IT hath been a mistaken Opinion of some, and an invidious Objection of others, that those who are true Belie­vers need not be solicitous about good Works, and whatever they did they could not fall, but had a Liberty of doing what they would without Danger or Sin.

And this hath been improved by the Ene­mies of our Reformed Church, as if we had laid aside all thoughts of Duty towards God, or Christian Regard and Compassion of our Neighbour; not supposing, as they repre­sent us, that we make them Articles of our Christian Faith, or necessary Terms of our Salvation.

Since therefore we have hitherto, God be thanked, out-lived these unjust Reproaches, the Church whereof we profess our selves Members, strictly requiring not only Duty towards God, but a compassionate Sense, and helping of our Christian Brother's Indigence; and that we are now once more met toge­ther, Brethren of the same Stock and Li­nage, descended from those who contended earnestly for the Faith, and were as zealous for good Works. Witness those many chari­table Bequests since the Reformation, and the Purpose of our Annual Assembly this Day, is an Evidence that we do not either dis­countenance or explode doing Good.

The Enemy (as in the Parable) thus scat­ters his Tares to choak at least, if not de­stroy the Wheat; but maugre all the indu­strious Designs against our Holy Faith, we do not forget the Doctrines of our Church, or our Fore-fathers Precepts, but as we be­lieve in God, are careful also to maintain good Works.

Which Direction of the Apostle's imme­diately follows other good Advice given un­to Titus, how he should behave himself in the Church of God, of which he was made a Bi­shop; as if he should have said:

Those things which I have spoken concern­ing the Love of God our Blessed Saviour to wards Man, of his being saved by the wash­ing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghost; of our being justified by his Grace, and made heirs according to the hope of eter­nal life, (as in the former Verses), are not fabulous, doubtful, or uncertain things, no Philosophical Conjectures of Jewish Traditi­ons, but faithful sayings, and worthy of all ac­ceptation, 1 Tim. 1.15. as elsewhere he so phraseth it, and therefore ought to affirm constantly.

This he directs him to assert and publick­ly teach all Persons as undoubtedly true, by which precious Promises they might be exci­ted to good Works; [...], that they should be intent and so­licitous about, remarkable and eminent for them, as Captains and Leaders to every Bo­dy else both for Doctrine and Example, Pi­ety towards God, and Charity towards their Neighbour, as I take the Word in the lar­gest Sense; And that they should be above others so remarkable, the Word [...], as it is frequently used, may properly enough intimate.

The Summ of this Apostolic Precept is, [Page 8]that those who have learned, and profess Christ's Doctrine should practise that Obe­dience it requires, and be eminent for all good Actions, especially those of Mercy and Charity:

In pursuance therefore of which Design of the Apostle's, and to establish the Truth of which Proposition, I do design to shew,

• I. That it is not enough to believe what God hath said to be true, and to give our As­sents to the Certainty of Divine Revela­tion, unless our Belief doth influence our Hearts and Lives.
• II. That this Practice of good Works in abso­lutely necessary for all unto Salvation.
• III. And, lastly, more especially necessary for those that are more particularly acquaint­ed with God's Will, and early instructed therein.

I. First, I say, It is not enough to believe what God hath said to be true, or to give our Assent to the Certainty of Divine Revelation, unless our Belief doth influence our Hearts and Lives.

We cannot suppose Believing to be a bare Notion, and a meer Speculation, a [...], [Page 9]as Eusebius calls it, but an obedient Faith, believing the Truth, performing the Com­mands, omitting the Prohibitions, fearing the Threatnings, and embracing all the Promises of God's Word; a Faith working by Love, a new Creature, a keeping the Command­ments, all which are almost equivalent.

For God's method of transacting our Re­demption by Christ, was not only by him receiving a full Satisfaction for our Offen­ces, but by him also proposing a more ra­tional way to please him, by requiring us to perform, as Instances of our Faith, all manner of Holiness and Purity, as Condi­tions and Terms on our part, of our being accepted thro' Faith in Christ.

Christ's Laws as well as any other, run in this disjunction, either Do, or Suffer; ei­ther live Holily, or perish Everlastingly; nothing is therein promis'd but upon Con­dition of our Obedience: This is the Rule and Spring upon which they all move, as Moses spake to Israel, Deut. 5.1. that we take heed and hearken and do the commandments and statutes which God commanded us.

