25® The.Crucifying :óf the world, the pleafanteft recreations or companions ? Glory not in the n. Thefe are the molt defperate bait of the Devil, and the common ruine of the world. To take your fill, and pleafe your fiefh, and fit your lives to its delires is the very way to hell, and the property of the (laves of Satan : Your fweet meat will have fowre fauce. rlfyou live after the flefbyou ¡hale; die but if by the Spirit you mortifie the deeds of the body you, !bad live, Rom. 8, 13 . You know what became of him , Luke 16. that rims cloathed inpurple and fine linnen Andfared;; delicioufly every day. Its a. heavy cafe to have your portioa and all your good things in this life. Rejoyce rather that youhave ,. conquered the delires of your flefh, and have brought it into fubje&ion : That you are Matters of your appetites, and can eat and drink to the glory of God and that youcan deny your cafe, andendure hardnefs as a foldiour of Chrift : That you have pleafanter recreations in the waies of life, and fveeter comforts then the flefh can have any : and that you have delights that are more durable , and meat to eat that others know not of. Rejoyce that you have conquered the flefh your grear_eli enemy and fo have efcaped the greatefi danger. For there is no condemnation to them that are in Chrift 7efus , that walk, not after the fiefb , bat after the Spirit , ¡tom, 8. t z o. Have you the love of your neighbours, and do all men men fpeak well of you ? Glory not in it as anyof your feli- city. for it will be wo to many that are as well fpoken of as you. The world is not fo wife nor fogood, that a man fhould much rejoyce in its good word. Are they learned nen that extoll you ? yet do not Glory in it. Theymay boaft you intoPride and Hell , butthey can- not add a cubit to the iiatureof our worth. They feenot the Rate of your foul ? end therefore you may be miferable when they have faid their b.". Are they godly men that admire you and (peak well of you ? yet Glory not in it as any certain Evidence of your fe- iicity. They fpeak as they think and may eafily be decei- ved. They are not your Judges. As their hard thoughts can- not condemn you , fo their good thoughts or words cannot juflifie
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