Gcn.l9·I7 Ifai.IJ,J,8, vation from firft to ~he !aft. This indeed is the glad tidings, the Gofpel, the Gofpel-priviledge, and our Gofpel-duty, looking uu· toJefus. • CHAP. U. SECT.I. .The Duty of looking off all other things, ~onfrmed, and . cleared. . mU T firft we muft look, off all other things; the note is this: We mufl take offour mindefrom every · thing which might divert us in our Chrifli;~n race from looking unto {efus. 'A4lo~&v7:~,the firft word .. or firft piece of a word in_my Text fpeaks to us thus, hands ujf, or eyes off from any thing that .flanJs in the way of {efus Chrift. I remember 'twas writ over P l11tls door p.» Tl' ~ '}'».,'v-•7•r frla"f7(i}, there's none may come hither th11t is not a Geomrter;but on the door of my text is written clean contrary, p.» TH o -ynwp.EJ>~ MIT OJ; No earthly minded man muft mter here: not any thing in the world be it never fo excellent, ifit fiand in the way ofJefus Chrifi, is to be named the fame day; we muft not give a !o&k,, or fquint at any thing that may hinder this faire and lovely fight of Je· fm. ' Thus was the Lords charge to Lot , look, not behinae thee ; he was fo farre to renounce and detefi the lewdnelfe of S o• dom, as that he muft not vouchfafe a look towards it? At that dtty /hall a man look, towards his Ma/ztr, and hi>' eyes foa!l have refpefl to the holy one ofIfrael; and he foa/1 not look._ to the Altars, the wcrlzpfhis h1mds. .This was the fruit of Gods chafiifement on the Elect Ifrael, that he thould not give a look to the Altars, leafr they diverted, or drew his eyes from offhis Mtt'r ker, YVt
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