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A58147 Work & reward, or, The testimonial of a believer for his entrance into glory, examined and approved in a sermon at the interment of the vertuous lady, Margaret St. John, wife to ... Sir Alexander St. John, Septem. the 3. 1656 / by Francis Raworth ... Raworth, Francis, d. 1665. 1656 (1656) Wing R374; ESTC R21375 26,633 69

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reap_v everlasting_a life_n glory_n and_o honour_n and_o peace_n shall_v be_v to_o every_o man_n that_o work_v good_a to_o the_o jew_n first_o and_o also_o to_o the_o gentile_a if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_v so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a as_o sure_o as_o we_o be_v gracious_a so_o sure_o shall_v we_o be_v glorious_a as_o sure_o as_o heaven_n enter_v into_o a_o man_n in_o this_o world_n so_o sure_o shall_v that_o man_n enter_v into_o heaven_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v to_o be_v brief_a in_o this_o as_o certain_o as_o now_o the_o crown_n of_o immortality_n and_o glory_n shine_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n people_n so_o certain_o shall_v it_o one_o day_n sit_v glorious_o on_o their_o head_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o tell_v what_o heaven_n be_v not_o than_o what_o it_o be_v we_o may_v talk_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o future_a reward_n but_o we_o shall_v never_o know_v the_o weight_n of_o that_o crown_n till_o we_o have_v it_o on_o our_o head_n the_o worth_n of_o that_o livery_n till_o we_o have_v it_o on_o our_o back_n the_o greatness_n of_o that_o glory_n till_o it_o rest_v in_o and_o shine_v into_o our_o heart_n the_o reward_n of_o good_a work_n shall_v be_v great_a q._n but_o why_o do_v the_o gospel_n chief_o mention_v or_o more_o apparent_o note_v the_o reward_n of_o work_n of_o mercy_n pity_n and_o charity_n at_o the_o last_o day_n a._n upon_o four_o account_n 1._o because_o good_a work_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n there_o may_v be_v charity_n without_o faith_n but_o there_o can_v