"Blessed are ye that weep now, for
ye shall laugh." "Thou tellest my wanderings and puttest my tears in
thy bottle; are they not in thy book?" "They that sow in tears shall
reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with
him."
If thou indeed and in truth close in with Jesus, thou shalt be
lovingly received and tenderly embraced of Christ at that day, when
he hath thousands of noble saints, as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David,
Isaiah, Jeremiah, with all the prophets, apostles, and martyrs,
attending on him; and many thousands of glittering angels
ministering before him. When the ungodly shall appear there, with
their pale faces, with their guilty consciences and trembling
souls--who would then give thousands of worlds, if they had so many,
if they could enjoy but one loving look from Christ--then shalt thou
have the hand of Christ reached to receive thee, saying, Come, thou
blessed, step up hither; thou wast willing to leave all for me, and
now I will give all to thee. Here is a throne, a crown, a kingdom;
take them. Thou wast not ashamed of me when thou wast in the world
among my enemies, and now will not I be ashamed of thee before thine
enemies, but will, in the view of all these devils and damned
reprobates, promote thee to honor and dignity.
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