St. James tells us, that he who is a doer of the work, shall be blessed in his deed, [...], in his working and Practice, not in his [Page 10]Knowledge or Believing only; for that is but a shadow of Godliness only which hath no Power, with those in the Gospel, which cry Lord, Lord, but our Blessed Saviour tells them,Mat. 7.21. they shall not enter into the king­dom, only they that do the will of his Fa­ther which is in heaven. Wherein is intima­ted Knowledge enough having Prophesied in his Name, but no Salvation on that Ac­count.

Every Article of our Creed may be made use of as a proper Argument against Sin in general, and a powerful Motive to Obedi­ence in particular: the great Design of our Saviour's gospel, and our believing in him, being to reform the Lives of Men, and in order thereunto by Faith in Christ, who made himself a sacrifice, was a sufficient Atonement, and left us an unparalell'd Example of well doing; we have an admirable Pattern to do what he did, as a reason of our Faith and Hope that we have by him.

That Gospel which we believe, and brings us the glad Tidings of Salvation, teaches us not only to believe what he delivers, but to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, Tit. 2.12. and live righteously, soberly, and godly in this pre­sent world; for such as have given up their [Page 11]Names to Christ, must not think that upon that account they have liberty more than other Men to do what they will, or that they may sin the more freely because Grace abounds; there is a Yoak to which they must submit, and Laws, to the fulfilling of which they stand oblig'd; If ye love me, John 14.15. (says our Blessed Lord) keep my command­ments.

God hath sufficiently declared his Will, that Faith in him intitles no one to a Neg­lect of Religious Duties, or that any one's casting himself upon his Mercy, or relying upon Christ's Merits for Salvation will be available, unless as an Evidence of that Faith, and Sincerity of that Relyance, we examplifie and adorn that Faith by a con­scientious and unblameable Conversation.

Whatever our Faith intitles us to hope for, 'tis upon this Condition, that if we have right to the precious Promises, we must cleanse our selves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, and perfect holiness in the fear of God; 2 Pet. 1.3, 4. and St. Peter calls the Gospel the knowledge of him who hath called us to glory; whereby (saith he) are given the great and precious promises; that by these ye might he partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the cor­ruption [Page 12]that is in the world through lust.

and it is easie to observe, that the main thing our Saviour aimed at all his whole Life, was to restore Humane Nature to its primitive Purity and Perfection, and to advance true Piety and Holiness in the World; to bring Men to a good Opinion of, and a ready Compliance with God's Laws, so that it influences all their Actions, Faith not being enough to denominate a Man a true Christian, unless he goes on to add to his faith vertue, to his vertue know­ledge, &c.

Religion not being such an empty Name as to consist in fair Shadows only, in think­ink well or talking gravely, in all the out­ward Performances imaginable, unless our Actions are agreeable to the same, unless we practise what we profess, and are Doers of what we read and hear.

I would not be mistaken, as if I thought Faith signified nothing; so that a Man be an honest, good, moral Man it would be enough, and he should be happy in the End, tho' he did not believe aright, and as he ought, and had little or no regard to the Revelation of God's Will in the Old and New Testament, the Subject of our Faith; as [Page 13]some have improved the seeming difference between St. Paul and St. James, which I will not now meddle withal:

Only assert that it is most certain that Faith in Christ is the main Condition of all our Hopes from the Gospel-Covenant, the the Scripture being express,Joh. 6.40.13.15. Act. 10.43. Joh. 12.46 1 Pet. 2.6. as whoso believeth on him shall have everlasting life, he shall not perish, he shall have remission of sins, he shall not abide in darkness; and that Christ is the end of the law to every one that doth believe; so that Faith is the principal ground on which our Hopes of Salvation are founded.

But withal I further add, that this Faith to make it truly saving, must be always accom­panied with doing the Will of God, with a sincere Obedience to God's Commands, and a Conscientious Discharge of our respective Duties; for as he deceives himself that hopes to enter into Life, who doth not be­lieve as he should and ought, so are they in no less Danger who believe aright, but live not according to it: Would any one not deceive himself, he must join both together, shewing his Faith by his Works, and then with reason may he hope to be happy.

