For whosoever will save his life
Whoever is desirous of preserving himself from troubles,
reproaches, persecutions, and death; and takes such a method to
do it, as by forsaking Christ, denying his Gospel, and dropping
his profession of it; and by so doing, curries favour with men,
in order to procure to himself worldly emoluments, honour, peace,
pleasure, and life,
shall lose it;
he will expose himself to the wrath of God, to everlasting
punishment, the destruction of soul and body in hell, which is
the second death, and will be his portion:
and whosoever will lose his life for my sake:
that is, is willing to forego all the pleasures and comforts of
life, and be subject to poverty and distress, and to lay down
life itself, for the sake of Christ and the Gospel, rather than
deny him, and part with truth,
shall find it;
in the other world, to great advantage; he shall enjoy an
immortal and eternal life, free from all uneasiness and
affliction, and full of endless joys and pleasures.
