u 6 Book Ill. 1£.rolting unto jlefuS'. Chap., .sea.; ------------------~~~~ ~~~--~-- 2. We mufl count it our bleffednefs and bighefi dignity to be a people in Covenant Deot. 3::3. Eph. 5·1· with God . are we ho.nourable ? yet efieem this as our greatefi honour, that God is our God: are~e low and defpifed in the world? yet count this honour enough, that God hath lifted us up to be his peo~le.. Chrillians, if when we are counted as things of nought, we can quieL our felves m th.ts, that God u o1<r God, tfwhen we are perfecured, . imprifoned, dt!lreffed, we can fay wnh Jacob, I have enough, becaufc the Lordh~thmer– cy on me, and bath tak!n me into Covenant with him; furely then we do bear wirnefs of God before heaven and earth, that he is better to us than C<!rn, or Wine, or Oyl, or whatfoever this world affords. · 3. We mull: lie under the authority of every word of God, and we muft conform our felves to the examples of God; that is, we muft labour to become followers of God, and imitate his virtues: it is a part of that honour which Children owe to thrir Parents t<> obey their commands, and to imitate their godly Example; we cannot honour God more, than when we are humbledat hisfeet to receive his Word, than when we renounce the manners of theworldtobecomehis Followers as dear Childrm. 0 think of this! for when we conform indeed, then are we holy as he is holy, and pure as he is pure; and then how lliouldthis but tendtotheHonour and Glory of our good God? Thus far we have look!d on Jefus as our [efus in that dark time before his coming in the llelh; our next work is to lool on Jefus carrying on the great work of mans faIvation in his fir(\ Coming or Incarnation. LOOKING ...J".
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