
never
sleeps
,
Sathan
is
alwaies
waking
and
watching
to
take
advantage
,
&
Simon
dormis
tu
?
Christian
souldier
sleepest
thou
?
The
poor
Disciples
slept
when
their
Lord
was
in
an
Agony
,
but
Iudas
slept
not
:
Ah!
our
husbandmen
slept
,
and
the
envious
one
hath
sowed
Tares
.
Christs
Disciples
have
left
Christ
alone
to
his
own
cause
,
saying
,
as
sometimes
the
Israelites
,
To
your
own
tents
.
Now
look
to
thine
own
house
,
O
Son
of
David
.
Reas.
5.
We
are
Stewards
,
and
must
shortly
give
an
account
,
how
we
have
improved
our
talents
.
The
estate
of
an
Account
is
a
watchfull
estate
.
Our
account
will
be
strict
,
our
thoughts
words
and
works
shall
be
weighed
in
the
impartiall
scales
of
the
Judge
of
heaven
and
earth
,
and
if
they
be
found
thoughts
of
the
Flesh
,
words
of
the
world
,
and
works
of
the
Devil
,
we
shall
be
sent
away
from
the
presence
of
God
.
With
a
Go
ye
cursed
&c.
Hell
will
be
our
Prison
,
eternity
our
shackles
,
fire
and
brimstone
our
Torment
,
the
breath
of
the
Lord
like
a
River
of
brimstone
will
kindle
it
.
Reas.
6.
The
daughter
of
Improvidence
,
notably
set
forth
,
Luk.
12.
45
,
46.
If
the
servant
say
in
his
heart
,
My
Lord
delayeth
his
coming
,
and
shall
begin
to
beat
the
men-servants
and
maydens
,
and
to
eat
and
drink
,
and
to
be
be
drunken
.
The
Lord
of
that
servant
will
come
in
a
day
he
looketh
not
for
him
,
and
at
an
hour
when
he
is
not
aware
,
and
will
cut
him
in
sunder
,
and
will
appoint
him
his
portion
with
unbelievers
.
Swift
destruction
is
at
the
heels
of
promisers
to
themselves
Peace
and
Safetie
.
Yea
,
then
is
the
time
of
pouring
down
divine
vengeance
,
when
men
are
dissolved
to
a
secure
negligence
.
When
they
shall
say
Peace
and
Safetie
,
then
sudden
Destruction
cometh
upon
them
,
as
travail
upon
a
woman
with
child
,
and
they
shall
not
escape
,
1
Thess.
5.
3.
Lastly
,
we
are
perpetually
under
Observation
;
1
Conscience
is
an
Observer
of
us
.
2
Sathan
observes
what
we
speak
or
do
,
that
he
may
accuse
us
to
God
and
witness
against
us
.
3
God
observes
us
,
his
eyes
behold
,
his
eye-lids
trie
the
children
of
men
,
Psal.
11.
4.
he
knoweth
our
thoughts
,
he
writes
it
down
in
his
book
,
and
the
faults
can
never
be
blotted
out
without
Repentance
.
If
Conscience
fail
(
as
for
a
time
she
may
)
and
lye
asleep
at
the
door
of
our
heart
,
and
neither
bark
or
bite
)
she
will
awake
at
last
and
tear
thee
.
Assure
thy self
,
God
will
not
fail
to
set
thy
sins
in
order
before
thee
,
if
now
thou
do
not
examin
and
set
them
in
order
before
thy
face
,
judge
and
condemn
them
.
The
case
being
such
,
we
had
need
to
keep
a
perpetual
Watch
and
Ward
over
our
souls
.
These
Reasons
are
so
many
Motives
to
this
necessarie
dutie
of
a
Christian
watchfulness
.
I
shall
now
give
you
a
few
Directions
For
,
and
In
Watching
.
First
,
Labour
to
have
waking
Considerations
.
Consideration
is
a
help
to
Watchfulness
.
1
Know
and
believe
that
there
is
a
God
that
eyeth
thee
,
an
enemie
that
observeth
thee
,
and
a
Conscience
that
will
do
his
office
first
or
last
,
that
Death
is
coming
,
and
Judgement
draweth
nigh
.
2.
Consider
the
end
of
this
coming
into
the
world
,
and
living
here
.
What
dost
thou
here
Eliah
?
O
baptized
Christian
,
what
dost
thou
sullying
thy self
amongst
the
flesh-pots
of
Egypt
,
lading
thy self
with
thick
clay
,
how
long
?
