ay the Croft of Chrifi. 3. We may and mutt glory in the certain tokens of the Love of God. But our own Mortification is one of the certain tokens of the Love of God : therefore we may and mull glory in it. 4. We may and mull Glory inChrift dwelling in ur and the erasof his indwelling. For if we may glory in Chrift Crucified, thenalto in Chrifi as our Head,towhomwe are united,and from whom we receive continual influence and communication of graces : But our own mortificationis the certain fruit of Chrift dwelling inus : therefore we may glory in it.. 5. We may glory in the image of God upon our fouls. For as it is our glory, fo it is the livclyeft reprefentation of God him- felf. But our Mortification is part of Gods Image uponus: there- fore we may glory init. 6. We may glory that we are the temples of the Holy Ghofi<,' and that the Spirit of Chrift is in us, and we may glory inhis fruitsand works. But our Mortification is a principal fruir of the Spirit, which fheweth that he dwelleth in us : therefore we may glory in it. 7. There is nodoubt but Chriftians may glory in the cefation of their finagainft god, and that as to the dominion of fin , they do not difhonourhim , bybreakinghis Laws, abufing his Son,bis Spirit, andhis Mercies as formerly they did. But all this is con- temned in our Mortification : therefore we may glory in it. 8. No doubt but we may glory in the Honour of God, when his wifdom , and goodnefs, and power are demonfirated, to the confiafion of his foes and the encouragement of his people ; but this is done in the Mortificationof his Saints : In them he con- quereth and in him that loveth them theyare fuper-vi&ors Rom. 8. 37. If we mull glorifie the workman,as fuch, thenmutt wealfoglorifie the work. If Mofes and all Ifrael muli fing fuch a fongof praife toGodfor overthrowingPharaoh and his Hoeft in the red Sea ; much more mull we finghis praife that conquer- ethSatan and all our corruptions : And the work it felf mull be magnified in order to the Conquerours praife. If Deborah mull fing Gods praifes for the conqueft of weak men, muchmore mutt we,for the conqueti of theworldby faith, and for fubduing the powersof darknefs tous. There is more ofGods love andpower fc nintheSpiritual.victories of a poor mortified Chrifiian, that is _21
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