By theE'rofr ofCbrdfi. above, the face of death is unfpeakably dreadful. But if we could kill the world before us, andbe dead to it now, and alive to God, and with Possl, die dAilJ, it would be a powerful means to abate the terrours, and a certain way to takeout the fling that death might be a fanâified paífage intolife. So muchof the Benefitsof Mortification. A N D now what remains , but that you that are Mortified Believers, receive your Confolation, and confider what the Lord bath done for your fouls , and give him the praifeof fo great a mercy : Believe it, it is a thoufand fold better tobeCru- cified to the world, then to be advanced to profperity in it ; and tohave a heart that is above the world, then to be made the pof -. feffor of the world. And for you that yet are ftrangers to this mercy , O that the Lord would open your hearts to confider where you are, and what you are doing and whe. her you are going , and how the world will ufeyou, and how you are like to comeoff at-lafl , be- fore you go any further,that you maynot make fo mad a bargain, as to gain the world and lofe your fouls. O that you didbut throughly believe, that it is the only wife and gainful choice , to denyyour carnal felves, and forfakeall and followChrift, in hope of the heavenly trealure whichhe hath promifed. And let me tell you again , as the way to this ; That thoughmelancholly may make you wearyof the world, and floicall precepts may refirain your lufts yet it is only the power of the HolyGhofl,the Crofs ofChrifl,the belief of the promife,the Love of God,& the Hopes ofthe everlafling invifibleGlory,that willeffeftually and loving- ly Crucifie you to theworld,and the world to you. It is a Leffon that never was well taught by any other Mailer but Chrift , and youmuff Learn itfrom him, by his Word, Miniflers and Spirit in his School, or you will never Learn or Pradifeit aright. The 219 .
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