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can think that God iliould recompenfe our 

 poor and imperfeft Duties and Services, 

 performed for a very fhort time, with fuch 

 ap immenfe and eternal weight of Glory 

 and Happinefs ? 



To this I anfwer; That though indeed 

 it cannot confift with God's Juflice to pu- 

 nifli any Creature without, or beyond its 

 demerit ; yet nothing hinders but that he 

 may be as bountiful as he pleafes, and in 

 his Rewards exceed all the deferts, and 

 even expectations of his Creatures, an hun- 

 dred or a thoufand fold. 



Let us then admire the tranfcendent and 

 unmerited goodnefs and love of God, in 

 doing fuch great things for us, as fending 

 his Son into the World to take our nature 

 upon him, to fuffer Death for our Sins, 

 and to give us the great Promife of Eternal 

 Life ; and let us endeavour in fome mea- 

 fure to anfwer this Love by fuitable Affefti- 

 ons of the moft ardent Love and Gratitude. 



Let us alfo love the Lord Jefus Chrifl 

 in fincerity, which we have all the reafon 

 in the World to do, confidering the great- 

 nefs of his Love to us manifefted by the 

 great things he hath done and fuffered for 

 us, John 15.9. As the Father hath loved 

 me (faith our Saviour to his Difciples) Jo 



I 3 have 



