Sermons on the following subjects ... . SERMON XVII. Perfeverance in Religion the onlyTitle to the Reward of it Rev. ii. 7, latter parr. To him that overcometh^ will I give to eatof the tree of life^ which is in the inidfiof the faradife of God. HE fecond and third chapters S e r this book of the Revela- ^^^^tion, contain certain Admo- ^^^^^^nitions in form of Epiftles,fent from our Saviour by theApoftle St John to the Angels or Bifhopsof the Seven Churches of Afa. In thefeEpiftles our Saviour either commends theirVirtue and exhorts to Perfeverance ; orreproves their Faihngs and exhorts t
Sermons on the following subjects ... . SERMON XVII. Perfeverance in Religion the onlyTitle to the Reward of it Rev. ii. 7, latter parr. To him that overcometh^ will I give to eatof the tree of life^ which is in the inidfiof the faradife of God. HE fecond and third chapters S e r this book of the Revela- ^^^^tion, contain certain Admo- ^^^^^^nitions in form of Epiftles,fent from our Saviour by theApoftle St John to the Angels or Bifhopsof the Seven Churches of Afa. In thefeEpiftles our Saviour either commends theirVirtue and exhorts to Perfeverance ; orreproves their Faihngs and exhorts themC c 3 to. 2go Perfeverance in Religion the S E R M. to Repent ; and each of the feven Epiftles^^^ he concludes with a Promife of great andeternal Happinefs, to him that fliall over-come. The Text is part of the Epiftle tothe Angel of the Church of Ephefus;which begins with a commendation of hispatience, ver. 2 ; / know thy ivorks^ andthy labour^ and thy patience^ and how thoucanji not bear them *which are evil^ andthou haft tried them which fay they areApojiles and are not, and haft found themliars \ Andhafi horn, and hafl patience, andfor my names fake haft laboured and haft notfainted : Then follows a kind and affectio-nate reproof for his beginning to remit ofhis firft zeal, with an exhortation to re-pent, ver. 4 ; Neverthelefs I have fomewhatagainji thee, bccaufe thou haft left thy firftlove ; Remember therefore from whence thouart fallen, and repent^ and do the firft^•wo7iCi : An4 then he concludes in thewords of the Text ; T<9 him that over-Cometh, iviil I give to eat of the tree ofl
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