~68 Book. IV. Lookingunto14us. Cbap.s. Sect.2 ~--~----------------- Phil. 3.8. over thofe paffages in the fecond yeare of Chrifts miniftry; as thofe feveral ~ermons tha~ he preached; and becaufe his mirades were as fignals of hi, Sermons, fiudy the feveral mirades that he wrought: thou haft but a few inftances in comparifon of all his miracle~, and yet how fruitful are they of fpiritual in!lruCl:ions? 3. Study over tbofe paffages in the third year of Chrifts miniftry: as his commiffionating his Apoftles to call finnersin, his readineffe to receive them that would but come in; and his fweetning the wayes ofChriftianiry to them that are come in; for hu yodkJ i.n<ljie, and his burrhen is light. · 4· Study over thofe paffages in tbe !aft yeare ofhis miniftry; as the holineffe of his nature, and the holineffe of his life, which appeared efpecially in the exercifes of his graces, ofcharity, and felfe-denyal, and mercy, and bounty, and meeknc:ffe, and pity, and humility, and obedience. Oh wha t rare matter is here for a.Chrifiians fludy! Some have took fuch paines in the ftudy ofthefe thipgs, that they have writ large volumes; men have been writing' and preaching a thoufand fix hundreth yea res of the iife ofCbrift, and they are writing, and preaching flill; 0 my foul ! if thou doft not write, yet ftudy what is written ; come with fixed thoughts, and beat thy braines on that bleffed fubjeCl:, that will make thee wife unto falvation;Fau! accounted all things but dung, or dogs~meat,jor the excellency of the kzlowledge of Cbrzjf {e/UI our Lord; if thou didft truely underftanc! the excellency of this knowledge, thou couldft not but account a!) things loffe in comparifon of this one nece!fary thing. · ~---- SECT. 2. Of conjideri11g [efm in that refpeEf. z. [ Et us confider J efus carrying on the great work ofour .. fa! vation during his life. h is not enough to ~udy and know, but we muft mufe and meditate, and confider of it, till we bring it to fome profitable iffi:le. By meditating on Chnft we may fcele or finde a kinde of infenfible change , we knownot how. as thofe that ftand in thefun for other purpofes , they F nd · ,_ · tilem:
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