Chap. 5 .Seer. 7 Looking ur.Jto :jefts~. Booit IV· (faith the foul) twd all mine. 3. An accommodation of Chrift to the foul, and this is it that compleats our joy; it is not bare poffeffion of {hri(l: which bringeth real deligbr, but an applying <•f Chril.l: unto that end and purpofefor wh1ch he was appointed. it is not the having of Chrifr, but the ufing ofChrifl:. which make; him benefici<~.l. 0 the ufefulneffc ofChriit to allbeleeving fouls! the scriptt;res are full of this, as appeares by all his titles in Scripture. he is ou.r life, our light, our bre,d, our water, our mi!kJ, our wine~ his jlefh i1 meat indeed, _and his bluod is drinlz indee~; he is our Father, our brother, our fnend, our husband, our Ktng, our Prid\:, our Prophet : he is our jul.l:ification, our fand:ification, our wifdome, our r-edemption; lie is our peace, our med.itation, our -attonemenr, our reconciliation, our all in t~!l. Alas! I look on my felfe, and I fee I am nothing, I have no_thing without Jefus Chri·fl:. here's a temptation, I cannot refifl: 1t; here's a corruption I c~nnot overcome it; hereJs .t perfecution, I cannot down wi~h it. well, but Chril.l: is mine; !have interdt in Chrifl:, and I have p~1feifion ofChrifl:, and I finde enough in Chrifl: ro fupply all my wants; he was_fet up on purpofe to give me grace, and .to renew my fl:rength, fo that if! make my application to Chrift, /.cando Ill! thing.r, Phil. 4· 13. I clln/uffer theiof[e ofall things, Phil. 3. 8. l can conquer all chings, nay in all tkings be mc·re than a<eonquerour .through him th~ti luveJ me, Rom 8 3 7· Oh the joy now that rbis accommodation brings to my foul ! I fee it is no517 thing but Chrifl:, a-nd therefore I cannot but rejoyce in this chrifl:, or I mufr rejoyce in nothing at all; Surely we ~tre the cir- . 1 eumcifion, which rej.o;c• in Chrij} Jefur,and have ne ccnfidem;e in the Phl 3· 3. flefh , · · 0 my foul\ where is thy faculty of joy? come, ·bring it to this bleffed objed:,- the Lord Jefus (hrifl:; if thou know'fl: not· how ~ fidl: contemplate on Cbrifl:,think on thofe feveral paifages in his life; thofe that lived with him, and fiooq ,by to fee them it . is faidofthem that thrjalirejoycedfortheg!orious thing/thatw;~e Luke , 3 ,1 •• doneby him. Ordrhy heart befodull and heavy, thatthi.swill 7 nor raife ic up rhen iook to th} grounds ofhope, and coafidence in Chrift ; fn !.ong as chou doubtc:H of him,. or of thy interefi in him . ho•v {ht 1ldil thou 1 ejoyce, or be ch ~erfuJ. in thy fP.irit? ' the . _ poore ma nwuid not fpe,lk it .without tet~ .,.eJ, Lord ibe/ieve,_help •thou my unbelief; a beleeving ·unbelief,. a.. wavering~ ilaggering, Marke fJ, 14;. · T t t 3 ~temb1ing _ .
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