Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	master_n	servant_n	wage_n	1,026	5	11.4895	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42554	A prospect of heaven, or, A treatise of the happiness of the saints in glory wherein is described the nature and quality, the excellency and certainty of it : together with the circumstances, substance and adjuncts of that glory : the unspeakable misery of those that lose it, and the right way to obtain it : shewing also the disproportion between the saints present sufferings, and their future glory : many weighty questions discussed and divers cases cleered / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.	1673 (1673)	Wing G437; ESTC R31518	196,122	394

title to us so let us labour by faith to challenge the same in him and not be like a foolish child who would buy his father's inheritance when he was born to it and it is his right Like the Papists who think by their own merits to purchase to themselves the Kingdom of Heaven to which were they God's Children and belonged to him they would be Heirs apparent Reader clear up thy right to this inheritance keep thy indentures safe and let Satan come with the offer of Kingdoms to thee as he did to Christ then wilt thou not with prophane Esau sell thine inheritance Oh take heed of that prophane speech of his in saying What is this Birth-right to me Gen. 25.32 but say with Naboth God forbid that I should sell the Inheritance of my Fathers unto thee 1 Reg. 21.3 St. Augustine speaking to his Auditors uttered these notable words Let us be grieved to see men distracted with the diversity of their desires let us see their different conditions which arise from the difference of their designs let some take Arms and seek for glory in the mouth of danger hazard their lives to get themselves a name and place their happiness in killing and slaying let others more harmless but less ambitious plead at the Bar gain reputation in defending innocence and aspire to the glory of Orators being not able to purchase that of Conquerors let others more humble but not less interessed hold commerce and traffick with Strangers pass the Seas to content their avarice descend into the bowels of the Earth to dig out treasures let others more innocent but not less miserable till the ground master barrenness by their laborious improvement and at the years end reap a rich and plentiful Harvest let all these different conditions divide the heap of perishable goods between them but let Believers instructed in a better School protest that God and Heaven are their portion and that now and for ever they will have no other inheritance Finally this consideration that Heaven is a Christian's inheritance may comfort thee against the death of thy godly Friend Though thy Friend be gone to another City yet grieve not over-much he is gone but to his Lordship to his own inheritance and let all true Believers resolve to let the movables go since the inheritance is theirs SECT VI. Sheweth that Heaven is the place where the Saints shall receive their reward IN the next place I shall shew you that Heaven is that blessed place where the Saints shall receive their great and glorious reward The Scripture tells us that Verily there is a reward for the righteous Psal 58.11 and this reward shall be a great reward and the place where they shall receive this reward is in Heaven Matth. 5.12 There is a two-fold reward Praemium Vincentium Merces Laborantium The Reward of Conquerors The Wages of Labourers 1. The Reward of Conquerors Blessed is the man that endureth tribulation for when he is tried he shall receive the Crown of life James 1.12 A Crown is the honour of those that strive of those that were put into the Lists and St. Gregory saith well The Crown is the reward of Victory True it is all the Saints have the promise of a glorious Crown and reward but they have a special promise thereunto that endure tribulation because they are brought to the strife of faith and have fought the good fight and kept the faith as St. Paul speaks of himself and upon this he challengeth his reward 2 Tim. 4.8 It pleaseth God many times to shew his great power and mercy in the strengthning of those that suffer for the truth when they come to seal the profession of it with their blood with invincible courage he enableth them to endure the pains of Martyrdom even to the admiration of the beholders and many times to the astonishment of the tormentors themselves they go to be martyred as if they were going to be married they embrace the Cross they kiss the Stake they sing Psalms to God in the midst of the Fire they are filled with such Divine raptures as you would rather think them in their Transfiguration then at their Execution this is praemium ante praemium a reward beforehand But that which heightens their courage and makes them to glory in tribulation is the consideration of that great reward that is laid up for them in Heaven this is like the opening of the Heavens to Stephen that encouraged him to resist unto the loss of his blood 2. There is the reward of Labourers the wages of them that work and labour in the Vineyard the Labourer laboureth all the day but at night he receiveth his penny Matth. 20. The Labourers in the Vineyard were called in at night and received every one his penny that is his proper reward the Lord would have his work well done and he will spare for no cost the diligent shall not lose their labour the justice of God requireth it that he should pay his Servants their wages when they have done their work their labour shall not be in vain in the Lord 1 Cor. 15. ult Object But it may be said if eternal life be a reward or wages then the labours of his Children are meritorious Sol. 1. By way of relation to merit there is wages of grace not of merit though the Greek and Latine words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and merces rather signifie hire or wages then gift or reward Yet St. Paul teacheth us to distinguish that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wages may be reckoned to a man by favour not by debt Rom. 4.4 This appeareth in them who being called into the Vineyard at the eleventh hour yet received a penny for wages by favour not by debt as much as they who were first called and had born the burden and heat of the day 2. It is wages in regard of the promise of God for he hath promised to give eternal life to them that believe and obey him the performance whereof they may lawfully expect though they cannot deserve it Promise is a debt and God hath made himself a Debtor to his People by promise If a Subject or Servant to a King doth him any remarkable service it is but his duty yet such is the usual bounty of Princes as they will abundantly reward it as is manifest Esther 6.3 3. It is called wages because God recompenseth the obedience of his Children of free mercy through the obedience of Christ it is not such a wages as a Master gives his Servant for his labour but as a Father gives his Child of love not of merit Therefore saith St. Paul Whatsoever ye do do it heartily as to the Lord and not to men knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance Colos 3.23 24. for ye serve the Lord Christ Ephes 2.9 We are saved by grace not of works lest any man should boast 4. It is called wages not in regard of