Hab.
2.
6.
how
long
,
O
ye
sons
of
men
will
ye
turn
my
glory
into
shame
,
how
long
will
ye
love
vanitie
and
seek
after
leasing
,
Psal.
4.
2.
How
long
will
ye
be
busied
like
Ants
about
a
mole-hill
,
carrying
and
recarrying
in
and
out
a
little
worldly
trash
,
when
you
think
to
finish
your
earthly
Fabrick
,
death
(
as
a
wild
Beast
)
with
one
dash
of
his
foot
spoils
all
,
and
disperseth
it
and
you
.
The
time
past
may
suffice
us
to
have
wrought
the
will
of
the
Gentiles
,
when
we
walked
in
lasciviousness
,
lusts
,
excess
of
wine
,
Revellings
,
banquetings
,
and
abominable
Idolatries
.
1
Pet.
4.
3.
It
is
enough
,
I
,
too
too
much
,
that
you
have
revelled
out
the
third
of
your
life
to
waste
,
hitherto
;
Oh
spend
and
end
the
little
remnant
of
time
wholy
and
holy
in
Gods
service
,
working
out
your
salvation
with
fear
and
trembling
.
Were
your
Heaven-born
souls
given
you
to
stop
to
this
earths
drudgery
?
Your
eagle
minds
to
resort
to
the
carrion
of
this
world
?
was
your
golden
time
given
you
to
gather
dross
?
your
noble
affections
to
run
in
the
dirty
channels
of
this
world
?
Rather
was
not
your
chief
end
to
glorifie
God
and
enjoy
him
?
How
sutable
have
been
your
Actions
to
this
chief
end
?
have
they
been
for
your
good
and
the
salvation
of
your
souls
?
consider
this
seriously
.
3.
Have
this
waking
consideration
.
Is
not
God
present
?
Doth
not
he
observe
all
my
ways
and
count
all
my
steps
?
if
I
have
walked
with
vanity
,
or
if
my
foot
hath
hasted
to
deceit
Job
.
31.
4.
5.
will
not
God
finde
it
out
?
saies
Joseph
,
how
can
I
do
this
great
wickedness
,
and
sin
against
God
,
in
whose
presence
I
am
,
Gen.
39.
9.
The
eyes
of
the
Lord
run
to
and
fro
through
the
whole
Earth
,
to
shew
himself
strong
in
the
behalf
of
them
whose
heart
is
perfect
towards
him
2
Cor.
16.
9.
He
neither
slumbereth
nor
sleepeth
,
His
eyes
see
into
the
dark
thoughts
of
our
heart
,
all
things
are
naked
and
open
unto
the
eyes
of
him
with
whom
we
have
to
do
Heb.
4.
13.
This
should
make
us
watch
over
our
secret
sins
.
What
if
thou
hadst
no body
to
accuse
thee
?
Thou
hast
a
conscience
,
and
a
God
that
sees
thee
.
When
thou
art
in
secret
,
think
thou
art
in
the
presence
of
God
,
who
is
a
judge
.
S.
Paul
was
kept
in
a
watchfull
condition
upon
this
consideration
.
Knowing
the
terrours
of
the
Lord
,
we
perswade
men
.
2
Cor.
5.
11.
It
will
be
a
terrible
day
.
And
when
Solomon
would
startle
young
men
,
he
minds
them
of
the
day
of
Judgement
.
But
know
that
for
all
these
things
thou
must
come
to
judgement
,
Eccles.
11.
9.
4.
The
fearfull
condition
to
be
found
in
an
estare
wherein
we
are
not
fit
to
dye
.
Take
heed
of
promising
thy self
pleasure
,
or
jollity
tomorrow
;
It
may
be
the
day
that
God
will
strike
thee
.
Annanias
and
Saphira
were
stricken
suddenly
;
and
he
who
hath
stricken
thy
neighbour
(
as
many
now
are
smitten
by
death
suddenly
)
what
if
he
smite
thee
?
It
may
befall
thee
when
thou
goest
about
sinfull
and
unwarrantable
courses
(
take
heed
)
it
may
be
the
time
when
God
calls
for
thy
soul
.
Add
hereunto
that
our
l●fe
is
short
and
uncertain
,
and
that
which
at
any
time
may
,
why
not
now
?
