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A43568 Christ displayed as the choicest gift, and best master: from Joh. 4. 10. Joh. 13. 13. Being some of the last sermons preached by that faithful and industrious servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Nathaniel Haywood, sometime minister of the gospel at Ormschurch in Lancashire. Heywood, Nathaniel, 1633-1677. 1679 (1679) Wing H1757; ESTC R218948 147,704 290

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all_o thing_n a_o servant_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v sick_a persecute_v scorn_a imprison_a but_o never_o unsafe_a he_o may_v suffer_v evil_n to_o touch_v they_o but_o he_o never_o suffer_v evil_n to_o hurt_v they_o he_o visit_v they_o in_o and_o deliver_v th●m_n from_o all_o their_o trouble_n he_o rebuke_n king_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o protect_v they_o safe_o from_o all_o enemy_n 17._o he_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o impartial_a lord_n and_o master_n and_z takes_z account_n of_o all_o his_o servant_n exact_o and_o particular_o he_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o king_n that_o take_v a_o account_n of_o his_o servant_n mat._n 18.23_o mat._n 25.19_o after_o a_o long_a time_n the_o lord_n of_o those_o servant_n come_v and_o reckon_v with_o they_o he_o will_v not_o indulg_v any_o in_o their_o ease_n and_o sloth_n 18._o he_o be_v a_o most_o bountiful_a lord_n and_o master_n and_o abundant_o reward_v any_o service_n that_o be_v do_v to_o he_o aright_o though_o never_o so_o little_a luk._n 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his_o lord_n will_v and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o neither_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n luk._n 12.47_o 1_o thes._n 1.8_o he_o will_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o his_o adversary_n and_o they_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o rock_n to_o fall_v on_o they_o and_o to_o hide_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 6.16_o 20._o he_o be_v a_o most_o desirable_a and_o incomparable_a lord_n and_o such_o a_o master_n as_o the_o world_n never_o know_v for_o he_o make_v all_o his_o faithful_a servant_n sharer_n with_o he_o in_o his_o wealth_n and_o honour_n they_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o their_o lord_n mat._n 25.21_o sit_v in_o throne_n with_o he_o wear_v never-fading_a crown_n and_o inherit_v his_o everlasting_a kingdom_n they_o that_o now_o follow_v he_o shall_v be_v where_o he_o be_v and_o the_o same_o glory_n he_o have_v they_o shall_v have_v for_o ever_o cadit_fw-la mundus_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la christianus_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la christus_fw-la aust._n let_v the_o world_n fall_v yet_o a_o christian_a fall_v not_o as_o long_o as_o christ_n stand_v whereas_o satan_n choose_v the_o subtle_a he_o can_v find_v and_o leaven_v through_o to_o do_v his_o work_n and_o send_v on_o his_o errand_n for_o he_o can_v make_v a_o mercury_n out_o of_o every_o block_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v a_o man_n understanding_n wisdom_n and_o ability_n for_o his_o work_n neither_o can_v he_o increase_v or_o improve_v any_o man_n part_n and_o gift_n he_o must_v have_v instrument_n ready_a to_o his_o hand_n he_o can_v but_o put_v they_o forward_o and_o tempt_v they_o he_o will_v give_v