198 The Life of Faith. be weak, pray, Lord increafe our faith, Lake 17.5. If you are ignorant, pray him to openyour underftandings, Luk. 24.45. Ifyour hearts grow cold, go to him by faith, till he (heel abroad the love of God upon your hearts, Rom. 5. 3, 4. For of his (ulnefs it is that we mutt receive grace for grace, Jchn i. 16. Dire& 14. Let the chiefandmolt diligent work ofyour faith in Chrift be, to inflame your hearts with love to God, as his Good_ xefs andLove is revealed to us inChrijt. Faith kindling Love, and working by it, is the whole fumm ofChrittianity ; ofwhich before. Dire[`. 15. Let Faith keep the example of Chriff continua")) before your eyes; effiscially in tbofe parts ofit, which he intended for the contradilling and healing of our greateft fins. Above all others, thefe things feem purpofely and fpecial- ly chofen in the life of Chriff, for the condemningand curing ofour fns ; and therefore are principally to be obferved by faith. t. Hie wonderfulLove to God, to his ElaCe, and to his ene. mies: exprclfed in fo ftrange an undertaking, and in his fuf= ferings, and in his abundant grace, which mutt teach us, what fervours oflove toGod and man; to friends and enemiesmull dwell and have dominion in us, 1 John 4.1o, Rev. 1.5. Rom5, 8, so. John 13.34, 35. & 15. 13. I John 3. 14.23. 17. & 4.7,8,20,21. 2. Hi full obedience to his Fathers will, upon the deareftrates or tests : To teach us that no labour or coil thould feem too great to us inour obeying the will of God; nor any thing feem to us of fo muchvalue, as to be a price great enough to hire us to commit any wilful fin, Rom. 5. 19. Heb.5.8.Pb41.2 8. 1 Sam. 15.22. 2 Cor. 10.5,6. Heb. 5.9. Jchn 14.rß. & 15.10. I John 2.3. &3.22.& 5.2,3. Rev. 22.14. 3. Hiswonderful contempt of all the Riches, and Greatnefs of the world, and all the pleafures of the flefh, aeod all the honour which is ofman; whichhe (hewed in his taking the form ofa fervant,and makingbimfrlf of no reputation, and living a mean inferiour life : He came not to be ferved (or minifired to) but to ferve : Not to live in (}ate with abundance of attendants ; with provifions for every turn and ufc, which pride, curio/icy, or
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