Chap.4. according to St MAT TB Ii vv. 57 Racket in QElizaberks time, DavidGeorge and fundry others, according to Mat.24 24. Neither need we feek CO imitate him in his infirmities, which ( though they were not finfull,bur only na- turall,and therefore unblameab'e) yet import a weaknefle (as that he was hungry,weary,fleepy,&c.) and lo, though they be in us, yet we need not flrive the attainment of them. But we muff imitate the Lord Chrift in all his imitable graces and aftions : fhewing firth the prat%t or verrues of him that loath called us out of dark rteffe into bu marvellous light. The word lignifies topreach them abroad: for we fhould praftife thole verrues fo cLerly, that our lives may be as fo many Sermons upon the lifeofChrifl. It is a di- (honour to a dear friend, to hanghispifture in a dark hole, and not ¡Da confpicuous place, that it may appear we rejoice in it, as an or- nament to us : Thinke the fame of Chriils image andgraces, ihew them forth we muff, and expreffé them to the world ; Walking in Chrift, Co1.2.6. yea,as Chrift, I Joh.2.6. who therefore left us a copy that we might write after it, a fatnpler that we might worke by it, a patern that we fhould follow his fleps, I Pet.2.2I. And although we cannot followhim paf ibus aquas, yet wemust fhew our good -wills, ftretchix4 andftreining our utmoll,as St Paul did: ftrivingwhat wecan to referable him, not as a piftare doth a man in outward lineaments only, but as a fon dothhis father ( for he is thefather of eternity, Efa.9.6,) in nature and difpoficion : and as fervants, labouring to do as our Lord, lob.13 15. Who therefore waffled his Dilciples feet, to giveus an example of humility ; as he did likewife of meekneffe, Afaal I.29. patience,t Pet. 2.2i. obe- dience, Heb.12.2. diligence and fidelity in his funftion, Heb.3.1: 2. fewnefhe of words, yet boldneffeof speech, going about anddo- ing all poJble good, beneficence to the poor Saints, a Cor.8.9. conflancy in profeflion, i Tirn.6.13. forgiveneffe of others, and love to the brethren, Eph.5.2. .8e ye therefore followersherein of Chrift as dear children, not fafbioningyourfelves according to the firmerlofts in your ignorance, but as he, which bath calledyou, is holy, 0 beye holy in all manner of cenveration. 1 Pet, I. 70Ç ccQ?TtL> a +'et. ., q. 14,15. He Was afterward ahungred.] OurSaviour was temptedall La that fourty dayes fpace, faith St Luke : but thrfe three word af- faults were relerved to the laft So deals the devil with the Chur ( which is Chrift myfticall :) He never ceafeth tempting, thoug Y Cor.1a au never fooften repulfed ; and is thereforecalled Beelzebub as forage will Mir
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