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whatsoever_o good_a thing_n any_o man_n do_v the_o same_o shall_v he_o receive_v of_o the_o lord_n whether_o he_o be_v bond_n or_o free_a heb._n 6._o 10._o ephes._n 6._o 8._o ah_o little_a do_v the_o people_n of_o god_n think_v how_o large_o and_o thorough_o god_n will_v at_o that_o day_n own_o and_o recompense_v all_o the_o good_a and_o holy_a act_n of_o his_o people_n every_o bit_n every_o drop_n every_o rag_n and_o every_o night_n harbour_n though_o but_o in_o a_o wisp_n of_o straw_n shall_v be_v reward_v in_o that_o day_n before_o man_n and_o angel_n whosoever_o shall_v give_v to_o drink_v to_o one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n only_o in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o disciple_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v christ_n he_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_a loose_a a_o disciple_n reward_n mat._n 10._o 40_o 41_o 42._o therefore_o when_o thou_o make_v a_o feast_n say_v he_o call_v the_o poor_a the_o maim_a the_o lame_a and_o the_o blind_a and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v for_o they_o can_v recompense_v thou_o for_o thou_o shall_v be_v recompense_v at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just._n luk._n 14._o 13_o 14._o if_o there_o be_v any_o repentance_n among_o the_o godly_a at_o this_o day_n it_o will_v be_v because_o the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o his_o person_n member_n and_o word_n be_v no_o more_o own_v honour_a entertain_v and_o provide_v for_o by_o they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o this_o world_n for_o it_o will_v be_v ravish_v to_o all_o to_o see_v what_o notice_n the_o lord_n jesus_n will_v then_o take_v of_o every_o widow_n mite_n he_o i_o say_v will_v call_v to_o mind_n even_o all_o those_o act_n of_o meâ—cy_n and_o kindness_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v to_o he_o when_o thou_o be_v among_o man_n i_o say_v he_o will_v remember_v cry_v up_o and_o proclaim_v before_o angel_n and_o saint_n those_o very_a act_n of_o thou_o which_o thou_o have_v either_o forget_v or_o through_o bashfulness_n will_v not_o at_o that_o day_n count_v worth_a the_o own_n he_o will_v reckon_v they_o up_o so_o fast_o and_o so_o full_o that_o thou_o will_v cry_v lord_n when_o do_v i_o do_v this_o and_o when_o do_v i_o do_v the_o other_o when_o see_v we_o thou_o a_o hungry_a and_o feed_v thou_o or_o a_o thirst_n and_o give_v thou_o drink_v when_o see_v we_o thou_o a_o stranger_n and_o take_v thou_o in_o or_o naked_a and_o clothe_v thou_o or_o when_o see_v we_o thou_o sick_a or_o in_o prison_n and_o come_v unto_o thou_o and_o the_o king_n shall_v answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o do_v it_o unto_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o brethren_n you_o do_v it_o unto_o i_o mat._n 25._o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40._o the_o good_a work_n of_o some_o be_v manifest_a before_o hand_n and_o they_o that_o be_v otherwise_o can_v be_v hide_v 1_o tim._n 5._o 25._o whatever_o thou_o have_v do_v to_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o brethren_n thou_o have_v do_v it_o unto_o i_o i_o feel_v the_o nourishment_n of_o thy_o food_n and_o the_o warmth_n of_o thy_o fleece_n i_o remember_v thy_o love_a and_o holy_a visit_n when_o my_o poor_a member_n be_v sick_a and_o in_o prison_n and_o the_o like_a when_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o night-wanderer_n in_o the_o world_n thou_o take_v they_o in_o well_o thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_z thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n matth._n 25._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 34_o 35_o 36._o three_o here_o also_o will_v be_v a_o reward_n for_o all_o that_o hardness_n and_o christian_a endure_v of_o affliction_n that_o thou_o have_v meet_v with_o for_o thy_o lord_n while_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o world_n here_o now_o will_v christ_n begin_v from_o the_o great_a suffering_n even_o to_o the_o least_o and_o bestow_v a_o reward_n on_o they_o all_o from_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o suffer_a saint_n to_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o hair_n nothing_o shall_v go_v unrewarded_a heb._n 11._o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o for_o these_o light_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n they_o work_v out_o for_o we_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_v and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o behold_v by_o the_o scripture_n how_o god_n have_v record_v the_o suffering_n of_o his_o people_n and_o also_o how_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o reward_v they_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o be_v persecute_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n bless_a be_v you_o when_o man_n shall_v revile_v you_o and_o speak_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n against_o you_o false_o for_o my_o sake_n rejoice_v luk._n 6._o 22_o 23._o leap_n for_o joy_n and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a for_o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 5._o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o law_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n matth._n 19_o 29._o four_o there_o be_v also_o a_o reward_n at_o this_o day_n for_o all_o the_o more_o secret_a and_o more_o retire_a work_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v not_o now_o one_o act_n of_o faith_n in_o thy_o soul_n either_o upon_o christ_n or_o against_o the_o devil_n and_o antichrist_n but_o it_o shall_v in_o this_o day_n be_v find_v out_o and_o praise_v honour_a and_o glorify_v in_o the_o face_n of_o heaven_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 7._o 2._o there_o be_v not_o one_o groan_n to_o god_n in_o secret_a against_o thy_o own_o lust_n and_o for_o more_o grace_n light_n spirit_n
