No danger in expecting
Hence it may likewise appear that there is no possible danger in thus expecting full salvation. For suppose we were mistaken, suppose no such blessing ever was or can be attained, yet we lose nothing. Indeed, that very expectation quickens us in using all the talents which God has given us, yes, in improving them all, so that when our Lord comes, he will receive his own with increase (Matthew 25:20).
1771 text
12. Hence it may likewise appear, that there is no possible danger in thus expecting full salvation. For suppose we were mistaken, suppose no such blessing ever was, or can be attained, yet we lose nothing: nay, that very expectation quickens us in using all the talents which God has given us; yea, in improving them all, so that when our Lord cometh, he will receive his own with increase.
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Sermon 43 in the 1771 Works. Ephesians 2:8.
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