II. The Second thing I observed from these Words was, that the Practice of good [Page 14]Works, taken either for Piety towards God, or Charity towards Man, is absolutely neces­sary for all unto Salvation.

When I lay down this Position I would not be thought as if we believ'd our Works meritorious, or that they wou'd commute for our Sins; yet I say the Obligations to them is indispensible, and as requisite as any other part of our christian Duty.

'Tis acknowledg'd and granted to be true, that we cannot by the best we can do, deserve Happiness, and the promised Re­ward for them; yet they are necessary to be perform'd by all the Branches of Necessity imaginable, whether of Precept and Duty, or as the Way and Means, that without the Practice of which none can be admitted in­to the Kingdom of Heaven, and thro' the Omission of which many forfeit that Inte­rest they truly otherwise might have had in the Promises of Everlasting Life.

In the Promise it self all that are Parta­kers of the Word and Sacraments, all that acknowledge the Word Revealed, to be the way unto Everlasting Life, have a true In­terest, but of the Pledge of that Blessing promised, none are Partakers but such as are fruitful in good Works, according to [Page 15]the Means or Abilities which God hath be­stow'd upon them,Dr. Jack­son. Vol. 3. pag. 587. as Dr. Jackson's Remark and Works are: ‘They are both the Con­dition and Means with respect to God and our selves, which are required in our Chri­stian Course,’ Heb. 12.14. and without which no man shall see the Lord.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, Mat. 7.19. says our Saviour, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire; and the Apostle tells us, that it is the will of God, even our sanctification; 1 Thess. 4.3. Eschew evil, and do good; cease to do evil, learn to do well, teach the Prophets; God re­quiring the Beginning of our Obedience in this Life, tho' he reserves the Perfection of it to a Life to come.

Nor are they the Condition injoined on­ly, but as the Way and Means whereby we must obtain those promised Rewards we are in hopes of, Tribulation and anguish, Rom. 2.9, 10. indig­nation and wrath, the Apostle denounceth a­gainst every one that doth evil, whether Jew or Gentile, but glory, honour, and peace to eve­ry one that doth good.

Hence are those Comparisons in Scripture of Mens good Works, and the Rewards in another World, one to a Crown or Prize, the other to a Race or Course; one to [Page 8]sowing of Seed, the other to Harvest, or gathering of the Fruit; those who run in a Race, must first strive before they obtain the promised Prize; as every one in his Chri­stian Race must contend earnestly, and con­tinue fighting before he must expect that Crown of Glory which the Lord the Righ­teous Judge hath promised to all them who continue in well doing.

As the Husbandman commits his Seed to the Ground, and patiently waits the ap­pointed Time allotted by God and Nature, and then expects the Fruit; so he that is fruitful in good Works, his Labour is not in vain, but he may reasonably expect the fulfilling of God's Word, that from thence shall spring up unto him a glorious Crop, and a great Reward of Bliss and Glory: So that the Performance of these are Conditi­ons and Terms upon which we are to build our hopes of Happiness; and moreover, First, render our Services more acceptable unto God; Are Means, Secondly, of bring­ing more Glory to his Name; And, Thirdly, by which we shall be the greatest Gainers, and reap most Advantage.

1. They render, First, our Services more acceptable unto God's, Purity and Holiness [Page 17]in the Heart before there be, or when there is no opportunity to work, are in them­selves good; but when they are demonstra­ted by godly and charitable Actions, then smell they sweet, and are Sacrifices well-pleasing.

Thus Noah's Thankfulness to God for his Preservation from that universal Deluge of all (except himself,Gen. 8.21. and those with him in the Ark), and Abraham's Faith,Gen. 22.12 were well known unto God; but when the one pub­lickly built an Altar, and offered burnt-offerings unto the Lord, and the other rea­dily went to sacrifice his only Son, the Text tells us, that thereupon God smelled a savour of rest, and now I know that thou fearest God.

A Man being inwardly upright towards God, harmless and innocent, tender and compassionate towards Man, may have com­fort and satisfaction in himself upon such Reflections; but it would be far better to unlock those treasures, and disperse them abroad, by which they will gain greater Ac­ceptance at God's Hands, who is more espe­cially delighted with the fruits of our Faith in the Practice of Piety, and Exercise of a Christian Life both towards God and Man.