And
if
we
wait
all
our
daies
,
and
every
hour
,
it
will
not
be
long
,
and
it
is
for
eternity
.
Eternity
depends
upon
this
moment
of
time
.
5.
Labor
for
such
inward
dispositions
as
may
dispose
us
to
watchfullness
.
Two
affections
,
when
they
are
raised
,
will
much
help
us
,
Fear
and
Love
.
1.
Fear
.
When
Iacob
was
afraid
of
his
Brother
Esau
,
he
spent
the
night
before
in
prayer
.
Blessed
is
the
man
that
feareth
always
,
Prov.
28.
14.
Blessed
is
the
man
that
standeth
constantly
in
aw
of
God
,
and
is
afraid
to
offend
him
at
any
time
.
So
Prov.
23.
17.
Be
thou
in
the
fear
of
God
all
the
day
long
.
What
fear
is
that
?
of
Iealousie
and
Reverence
.
There
is
great
use
of
this
fear
,
It
is
the
souls
best
Scout-master
,
and
will
give
report
to
the
soul
of
her
enemies
Approches
.
Fear
stirs
up
care
,
care
rowseth
duty
,
and
performance
of
duty
keeps
us
from
surprizal
.
It
is
the
Athiesm
of
the
times
to
stand
in
aw
of
nothing
:
but
he
who
hath
the
fear
of
Iealousie
and
Reverence
is
fit
for
all
things
.
2.
Love
,
It
is
a
sweet
affection
,
and
keeps
the
soul
watchfull
over
any
thing
that
may
displease
the
person
whom
we
love
.
It
is
also
full
of
Invention
to
give
content
to
the
person
loved
,
we
never
sin
till
the
soul
is
betraied
and
drawn
away
from
these
two
,
Fear
and
Love
:
and
we
have
the
soul
never
in
better
tune
than
when
thus
qualified
.
These
are
Royal
supports
of
a
Christians
Arms
.
His
Field
is
sincerity
,
charged
with
the
deeds
of
Piety
,
shall
be
accomplished
with
a
Crest
of
Glory
.
The
supporters
are
Fear
and
Love
,
with
this
Motto
,
My
soul
watcheth
.
Wind
up
the
strings
of
your
affections
every
day
,
else
they
will
be
down
,
wind
them
up
with
waking
considerations
,
else
they
will
down
to
these
present
things
.
Finde
out
what
sin
thou
art
naturally
prone
to
.
Be
wise
and
foresee
.
Know
your selves
both
in
good
and
evil
,
wherein
thou
art
prone
to
be
overtaken
,
or
overcome
,
and
what
hath
done
thee
good
and
use
it
again
.
No
creature
will
be
taken
in
a
snare
,
if
he
see
it
,
and
the
Medicine
that
cured
the
sick
one
,
he
will
use
it
again
.
Take
all
advantages
to
do
good
,
slip
no
opportunity
,
no
Sabbaoth
,
no
Sermon
,
for
why
,
thou
seest
some
alive
and
well
to
day
are
dead
to
morrow
.
When
we
have
advantages
to
any
thing
,
study
to
improve
them
and
turn
them
to
Gods
glory
.
This
is
a
special
exercise
of
watching
.
It
will
grieve
you
one
day
,
when
you
shall
see
,
that
at
such
a
time
,
ye
lost
such
an
opportunity
,
and
at
such
a
time
,
omitted
such
a
duty
.
Consider
this
is
your
seed-time
.
If
ye
sow
to
the
flesh
,
ye
shall
of
the
flesh
reap
corruption
,
but
he
that
soweth
to
the
Spirit
,
shall
of
the
spirit
reap
life
everlasting
,
Gal.
6.
8.
will
ye
have
a
harvest
of
Glory
and
no
seed-time
of
graces
.
Every
company
you
keep
,
make
them
better
,
or
your self
better
by
them
:
gain
some
spiritual
encrease
by
them
,
or
they
by
you
.
Labor
to
know
how
to
judge
every
thing
in
its
due
worth
,
and
so
as
it
deserves
affect
it
,
least
you
put
good
for
evil
,
and
evil
for
good
.
To
know
God
in
his
greatness
,
Christ
in
his
goodness
,
virtue
in
its
dignity
,
sin
in
its
dangers
,
death
in
its
certainty
,
yet
times
uncertainty
,
will
be
a
means
to
stir
thee
up
to
watchfullness
.
