The Lie of Faith. 199 or carnal imagination, takcth for a conversiency, or a decency, no nor a necejry : But he came to be as a f rvant unto others.; not as defpifing his liberty, but as exercifing his voluntary 'tf` inilityand lave : He that was Lord of all for ourfakes, became poor to male us rich : He lived in lowlinefs andmeeknefs : He fubmitted to the greatefi (corn of (inners; and even to the (alit accufations and imputations of molt odious fin in it fell, Phil. 2.6,7,8,9. Heb. tz. t,æ,3. Matti'. 26. 55, 60, 61, 63,66. & 27, 28, 29,30 31. Matto. it. 29,3o. & 20.28. 2 Cor. 8. 9. which was to teach us to fee the vanity of the wealth and ho- noursof the world, and to dcfpifc the Idol of the ungodly, and to lay that under our feet, which is nearef to their heart ; and tobe able without impaticncy, to be (corned, (pit upon, buffeted and abufed ; to be poor, and ofno reputation among men; and though not toenflave our (elves to any (but ifwe can be free to ute it rather, r Cor. 7.25.) yet to be the loving and voluntary fervantsofas many as we can to do them good ; and not to dcfire to have a great retinue, and to be loch vo- luntary burdens to the world, as to be fcrved by many, while we ferve none ; as if we (who are taught by Chrif} and Na- ture, that it is more honourable to give than to receive, and to be helpful unto many, than toneed the help ofmany) would declareour impotency to be fo great, that (when every poor man can ferve himfelf and others) we are (and had rather be) fo indigent, as not to live and help our felves, without the help ofmany fervants yea fcarce to undrefs and drefs out (elves, or to do any thing which another can do for us, Only fuch perlonsarc willing toeat, anddrink, and fleep for thcmfelves, and to play, and laugh, and tofin forthcmfelves ; but as to any thing that's good and ufefull, without their prefent fenfitive delight, they arc not only unferviccablcto the world, but would live like the lame or dead, that mutt be moved and carryedabout by others. Among ChriRs fervants, he -that is the chief, .mutt be the chief in fervice, even as a fervant nnto all, Luke 22. 26.- Matth. 23. r s. And all by love muff firz-e- one another, Gal. 5. 13, q.. His fubmiioa unto death, and conqueft of the natural love of life, for agreater good, even the pleating of God, and the crownofGlory, and the goodof many in their falvation : To teach
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