[Page 18] 2. By which, Secondly, God's Name is more glorifi'd, which reason is affign'd by our Sa­viour why our light should shine before men, Mat. 5.16. that thereby we may glorifie our father which is in heaven: and he is so more particularly either in our selves, or in others. In our selves, by our Obedience to his Commands, which were therefore given us, not that we might know only but do them.

Both natural and spiritual Endowments are given us,1 Cor. 12. as St. Paul speaks, to profit withal. Gifts themselves then cease so to be, when their Use and Benefit ceaseth, and those are subject to a most severe Account, who bu­ry their Talents, as well as those that em­ploy them ill.

A not gaining will condemn as well as a losing, and a not doing good as well as do­ing evil; with the unprofitable Servant in the Parable, Men will be severely sentenc'd for bringing no Glory to their Maker, in not be­ing means of praising him, as by their good Works they may. In others; God is glo­rifi'd by Mens good Works, and truly blas­phemed by their evil Ones. Our Saviour and his Apostles, curing the Impotent, heal­ing the Diseased,Acts 4.21. and raising the Dead, makes the Beholders glorifie God upon the sight of [Page 19]what was done, and acknowledg'd,Luk 7.16. That a great Prophet was risen among them, and that God had visited his people.

Our Saviour there they took to be but a Man, at best, a Prophet; attribute therefore no more to him; but to God, who, as they thought, had given such gifts unto men; as upon St. Peter's Relation to the Apostles,Acts 11.18. how God by his Preaching had converted the Gentiles, when they heard these things they held their peace, and glorified God. And as good Works do win Glory to God, so evil Ones, on the contrary, do mightily dishonour him, and cause his Holy Name to be evil spoken of by those that do not believe.

This was St. Cyprian's Complaint long since, what the unbelieving Heathens said in his time upon like occasion, against the Chri­stians, Ecce quam jactant se redemptos, &c. (saith he) These are the men that boast themselves of their Redemption and Deliverance, of their Baptism and Gospel, when their whole Life was a Contradiction to it, and then present­ly fall a railing at their Religion, and speak­ing evil of that God whom they worship­ped.

As Nathan could tell David after his Mur­der and Adultery, By this deed (saith he) thou [Page 20]hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blas­pheme; and St. Paul objects the same thing to the Jews, Rom. 2.23, 24. Thou that gloriest in the law, by breaking the law dishonourest thou God? For the name of God is dishonoured among the Gentiles through you.

Which very Argument we find made use of, as a principal Incitement to Honesty of Life and Manners,1 Tim 6.1. That the name of God and his doctrine be not evil spoken of; for which reason also servants are to count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God be not blasphemed, as a Doctrine of Liberty, and a Religion that allows any thing.

And indeed there is nothing wounds our Religion more, or lays a greater Blemish up­on it, than a Form of Godliness and no Power, a 'Semblance of Religion, and yet licentious Practices; these do more Injury to our Profession, and bring more Disho­nour to our God, than an open Infidel and Pagan that denies both.

3. By our good Works, Thirdly, we shall be the greatest Gainers or Losers, in that by them we make our calling and election sure, as St. Peter tells us,2 Pet. 1.10. Give all diligence (saith he) to make your calling and election sure; and how [Page 21]this was to be done he directs, by adding to their faith vertue; to their vertue knowledge; to their knowledge temperance; to their tempe­rance patience; to their patience godliness; to their godliness brotherly-kindness; and to their brotherly-kindness love.

The Apostle there lays down a full Cata­logue of those Graces which beautifie a Christian's Life, and those Works by which a Man comes as it were step by step to a full Perfection in Christ, the Foundation of all which is Faith, and the Top, Love to our Brethren: These are the works (saith he) that assure us of election, that if we live in them, we shall certainly be saved in the end.

But 'tis to be remembered, that whatso­ever good Wrok we do is no meritorious Cause of our Election or Salvation, but necessary Effects which follow, and from whence we may ground an Assurance, to ur unutterable Comfort, that if we conti­nue in them, our End shall be Peace, and why? Because the Promise of God is sure and stedfast,Joh. 5.29. That they which have done good shall come forth of their Graves to the re­surrection of life, and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation; and eve­ry [Page 22]Man shall receive his Wages according to his Labour.