Let
the
joyes
of
Heaven
ravish
thee
,
the
Torments
of
hell
scare
thee
,
the
sound
of
the
last
trumpet
(
Arise
ye
dead
and
come
to
judgement
)
sound
and
resound
always
in
thine
ears
.
Mors
tua
,
Mors
Christi
,
fraus
Munda
Gloria
coeli
Et
dolor
Inferni
,
sunt
meditanda
tibi
Thy
death
and
Christs
,
Earths
Fraud
,
Heav'ns
habitation
And
Pains
of
Hell
,
let
be
thy
meditation
.
Labour
to
finde
out
what
hinders
from
doing
good
,
whether
too
much
business
and
pudder
about
the
things
of
this
world
(
as
if
we
were
born
to
live
here
everlastingly
.
)
The
Scripture
sets
Bounds
&
limits
to
us
:
as
1
Cor.
7.
31.
use
this
world
as
not
abusing
it
,
not
doting
upon
these
passable
and
perishable
things
,
as
our
Saviour
Luke
21.
34.
Warn
us
to
take
heed
that
we
be
not
overcharged
,
as
not
with
surfetting
and
drunkenness
,
so
not
with
the
cares
of
this
life
.
There
is
an
overcharging
of
the
soul
with
cares
,
as
the
body
with
meats
or
drinks
.
As
the
glutton
and
drunkard
are
unweildy
to
work
:
so
cares
eat
up
the
power
of
the
soul
,
so
that
they
loose
many
opportunities
to
do
good
and
to
receive
good
.
Cares
choke
the
word
.
But
more
particularly
.
First
in
the
Morning
,
begin
to
wake
with
God
,
and
give
thy
soul
a
Mornings-draught
steept
in
the
Meditation
of
God
his
mercy
and
preservation
,
before
the
World
or
the
Flesh
thrust
in
.
Bethink
of
all
that
may
befall
thee
that
day
,
of
all
the
dangers
,
of
all
the
troubles
,
what
Armor
to
encounter
,
surely
ye
have
need
to
buckle
on
your
Armor
with
Patience
,
to
go
up
and
down
(
amongst
men
,
shall
I
say
?
)
hissing
Serpents
of
envy
,
poisonous
Adders
of
maliciousness
,
and
fiery
flying
Scorpions
of
slandering
their
neighbours
,
and
we
must
fight
(
as
S.
Paul
)
with
Beasts
after
the
manner
of
men
:
You
cannot
go
safe
amongst
these
malevolent
spirits
without
your
coat
of
Male
,
girded
on
about
you
by
prayer
.
Where
the
enemy
once
entered
,
barracado
up
that
passage
more
stronngly
as
souldiers
do
,
where
the
enemy
hath
broken
in
,
or
the
wall
is
weak
.
Take
Provisions
for
thy
journey
or
undertakings
,
that
ye
may
be
able
to
encounter
whatsoever
Accidents
befall
you
.
Let
God
have
the
first
fruits
of
the
day
,
the
firstlings
of
your
hearts
.
Begin
the
day
with
prayers
,
and
it
will
sweeten
all
your
actions
of
the
day
with
comfort
,
and
all
occurrences
thus
:
I
commended
my self
to
God
in
prayer
,
and
have
set
upon
the
day
with
this
Resolution
,
to
do
nothing
that
may
offend
God
or
a
good
conscience
,
regarding
no
Iniquity
in
my
heart
but
to
pass
the
day
in
the
works
of
my
calling
under
the
shadow
of
the
Almighty
,
&c.
Afterwards
,
in
the
day
let
us
do
nothing
wherein
we
conceive
God
●ill
not
protect
us
,
that
we
cannot
pray
to
God
for
a
Blessing
upon
it
.
If
men
would
do
so
,
what
would
become
of
their
lying
,
swearing
,
&
forswearing
cheating
,
couzning
,
and
underminings
?
drinkings
,
lasciviousness
and
vanities
for
why
?
can
they
pray
to
God
for
a
Blessing
upon
these
courses
?
In
the
day-time
,
carry
a
heavenly
minde
in
earthly
business
.
No
Occurrent
fa●ls
out
,
no
Object
is
presented
,
but
a
gracious
heart
will
draw
out
something
of
it
for
religious
use
.
A
good
Christian
is
an
Excellent
Chimist
,
and
extracts
heavenly
things
,
and
things
for
heavenly
uses
out
of
earthly
minerals
and
materials
.
