Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Ver. 14. That they may have right] That they may be assured of their interest in Christ and his kingdom. Plutarch tells of Eudoxas, that he would be willing to be burnt up by the sun presently, so he might be admitted to come so near it as to learn the nature of it. What then should not we be content to do or suffer for the enjoyment of Christ and heaven?