And it is observable, God hath often de­clar'd, that those unspeakable Joys in Hea­ven, are therefore prepared by him only as Rewards of Mens well-doing in this World, and shall be distributed to each according to the measure and proportion of that Good which they have done in the World.

Come, Matth. 15.34. ye blessed of my Father, will our Sa­viour one day say, inherit the kingdom pre­pared for you from the foundation of the world, and the Reason is added, I was hungry, and ye fed me; thirsty, and ye gave me drink; a stranger, and ye took me in; in prison, and ye visited me: Gal. 6 9. Therefore, saith St. Paul, let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due sea­son we shall reap if we faint not: And in the Verse before,Verse 3. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap; He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.

This is the Ground of our Assurance, That a good Life shall be crowned with Eternal Glory, which was St. Paul's rejoicing, ha­ving fought a good fight, and finished his course, that thenceforth was laid up for him a [Page 23]crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, should give him of his own free Grace and Mercy; as a Gift, not a Debt, as a Reward, not the Purchase of his well­doing.

And though our Judgment at the latter day be according to our Works, as the Scripture in many places expresses, yet our Works shall be no Causes of this Judgment; I mean our good Works; we read indeed that every man shall be rewarded according to his works, Rev. 2.6. Rev. 20.13. and that they were judged according to their works (i. e.) according to the qua­lity of their Works, not according to the Merit of them, as their Works were, not according as their Works deserved.

The Apostle therefore speaking of that Act of distributive Justice in God,Rom. 2.5. whereby he dispenseth Recompence according to the quality of every Man's Person and Demea­nour, calls it [...], a Revelation of the just Judgment of god; as if he should say, Then it shall appear to all the World how just the Lord is in his Rewards and Remunerations, when every Man shall receive according to what he hath done.

I might instance further in respect of our own present Advantage even in this World, which a Man shall sometime or other find by living well, and doing good, according to the Advice of Timothy, That Godliness, [...], the Practice of Piety, li­ving religiously and holily, as their Faith is sound, so having their Manners uncorrupt and blameless, is profitable for all things, having the Promise of good things here and hereafter; of Blessings in this World and the next, as the Scriptures are frequent in Instances, had I time to recount them un­to you.

There remains now, in the last place, on­ly to shew,

III. Why those are more indispensibly obliged to be exemplary in all good Works, who have been more particularly acquainted with God's Will, and early instructed in it.

As we may be supposed to have been, whose Parents were our Spiritual Guides, as well as Fathers of our Flesh; and under whose Roof we were early seasoned with their daily Instructions and good Exam­ple.

We shall therefore reflect upon their Me­mory and Care, we shall cause others to uncover their Ashes with Dishonour, unless we adorn that Faith our Fathers believed, which they taught us, and which we saw them practise.

We therefore from Children having been trained uup in the way that we should walk, should not ever depart from it, but trans­mit the Honour of our Fathers Memories to Generations to come, by walking after their early Directions,Tit. 2.7. by shewing our selves patterns, as they shewed us, of good works in all things; and as St. James more fully,Jam. 3.13. out of a good conversation shewing forth our works with meekness.

Such a Practice might possibly win others, or at least stop their Mouths whose Religi­ous and Charitable Conversation while they behold, might be either allured to practise the same, or else silence their Clamours and Censures.

For the beholding our good Works is the best Argument to persuade an evil Ge­neration from the Wickedness of their Ways, and even an unanswerable Reason to an Infidel for his Conversion, as they were to the Jaylour mentioned in Acts 16. [Page 26]who, seeing the Constancy and Cheerful­ness of Paul and Silas, was thereby turned to the Faith.

By this Method was our Religion first recommended to the World, when our Church-Histories also tell us of By-standers and Executioners too, that at the Martyr­dom of Godly Christians beholding their Patience and Universal Charity, their Faith and Courage in suffering, made them be­come Christians also.

Thus Justin Martyr of a vain Philosopher became a Religious Christian,Justin Martyr Apol. 1. [...]. as he himself gives an Account to the Roman Emperour in his first Apology.

