...alone to rule his subjects ; and let it be your business cheerfully to obey, or qdietly to suffer. " If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye : but let none of you suffer as an evil doer, or as a busy body in other men's matters." 1 Pet. iv....

...assurance, and unspeakable joys of many of the martyrs. Agreeable to that, I Pet. iv. 14. "If ye are' reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye ;...the Spirit of glory, and of God resteth upon you." And that in Rom. v. 2, 3.' ft Werejoke 5n hope of lh« glory of God, and glory in tribulations." And...

...sufferings of Christ; that, when his glory shall be manifested*, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye : for the spirit of glory, and of power, and of God, resteth upon you. [On their part he is evil-spoken of, 15 but on your part he is...

...against him concerning the law of his God." In agreement with which is the language of the apostle : " If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of Go4 resteth upon you. On their part he is evil spoken of, but o» ypar part he i« glorified. But let...

...my pride. i Pet. iv. 13. Rejoice in as much as ye are made partakers of the sufferings of Christ j that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy ; because your reward will be proportionable to your sufferings. Mattb. v. n, 12. Blessed are ye, when...

...could say to Saul, Why persecutest ihou me '/ so the Holy Ghost appropriates our injuries to himself: If 'ye be reproached for the Name of Christ, happy are ye, saith St. Peter, for the Spirit of clory and of God reste th upon you : on their part, he is evil spoken...

..."Rejoice," says an Apostle, " in ^ SB'much as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, that, when hig glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy." Let us, then, most cordidlly, when called to it, take up his cross and follow him, and account his...

...martyrs. Agreeable to that, 1 Pet. iv. 14. " If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy arc ye ; for the Spirit of g•lory, and of God resteth upon you." And that in Rom. v. *, 3.• " We rejoice in .hope of th« glory of God, and glory in tribulations.''...

...the fiery trial, which is to try you, as though some strange thing had come unto you : but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings,...revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy." He would have them to be accustomed to the cross, it being the only way to the crown. There is nothing...

...behalf of Christ, not only to believe in. him, but also to suffer for his sake. Rejoice, therefore, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings,...revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. And if ye be reproached for the name ef Christ, happy are ye ; the Spirit of glory, and of Christ resteth...