The
present
Harvest
puts
him
in
minde
of
the
day
of
Judgement
,
and
the
Reapers
,
of
the
Angels
.
When
he
plows
the
ground
he
thinks
upon
the
fallow
ground
of
his
heart
how
it
needs
turning
and
ripping
up
;
when
he
weaves
,
or
sees
the
Weavers
shuttle
,
he
meditates
upon
the
shortness
of
mans
life
,
now
at
this
end
,
but
presently
at
an
end
,
&c.
Thus
he
reasons
with
himself
,
God
hath
set
me
in
this
place
for
a
little
time
,
and
here
I
must
work
in
this
inferiour
calling
,
and
I
must
serve
God
with
contentment
in
it
.
As
for
recreation
make
it
not
a
vocation
,
you
will
quickly
err
in
the
use
of
lawfull
things
,
if
ye
be
not
watchfull
.
Prosperity
is
a
slippery
Mountain
,
if
you
walk
not
warily
,
you
will
slip
and
slide
,
&
glide
into
the
forgetfullness
of
God
,
of
your selves
,
of
your
duty
,
which
is
the
way
that
leadeth
to
destruction
,
and
many
there
be
that
fall
into
it
.
Take
heed
(
saith
God
)
when
thou
art
in
that
good
land
that
floweth
with
milk
and
hony
,
that
thou
forget
not
,
&c.
Job
knew
that
for
to
get
full
of
all
was
the
way
to
be
forgetfull
,
and
therefore
when
his
children
were
banqueting
he
was
sacrificing
.
If
Athwarts
and
crosses
of
the
world
come
,
look
upon
the
hand
that
orders
all
;
wherein
thou
art
prone
to
be
overtaken
,
take
especial
care
to
prevent
,
and
be
watchfull
there
.
And
because
every
man
cannot
use
Privacy
well
,
be
watchfull
over
thy self
alone
,
use
the
●ime
of
Aloneness
,
in
Meditation
of
him
that
All
One
is
,
though
he
●e
Three
.
Let
thy
sequestration-time
,
be
thy
holy
meditation-time
,
●athan
is
busie
still
;
he
will
be
too
cunning
for
thee
,
and
make
thy
●eart
his
shop
,
if
thou
suffer
it
empty
,
and
fill
it
not
with
good
●houghts
.
Let
thy
company
be
such
as
to
whom
thou
mayest
do
good
,
or
●rom
whom
thou
maist
receive
good
.
Good
company
strengthens
●ne
another
,
as
stones
in
an
Arch.
Such
company
as
thou
keepest
,
●●ch
thou
art
,
or
such
thou
wilt
be
shortly
,
or
such
thou
wilt
be
●ccounted
to
be
.
When
it
comes
to
night
,
reflect
upon
the
occasions
and
passages
●f
the
day
:
go
over
all
,
where
thou
hast
offended
,
crave
pardon
,
●here
thou
hast
done
well
,
bless
the
Lord
.
If
thou
have
done
good
to
none
,
nor
made
thy self
better
,
thou
mayest
cry
out
,
heu
!
diem
perdidi
.
Alas
!
I
have
lost
a
day
.
Suffer
not
thy
body
to
rest
,
before
thy
conscience
be
assured
of
peace
&
reconciliation
with
God
through
Iesus
Christ
.
Dangerous
to
go
to
bed
with
a
guilty
conscience
,
what
do
we
know
whither
we
shall
live
till
the
morning
?
If
we
could
account
Religion
a
serious
thing
,
as
it
is
,
we
would
not
hear
these
things
as
strange
Doctrines
,
but
we
would
think
of
them
seriously
,
and
practise
them
affectionately
.
Renew
your
Resolutions
for
the
time
to
come
,
for
we
have
all
broken
our
vows
and
covenants
with
God
.
Observe
all
advantages
for
praying
to
,
and
praysing
of
God
,
speaking
of
his
goodness
to
others
with
thy
mouth
,
and
let
thy
life
speak
thereof
lowder
,
let
God
have
all
the
Honour
of
his
Assistance
of
thee
,
&
blessing
thy
Labours
.
Above
all
,
Remember
the
Sabbaoth
,
do
the
work
of
the
Lord
onely
upon
the
Lords
day
.
If
thou
mingle
thy
worldly
business
with
his
service
,
thou
spoylest
all
;
such
mixings
marr
all
.
