By the croftof Chrifi. 22,1 2. Yetfo, as that their Glorying muff be principally in:Chriff , and theirown Mortification mmafl,be Gloryedin , boot as thefruit of his Croft.. For the firft Part , it mullbe underftood with thefe uecefíary lifnitations. i. As Glorying fignifietha felf-afcribing and Prond conceit of our own Mortification, and is contrary to Chrit ianPelf-denyal andhumility, andGlorying in God, fo we muff take heed of it and abhor it. 2. As Glorying fignifieth any outward exprefïion of this in- ward pride, either bywords or deeds, we mutt alto avoid it with abhorrence. 3. So mutt wealfodo by all unfafonable offinfive oftentation,. which may.feem toothers to favour of Pride , though indeed it proceed from abetter caufe. '4. But as Glorying fignifieth the apprehenfion of the Good of the-thing, and our Benefit by it, and the due Affe&ions of Content, andJoy, and Exultationofmind thatfollow thereupon, . thus mutt a Chriítian Glory in his Mortification by the Crofs of. Chrift. We commonly call this a&, a Blefsingof oarfelves in the apprehenfion of ourcafe. As the carnal ungodly worlddoBlefs thessfelves in theirPoffeffing carnal things fo may a Chrittian blets himfelf that he is Crucified to them : that is, hemay rejoyce in it as a great bleffingof God , that tendeth to further blefléd nefs. 5. And whenwe are called to it , we may exprefs to others our Glorying herein. But fo as that we give the Glory to God not to our own corruptedwills. 6.1 And when wearecalled hereto we mutt dt1 it verycame. bully ; as PaaalBoth, i Cor. 4.4. [ 1 knownothing by.myPelf, yet ammot hereby juflified. ] Signifying that we do it with holy in- tentions for die goodof the heavers and the honour of God as he doch, r Cor. 4. x,2,6,8. to the end. Andz Cor. z.5, 6, e, c. a Cor. 9. throughout. z Cor. 3. t, z, &C. And wemutt fo do it as to confefs it isliketo folly, it being the cu{tom of proud foolt tobebpaftersof themfelves : And fo Paulwhen-he is called to mention his priviledges, callsit hisfolly in this fenfe, 2 Cor. 11.z 17, x9, 23. left others fhould be encouraged to ftnfull boasting by his.example,if he did not brandit by the way witft thenote Ff 3 folly >
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