to_o be_v punish_v 2_o pet._n 2._o 9_o and_o judas_n say_v for_o they_o be_v reserve_v the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o judas_n 13._o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o ungodly_a it_o be_v reserve_v till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n which_o will_v be_v the_o time_n of_o their_o resurrection_n observe_v first_o the_o wicked_a must_v be_v punish_v second_o the_o time_n of_o their_o punishment_n be_v not_o now_o but_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n three_o this_o day_n of_o judgement_n must_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n as_o therefore_o the_o tare_n be_v gather_v and_o burn_v in_o the_o fire_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o angel_n and_o they_o shall_v gather_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n all_o thing_n that_o offend_v and_o they_o that_o do_v iniquity_n and_o shall_v cast_v they_o into_o a_o furnace_n of_o fire_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n mat._n 13._o 40_o 41._o there_o shall_v then_o be_v a_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a both_o of_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a four_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n over_o all_o creature_n do_v plain_o foreshow_v a_o resurrection_n of_o the_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o good_a indeed_o the_o unjust_a shall_v not_o arise_v by_o virtue_n of_o any_o relation_n they_o stand_v in_o to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o the_o saint_n shall_v but_o yet_o because_o all_o be_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o make_v sovereign_a lord_n over_o they_o therefore_o by_o a_o act_n of_o his_o sovereign_a power_n they_o that_o be_v ungodly_a shall_v arise_v this_o be_v christ_n own_o argument_n the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n say_v he_o but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n unto_o the_o son_n that_o be_v count_v he_o and_o fall_v before_o he_o as_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n even_o as_o they_o honour_v the_o father_n and_o he_o have_v give_v he_o authority_n to_o execute_v judgement_n also_o because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man._n and_o then_o he_o add_v marvel_v not_o at_o this_o for_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n joh._n 5._o 22_o 23_o 27_o 28_o 29._o from_o hence_o also_o paul_n argue_v say_v for_o this_o cause_n he_o both_o die_v rose_n and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v lord_n both_o of_o the_o dead_a and_o live_a and_o then_o add_v we_o must_v all_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ._n rom._n 14._o 9_o 10._o pray_v mind_v these_o word_n jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n do_v not_o only_o purchase_v grace_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o his_o elect_n with_o their_o eternal_a glory_n but_o do_v thereby_o also_o obtain_v of_o the_o father_n to_o be_v lord_n and_o head_n over_o all_o thing_n whether_o they_o be_v thing_n in_o heaven_n or_o thing_n on_o earth_n or_o thing_n under_o the_o earth_n all_o power_n say_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n be_v give_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o death_n mat._n 28._o 18._o rev_n 1._o 18._o so_o that_o all_o thing_n i_o say_v whether_o they_o be_v visible_a or_o invisible_a whether_o they_o be_v throne_n or_o dominion_n or_o principality_n or_o power_n all_o thing_n be_v create_v by_o he_o and_o for_o he_o col._n 1._o 16._o this_o be_v thus_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n must_v bow_v and_o every_o tongue_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v sovereign_a lord_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o father_n phil._n 2._o 9_o 10_o 11._o now_o that_o this_o may_v be_v do_v he_o have_v his_o resolution_n upon_o a_o judgement-day_n judgement_n in_o which_o he_o to_o show_v himself_o his_o people_n his_o way_n and_o word_n in_o their_o glory_n will_v have_v all_o his_o enemy_n raise_v out_o of_o their_o grave_n and_o bring_v before_o he_o where_o he_o will_v sit_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o gloâ—y_n and_o will_v show_v they_o then_o who_o be_v the_o only_a potentate_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n mat._n 25._o 31_o 32._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 14_o 15._o belove_a he_o come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o all_o and_o to_o convince_v all_o that_o be_v ungodly_a among_o they_o of_o all_o their_o ungodly_a deed_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o of_o all_o their_o wicked_a speech_n which_o ungodly_a sinner_n have_v speak_v against_o he_o judas_n 14_o 15._o five_o the_o great_a preparation_n that_o god_n have_v make_v for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a do_v clear_o demonstrate_v their_o rise_n forth_o out_o of_o their_o grave_n first_o he_o have_v appoint_v the_o day_n of_o their_o rise_n second_o he_o 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