And I might alledge other Instances even of Enemies;Julian. Epist. 49. [...]. Julian the Apostate himself in his Epistle to Arsacius the Ponti­fex of Galatia, Epist. 49. advising him, ‘To build Hospitals, and take care of the Poor in every City, according to the Practice of the Impious Galileans, as his usual Style is, who by their [Page 27]Bounty to the Poor and Strangers, their Care in burying their Dead, and their Holiness of Life, propagate their Religi­on, and overspread all.’

By these good Actions many are wrought upon, and won more, than by any Argu­ments whatsoever, and therefore the Apo­state directs to the Practice of the like Boun­ty and Holiness of Life.

And by the same Methods still we may continue the Reputation of our Religion, and wipe off all the Slanders and Reproaches of either that, or us that profess it; by doing what the Apostle advises the whole Christian Church, That they have their conversation honest among the Gentiles, 1 Pet. 2.12. that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorifie God in the day of visita­tion.

May we all therefore endeavour to bring Glory to our Maker by our abounding in all good Works, especially of Charity to the Necessitous, which makes us resemble God himself, the Chief Happiness, whose Excellency consists in being, and doing Good.

I need not offer Arguments, I am sure, to you, to perswade to that, which you know is no Indifferent or Arbitrary thing, but as strictly required, the contrary as se­verely threatened, and the Rewards of Bounty and Charity as firmly ascertain'd as any other Precept in the Gospel.

And who knows the wise Ends of God's Providence in not so liberally providing for some of the same Tribe as others; perhaps that the most Wealthy and Great may wisely consider what even they are subject to, as well as their poor Brother, whose Ne­cessities implore their Aid.

Perhaps to prove them whether they will say in their Hearts, as the Israelites of old did,Deut. 8.17. My power, and the strength of my arm hath procured me this abundance.

Or, lastly, that the World may see whe­ther those who are Rich in this World will be also in Good Works, whether they will be ready to do good, and commu­nicate, and be bountiful out of that Basket whereof they are but the Almoners, and be liberal of that Store which was gi­ven them like Joseph's Corn, to be laid up in Barns against a Famine and hard time to come.

That we may answer therefore the De­sign of God's Providence in suffering some to want, while we are full.

And that we may make some grateful Ac­knowledgments for those Blessings we have in Plenty shower'd down upon us by his Bounty, from whose Hand alone we receive all that we possess; Put on Bowels of Mer­cies, and make the Hearts of the Widows and Fatherless, of those of the same Fa­mily and Houshold with your selves, re­joice with you, and praise God for you; their Numbers and Necessities bespeak your Compassio, and command your As­sistance to love them not in word, or speech only, but in deed, and in truth; for your Compassion may perhaps cheer them a little in their Distress, but it must be your Hands that must raise them, and your good Works lift them up to a bet­ter Estate.

The Honour of God and our Holy Faith obliges us, our own Descent and the Memory of them from whom we sprang, require us to do as much good as we can to them of the same Houshold of Faith.

As we have therefore Opportunity, (and now once more one is put into our Hands) dedicate to God some Portion of that Sub­stance wherewith God hath blessed you, and why may it not be the same Portion out of our own, which our Heavenly Father allotted our earthly Parents out of other Mens Estates, to bring up and maintain our selves.

By his Blessing on their Care we have been brought up and disposed of into our respective Stations in the World. The Manest of which have their Mite, and the more Honourable and Great, by their greater Number of Talents have greater Obligations, as well as greater Opportuni­ties, of doing Good therewith.

Both are obliged as the Son of Syrach and the Apostle advises, To give unto the most High according as he hath inriched them, and to lay by in store as God had prospered them, and for their so doing they have God for thier Pay-Master, who hath promised, If they sow bountifully, they shall reap bountifully, and greater shall be their Reward in Hea­ven.

By making thus Friends of the Mammon of unrighteousness, whenever they fail, as some­time or other, how soon we know not, they will; they may receive us into everlasting ha­bitations: and we shall lay a Foundation in the highest Heavens, which no Disturbance on Earth shall ever remove or take away from us, but our Blessedness shall remain for ever, and we be rewarded with all the abundant Riches of God's Kingdom for evermore.

Which God in his infinite Mercy grant unto us all, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour; To whom with the Father and Holy Spirit, Three Persons, and One God, be ascribed by us and all the World, All Honour and Glory, Praise and Power, Might, Majesty and Dominion, now, henceforth and for evermore. Amen.