Dead
flies
cause
the
ointment
of
the
Apothecary
to
send
forth
a
stinking
savour
Eccles.
10.
1.
So
distracted
thoughts
,
worldly
mindedness
,
and
earthly
talke
and
business
upon
the
Lords
day
,
will
cause
all
thy
prayers
and
services
to
stink
in
the
nostrils
of
God
.
And
if
thou
steal
away
of
his
time
,
to
use
it
about
thine
own
occasions
,
thou
art
a
Thief
also
to
thy self
,
and
to
thine
own
profit
.
For
therefore
God
commanded
thee
to
keep
the
Sabbaoth
that
he
might
bless
thee
,
that
by
thy
holy
observation
of
the
day
,
and
carefull
performance
of
the
duties
of
the
day
,
he
might
convay
over
to
thee
his
blessings
,
for
such
a
servant
he
blesseth
,
and
he
shall
be
blessed
,
which
is
the
third
and
last
part
.
The
Encouragement
.
Blessed
is
that
servant
,
&c.
Doct.
Blessing
attends
and
goes
along
with
watching
.
If
thou
wilt
be
blessed
?
then
watch
for
the
Lords
coming
.
Blessed
are
these
servants
,
&c.
Those
that
keep
their
souls
in
a
watchfull
frame
are
blessed
.
And
it
is
truth
.
The
mouth
of
the
Lord
hath
spoken
it
.
Vse
.
What
a
Motive
is
here
to
give
our
souls
to
watching
.
In
Blessedness
all
good
things
whatsoever
,
meet
as
in
a
centre
.
It
is
a
confluence
and
concurrence
of
all
good
whatsoever
,
either
honest
,
profitable
or
pleasant
.
And
this
Blessedness
shall
meet
the
watchfull
soul
in
death
,
and
embrace
it
.
The
watching
Christian
,
his
life
is
blessed
,
his
death
is
blessed
:
blessed
by
grace
,
blessed
by
glory
;
blessed
in
body
,
blessed
in
soul
.
Blest
soul
that
immediately
enjoyes
blessedness
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
where
God
is
all
in
all
to
his
elect
1
Cor.
15.
28.
where
is
eternal
life
and
perfect
glory
.
Eternal
,
life
,
which
is
that
Fellowship
with
God
,
whereby
God
himself
is
through
the
Lamb
Christ
,
Life
unto
the
elect
.
For
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
the
elect
shall
not
need
meat
,
drink
,
sleep
,
air
,
heat
.
cold
,
physick
,
apparrel
,
or
light
of
Sun
or
Moon
,
but
in
place
of
all
these
,
shall
they
have
Gods
spirit
,
by
which
immediately
they
shall
be
quickned
for
ever
.
Revel.
21.
3.
23.
And
perfect
glory
,
which
is
that
wonderfull
Excellency
of
the
Saints
,
whereby
they
shall
be
in
a
far
better
estate
than
heart
can
wish
.
For
first
,
they
shall
everlastingly
behold
the
face
of
God
,
which
is
the
Glory
and
Majesty
of
God
,
Rev.
22.
4.
Secondly
they
shall
be
most
like
to
Christ
,
to
wit
;
just
,
holy
,
incorruptible
,
glorious
;
honourable
,
excellent
,
beautifull
,
strong
,
mighty
and
nimble
1
Iohn
3.
2.
Phil.
3.
21.
Thirdly
they
shall
inherit
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
1
Pet.
1.
4.
Matth.
25.
34.
whence
proceeds
Eternal
joy
,
and
the
perfect
service
of
God
immediately
.
Eternal
joy
,
had
Peace
with
safety
,
safety
with
security
,
security
with
Eternity
.
The
joyes
above
are
for
Matter
,
spiritual
,
for
substance
,
real
,
for
use
universal
,
for
continuance
,
Eternal
,
Psal.
16.
11.
Psal.
36.
8.
There
the
King
is
Verity
,
the
Law
Charity
,
the
Peace
Felicity
,
and
the
Life
Eternity
.
The
service
of
God
consists
onely
in
Prayse
and
Thansgiving
Rev.
21.
3.
and
Rev.
5.
12
,
13.
and
11.
17.
see
the
Texts
.
The
manner
of
performing
this
service
,
is
to
worship
God
by
God
immediate●y
.
In
Heaven
there
shall
neither
be
Temple
,
Ceremony
,
nor
Sacrament
,
but
all
these
wants
shall
God
himself
supply
together
with
the
Lamb
that
is
,
Christ
,
Rev.
