162 BookiV. jl.ooiitng unto 'j}efu.s. mortifie the flefh with the affeCtions and lulls, all our inordinate pallions, all our evil af– feCtions of anger, love, joy, hatred, are to be crucified; and all t!m is our> mutt be given up to God; there mull be no love tn us but of God, and in reference to God. no joy in us, but in God, and in reference to God; no fear in u<, but of God : and in reference ro God ; and thus of. all other the like Pallions. 0 that we would look to Jejiu, and be !i~e?ntoJefus tn _thts ,thing! if there be any honour, any happinefs; any excellency, tt ts m thts, ~ven m th1s; we are not fit for any holy duty, or any rei "j"he'. 4 . 5. ligious approach unro God without fanCtification; thu i< the- will of God 1 faith the A– pullle) ev_w JOltY fa_nffijicattow. All the Commands of God tend to this; and for the comfort ot us Chrtfl1ans, we have under the Gofpe! promifes of fanctification to be in a zech. 14 .,c, 11 larger meafut'e made out unto us: In that ,d•y there ]hall b• 11pon the Be/IJ of the Horfe; Holmefs ltntothc Lord ;-yea :very Pot mJerufalem and m 'j11d"h Jh~/1 be holmefs unto the Lord: every VefTe!u~d.er Chrt~ and the Gofpel, mufl ~ave written ~pon it Ho!incfs to the Lord; thus our fplrttual ferv1ces, figured by the ancient Ceremomal fcrvices, are fer out by a larger meafure of holinefs than was in old time: it is a fweet refemblance of Mh4· 2 7· Chrifl to be holy; for fo he is fliled, the holy Child Jeflu : he was fanetified from the John 17 • 11 . wo_rnb, a~d fantl:ified in the ~omb for our imitation: for their fak!J I fan&ijie my Jelf, (fanh Chrtfl) that they alfo mtght be fan8:ijied. 3. Chrill the Son of man is by nature the Son of God ; fo we poor fons of men, mull:. by Grace become the Sons of God, even of the fame God and Father of our Lord , Ga1. 4 •hl·J· Jefus Chrifl; for thuvery cndGodfem hu own Son m,1de of a w•man, that we mi•ht receive the AdoptiQnof fons,--wherefore thou art no m~rc a {ervant, bttt "fon; and if a fon, then anheir of God throt.gh Chrift. This intimates that what relation Chrill hath unto the Father by nature, we fl10uld have the fame by Grace; by nature h, u tht John I '4· only brgotten fonof the Father, and M many M received him (faith John) toth,mhegave V. "· power to become the fom of God, even to them that believe on hu Name. It is true, Chrifl: Rom. 8. , 9 , referves to himfelf the prehemihence; he is in apeculiar manner the firjl born among ma– ny Brethrm ; yet in him, and for him all the reft of the brethreR are acoumed as Exo.p2,q. firfl bornes: So God b1ds Jl;lofeJ fay umo Pharoah, Ifr,~elu my Son, even my firjl-born; And I Jay ttntothee, let my Songo, that he may Jerve me; arrd if thou rcfu{e to let him go, behold I will flay thy Son, even thy firjl-born. And the whole Church of God, confif!ingof Jew and Gentile, is in the fame fort defcribed by the Apoll le to be the He b. 1 .: 1 ~ . Genera! .Affimbly and Church of the firft-born enrolledin hraven; by the fame reafon Jl.ou:.S. IJ· that we are fons, we are firfl-bornes; if we are Children, thenaret•e heirJ, heiYJ ofGod, and joy;rr-hein with Chrift. 0 who would not endeavour after this priviledge? who ivould not conform to Chrifl in this ufpect? 4· Chrilt the Son of God, was yet the Son of man; there was in him a duplicity of Natures reaUy diflinguifhed ; and in this refpetl: , the greatell Majell:y and the great– eft humility that ever was,are found in Chrill; fo we,though fans of God,mufl remem– ber our felves to be bur fans of m~n ; our priviledges are not fo high, but our poor conditions, frailties, infirmities, fins, may make us as low : who was higher than the Son of God? and who was lower than the Son of man? as he is God, he is in the bo– fom of his Father; as he is man,' he is in the womb of his Mother; as he is God, his Thr.one is in Heaven; and he fills all things by his immenlity; as he is man,. he is cir- – cumfcribed in a Cradle, I mean aManger, a molt uneafie Cradle fure; as he IS God, be is cloathed in a Robe of Glory; as he is man, he is wrapped in a few courfe fwadling . bands· as he is God, he is encircled with millions of bright Angels; as he is man, he is in c~mpany of Jo(ephand Mary, a~d the Beafls; as he is God, he is the_ eternal Word of the Father, all-fufficient, and Without need; as he IS man, he fubmus h1mfelf to a Phil.>.r, 6 ,",8 condition imperfeCt, inglorious, indigent, and necellitous: well, let thu mind be iny•u ' which WM alfo in Chrijl Jefus, whobcin[ in the form of God, thought lt not robbery to be equalwith God ; but he made himfelf of no reputation, and took, ~<pon htm the fot·m of a Servant, a>:d wa; made inthelikeneji of men, andbemg fott~dm fajhton M aman he hwP~ bled himfelf: he that thought it no rob~my to be equal Wlth God, ~umbled lumfelf to become man. we lhould have found tt nO robbery to be equal With Devtls, and are we too proud to learn of God? what an intolerable difproporrion is this, to behold an humble God and a proud man? who can endure to fee a Prince on foot, and Ius VafTal mounted I fl1all the Son of God be rhus humble for us, and fJJa!l not we be bumble for our felves? I fay fur our felves, that deferve to be cafl do~n amongll the lowell: Worms the damnedell Creatures? what are we in our bell condmon here on ' ~~?
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