Z'22 The Crucifying of the write', folly though it was but materially foinhim ( being the matter that folly is by others expreft in) but formally in theproud. 2 I Aving toldyou Howwe may Glory in our own Mor. tification, I (hall nest give you theproof of the point that we mayfodo. And tìrft it is proved by theexample of Paul himfelt, both here in my Text, and in manyother places. 2 Cor. 5. a t,I2,13. 2Cor. 11. throughout. z Cor. 12. throughout. Yerf. y, 6. Of fuck a one will Iglory ; yet of myPelf I will notglory, but in mine infirmities : ] that is, not in any thing thatfeemeth toadvance me is the eyesof the world, left it fhouldTeem a carnal Glorying, or men fhould be drawn thereby to overvalue me ; but in fuch thingsas men ratherpietyor villihe for, even my worldly mean- nefs, and contemptiblenefs, and fufferingsfor Chrift ; though be- fore God thereare honourable,and therefore I will glory in them openly, as fecretly I maydo in all other graces. So it followed) , [ Far though Iwoulddefire toGlory I Jhall not be a fool : for I willfay the truth. But now I forbear , leg any manAuld think of tit above that which hefeetb me to be , or that he )caret) of me.] And foYerf.9, 10, I1. [ Mo,fl gladlytherefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Chri1l may ref# upeu me] (that is, that myGloryingmaymagnifie that Power of Chrift that is manifeít inWhiningme, and not my felt:) therefore Itakeplea.. fore in infirmities, in reproaches, in neceJties, in perfecutions in difire,ffesfor Cbrifls fake : for when Iamweak, (that is,in the flefh and the eyeof the world) then am Ifl rong, ( that is in the Spi- ;ít, and the workof Chrift) Iam become a fool (that is lute a fool) inGlorying : re havecompelledme : For I aught tohave .been commendedof you ; For ix nothing am I behind the very chief?ß Apeflles , though I be nothing.] Yea r Cyr. 9. 15. he faith, he [ bad rather die then any fhould make his glorying void j con- cerninghis felfdenyal for the advantage of the Gofpel. z. I alto prove it thus. 'Wemay and mutt glory in the ble,fd galsof the bloodof Chrifl. Orelfe we fhall not givehim hisho- nour. But our own Mortification is oneofthe blefï'ed effects of the bloodor Crofs ofChrift :therefore wemay &mull gllory in it. 3. We
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