1.76 The Crucifying of the world, portion only of the heirs of falvation. Though our hearts de- fire, and prayer, and endeavour muft be that the profefled If- raelites may be faved ; yet we muff take up our comfort shorter that the Ele& (hall obtain it, though the refit are hardened. For its Gods will and not ours that mutt be done. If Chrift be fatif- fled in the falvationof his little flock, as feeing in them the travail of bis foul; even fomutt we : and though as Sarnmel did over San!, fo we may mourn over the tell that God bath forfaken,yee that forrowmuff know its feafon andits meafure. For my part I muft needs fay toyou, that though it may feeman high extra- ordinary thing to forne of you, for a man to be thus Crucified to theworld, 1 havenomore hopeof the falvation of any of you, except it (hall be thus withyou, then I have of the falvation of Cainor ?radar. And as great and wonderful a work as this is , if ever God mean to fave your fouls, it will be done on you. I fhall therefore according tomy duty befeechyou, to review and pra-- etife the Dire&ions which are givenyou, and to ufe the world, as the heirs of Heaven , that have laid up their hope and treafure there. But if you will not hear and take warning, it is. becaufe the Lord will deftroy you, and becaufeyou arenot the íheep of Chrift, 2 Chron. 25. 16. a Sam. 2.25. Sohn 10. 26, 27. SECT. XXI. vfe laft. Havebeen all this whilePerfwading andDireeting you to be I Crucified to the world , and the world toyou. I doubt not but Godbath done thiswork already upon the fouls of many of you, even upon all that truly believe in a Crucified Chrift. To fuch therefore I fhall next addrefsmy fpeech : and in general., this is my carnet} reyueft toyour [Thatyou would'ufe the world as L._ tf a Crucifiedthing, and as men that are Crucified to it lhoulddo. ] Iwill not lengthen this difcourfe in ufing many motives toyou. One would think that which way ever you look, you fhould bave forcible motives before your eyes. If you look downward on earth, youmay fee enough towean you from it : and if feeing will notferve, your molt wife and gracious Father will make you feel,
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