21.
21.
I
say
no
Temple
therein
,
for
the
Lord
God
Almighty
,
and
the
Lamb
are
the
Temple
of
it
.
The
service
●hall
be
dayly
and
without
Intermission
,
Rev.
7.
15.
They
are
in
the
●resence
of
the
Throne
of
God
,
&
serve
him
day
and
night
in
his
Temple
.
Vse
.
The
consideration
hereof
,
should
stir
up
us
to
a
constant
●atch
and
ward
over
our
souls
.
If
immediate
communion
with
God
through
Iesus
Christ
,
which
is
the
life
eternal
;
if
to
have
whatsoever
heart
can
wish
,
&
infinitely
beyond
that
,
which
is
perfect
glory
,
where
we
shall
for
ever
behold
and
admire
the
face
of
God
,
be
like
our
blessed
Saviour
,
&
inherit
the
Kingdom
of
glory
with
the
priveledges
thereof
in
eternal
joy
,
where
our
exercise
shall
be
singing
and
praysing
God
.
In
a
word
if
we
would
be
Blessed
,
if
Blessedness
(
which
contains
all
these
and
more
)
may
prevail
to
move
us
(
or
else
what
can
)
to
the
duty
of
watchfulness
:
then
be
we
stirred
up
to
be
in
a
frame
of
soul
fit
to
meet
Christ
,
have
all
the
graces
of
the
soul
in
exercise
;
this
is
to
watch
.
Look
about
you
,
the
Phylistines
be
upon
you
.
Every
day
is
clipping
your
life
,
and
taking
away
part
of
it
,
what
should
we
now
do
,
but
fit
our selves
for
Christ
,
seeing
he
is
coming
to
us
,
and
we
are
going
to
him
by
death
?
You
would
be
fit
at
the
hour
of
death
.
That
which
will
be
good
then
,
is
good
now
,
and
the
work
which
of
necessity
,
must
be
done
,
or
we
are
everlastingly
undone
,
let
us
first
go
about
it
,
and
make
an
end
of
that
once
.
The
worst
of
men
,
when
death
comes
will
wish
he
had
watched
,
done
these
and
these
good
things
,
abstained
from
these
and
these
evil
things
?
I
exhort
you
to
nothing
,
but
that
which
is
fit
for
you
to
make
you
fit
for
Christ
.
When
your
Faith
and
Hope
,
and
Love
have
their
right
Object
,
and
all
the
graces
of
the
soul
are
in
exercise
,
then
you
watch
,
and
Blessed
are
those
Servants
,
whom
the
Lord
when
he
cometh
shall
finde
watching
.
So
much
for
the
Text
.
My
Auditours
are
of
three
sorts
,
either
Morners
of
our
deceased
Brother
,
or
Rejoycers
at
his
death
,
or
men
indifferent
,
neither
affected
with
grief
or
joy
at
all
at
his
sudden
fall
,
a
word
to
each
of
these
.
First
,
for
you
Mourners
;
Wise
lamenting
the
death
of
her
carefull
Husband
;
Children
bemoaning
the
death
of
their
carefull
Father
;
Labourers
and
servants
Mourning
for
the
loss
of
a
work-contriving
;
labour-rewarding
Master
;
Friends
for
the
lack
of
their
discreet
,
advising
Friend
.
To
you
I
say
no
more
but
this
,
look
up
to
your
Husband
,
Father
,
Friend
,
Lord
and
Master
in
Heaven
.
It
is
the
Lord
hath
done
it
,
as
it
is
marvellous
,
so
let
it
be
well
pleasing
in
your
eyes
.
His
will
is
done
,
subject
your
wills
to
his
;
We
are
the
Clay
,
he
is
the
Potter
,
Psal.
64.
8.
shall
not
the
Potter
do
with
his
clay
as
he
pleaseth
Rom.
9.
21.
We
read
Exod.
15.
that
the
waters
of
Marah
were
so
bitter
,
that
the
people
could
not
drink
of
them
,
then
Moses
,
at
Gods
commandment
,
cast
into
them
a
tree
,
and
the
waters
were
made
sweet
.
In
the
bitterness
of
soul
upon
the
death
of
our
Brother
,
God
shews
you
a
tree
that
will
turn
your
bitter
Waters
of
affliction
into
sweetness
.
