. Names by William Dyer. . I will write upon them the
name of my God, Revelation 3.12. . O, there is a great difference
between the names of the saints and the names of the wicked.
The saints are called godly from God, Christians from Christ,
spiritual from the Spirit, heavenly from heaven, because their conversation
is there, because their head is there, and they be heirs of
heaven. But the wicked are called devilish
from the devils, the cursed from the curses, worldlings from the
world, and sinners from sin. The ungodly are called dogs,
vipers, swine, thorns, ravening wolves, but the saints are called
jewels, treasures. kings, doves, lilies, heirs of
the kingdom of glory. And hence it is that some godly
men have thought it a greater honor to be a member of Christ
than to be a king upon a throne. Indeed, sirs, a holy heart is
better than a great estate.