reward is promised. I will not here stand to distinguish between suffering for righteousnesse sake, and suffering for Christs sake, or for his name sake, but leave it for them whose proper worke it is. 1. But here note, 1. That the sufferings of the Gospell comprehend both the Doctrine of the Gospell,Gospell-doctrine, Gospell-Disci∣pline, Gospell-Conver∣sation. and the Discipline of the Gos∣pell, and Gospell-Conversation, and a man is a sufferer for the Gospel, that suffers in the defence of either of these, or for either. 2. And secondly. Note, That it is not suf∣fering as an evill doer, but suffering as a Christian, that denominates an heir of Hea∣ven; Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evill-doer, saith the Apostle; Yet if any man suffer (as a Christian) let him not be ashamed, but let him glorifie God on this behalfe, 1 Pet. 4.15, 16. Hence it is evident, That it is to him only that suffers as a Christi∣an, that this promise of reigning with Christ is made; The Apostles meaning in this Text then, is, That if we suffer as Christians, we shall reign with him in glory. Quest. But what is it to suffer as a Christian? or when may a man be said to suffer as a Christi∣an? Answ. To suffer as a Christian, is to suffer as Christ did suffer; and a man may be said to suffer, as a Christian, when he is truly confor∣mable to Christ in suffering. Christ suffered for the Will of his Father, for the fulfilling of the Will of his Father, and he suffered according to the Will of his Fa∣ther; now when a man doth these two, when 0