This
tree
is
Christ
,
Take
up
this
blessed
tree
in
your
hands
by
Faith
(
who
willingly
presents
himself
unto
you
in
this
your
Agony
)
cast
him
into
your
bitter
waters
,
or
cast
your self
upon
him
;
hide
your self
in
the
boughes
and
branches
of
this
blessed
Tree
,
till
the
Lords
indignation
be
past
.
For
,
his
anger
endureth
but
a
moment
,
in
his
favour
is
life
.
Weeping
may
endure
for
a
night
,
but
joy
cometh
in
the
morning
,
Psal.
30.
5.
you
will
faint
,
unless
you
believe
to
see
the
goodness
of
the
Lord
in
the
Land
of
the
Living
,
Psal.
27.
13.
To
the
second
sort
,
that
rejoyce
because
now
death
hath
shut
him
up
in
his
Cave
,
the
spirit
of
God
directly
meets
with
you
,
Prov.
24.
17
,
18.
Rejoyce
not
when
thine
enemy
falleth
,
and
let
not
thy
heart
be
glad
when
he
stumbleth
.
Let
the
Lord
see
it
,
and
it
displease
him
,
and
he
turn
away
his
wrath
from
him
upon
thee
.
Why
shouldest
thou
run
from
thine
own
watch
to
fault
finde
his
now
?
Death
found
him
not
from
his
calling
all
the
day
;
at
Mid-night
,
when
he
pierc'd
him
at
the
heart
,
dost
thou
know
his
Vigils
,
his
Preparations
,
his
Meditations
what
they
were
?
If
death
had
come
to
thee
that
same
hour
,
at
the
second
watch
,
should
he
have
found
thee
better
prepaed
than
he
was
?
what
art
thou
that
judgest
another
mans
servant
,
he
standeth
or
falleth
to
his
own
Master
.
He
hath
past
his
day
,
thine
is
to
come
,
If
the
Lord
finde
thee
in
thy
swearing
,
sabbath-breaking
,
coveting
,
wandring
out
of
his
ways
,
not
guiding
thy
life
by
his
Law
unprepared
,
unappointed
,
thy
doom
is
set
down
Luk.
12.
45.
to
vers.
48.
see
the
place
.
If
there
be
a
third
sort
of
Hearers
,
Indifferent
men
,
without
affection
of
the
one
side
or
other
,
nor
caring
whether
he
had
lived
or
dyed
,
neither
partake
with
the
Mourners
here
,
nor
with
such
as
are
well
pleased
at
his
death
;
are
nothing
toutcht
or
smitten
with
this
stroak
:
Besides
that
they
proclaim
stupidity
,
do
they
not
walk
contrary
to
the
command
,
weep
with
them
that
weep
.
Be
of
the
same
affection
one
towards
another
,
Rom.
12.
15
,
16.
And
shew
themselves
Athiestical
?
It
is
the
Athiesm
of
these
times
to
be
without
dread
or
fear
.
When
God
gives
one
of
his
houshold-servants
a
blow
,
the
rest
should
fear
.
This
use
should
every
one
of
us
make
of
it
.
If
God
had
so
smitten
me
,
in
what
case
had
I
been
?
how
had
it
been
with
my
poor
soul
?
surely
I
was
not
prepared
as
I
ought
,
ought
not
I
to
accept
of
this
acceptable
time
,
this
day
of
salvation
,
and
to
act
and
exercise
my self
in
all
these
duties
that
tend
to
salvation
(
that
is
)
to
watch
?
Blessed
are
those
servants
,
&c.
When
our
Saviour
said
to
his
Disciples
,
One
of
you
shall
betray
me
;
Every
one
of
them
(
suspicious
of
himself
)
questioned
him
again
,
Master
is
it
I
?
so
whilst
I
say
one
of
you
(
Beloved
)
shall
be
the
next
that
shall
dye
,
it
behoves
every
one
of
you
to
question
with
himself
.
Is
it
I
?
Is
it
I
?
what
if
it
should
be
I
?
am
I
prepared
to
meet
the
Lord
?
is
my
soul
in
a
watchfull
frame
and
posture
?
do
I
perform
my
sentinel-charge
till
I
be
relieved
?
do
I
wait
all
the
days
of
mine
appointed
time
untill
my
chang
come
?
Job
.
14.
14.
the
same
shall
be
blessed
.
For
Blessed
are
these
servants
whom
the
Lord
when
he
cometh
shall
finde
watching
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.