584 Matth10:37. Hab.3.17,t 8. How are we compleat its Chri ? Semi, 25, 'cis an argument we have no part in him. He that loveth Father or Mother more than me i5 not worthy of me; he that leveth fon or daughter more than me , is not worthy of me. The affeaions are the trueff pulfe of the foul, the mo(i genuine and natural fymptoms of its frame and temper. 'ris thefe that fpeak the proper idiom and language of the heart. Make ufe of this rule therefore, is Chrifi uppermof} in thy heart, thy af%ftion to him is an evidence of his to thee, 2. Are you all to him in your acknowledgements in afcribing all to him. Thus St Paul, I Cor. 15.1o. By the Grace of God I am what I am. That my condition is not better it is from my felt, that 'tis fo good 'cis from him, fo Eph. 5.zo. 3. Are you all to him in your contentment and fatisfaaion, ac- counting you have all in him though you have nothing befides him, .Although the fig-tree ¡ball not bloffom, aebther fruits h in the Vine, the labour of the Olive ¡hall fail, &c. yet I will rejoyce in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my falvation. 4. Are you all to him in your dependances and expec'ations in feeking all from him, the highefi condition of grace, needs further grace, but in Chrifi are all fupplies; 'cis an argument of our interef in him when in all difireffes we make bim our refuge , in all weak.. neffes our firength. 5. Are you all to him in your detigns and aims, in Peeking his glory beyond your private advantages ; this was St Pauls defign in life and death that Chrif might le magnified, Philip. i, zo. and if you be thus all to Chrifi,'cis an evidence Chrifi is All to you. And how well are they provided for, who have him who is All for their Portion; How
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