The Life of Faith. 46 t his Minikes thcmfelves, what lowlinefs they mutt ufe to- wards one another, and to all the flock. Chrift went on foot to preach the Gofpel, and fo did his Apoflles ; not to oblige us to do to when weakncfs doth forbid us ;nor to deny the be- nefit-of a horfe, when we may have it ; but to teach us that neither Pride (how'd make usathamed to go on foot, nor lazy- nets make it teem intollerable, when we are called to it. When Chrifl would app :ar in flate at Jeruralem, he rode upon abor- rowed Als, to fulfill the Prophecy, Zech. 9.9. i3ehold thy King cometh unto thee, weekendfitting upon an Afs, Matth. 21.5. Paul refuted not (with other Preachers) to labour at the trade of a Tent- maker, Ads 18. 3. And Timothy was not afhamed to bring him his cloak and parchments,fo great aJourney,2 Tim. 4.13. Nothing is avoided by the lowly as a (flame, but that which is dilplcafing toGod, and difagreceble to his Chrif1 an duty : But not that whichhe can call the fervice of God, and which God accepteth and will reward, 8. The bigh-minded are afbamedof the eompsryaed familia- rity of thepoor (unlcfs when they feek for applaufe by popula- rity:) And they greatly affrd the favour and company of thcrich, James 5. 4, 6, Therefore Solomon faith, that the rich bath manyfriends, Prov: 1 q., zo. When the poor is bated ofhis neighbour. But the lowly chufe to convenewith the low. For to did Chrifl who was our pattern : and it is his Law [Rom. 12. u 6. Mindnot high things, bnt condefcend to men oflow effete. Chritt was not athamed to call us beet hren,Heb 3,11. nor will he be athamed fo to call the leaft of his trueDifciples before God and Angels at the dreadful day, Mattb.25.4o. 8e 28. to.3Azo.17. They arc the moil honourable company, who are liked' to Cbriff, and are the wifPff, and the holieff ; and not thofc who are likefl to his crucifers and enemies, and have their portion in this world. g. Pride is ufually attended with vain auriofity: euriofity in ornaments, in fafhions, indiflreflings, in attendance, in fur- niture, in rooms, and in abundance of (mall inconuderable cir- cumflances. The proud (who go this lower way) do make a great matter of fomany.fach trifles,that their minds have no room for the greata(t things. They do notonly trouble them- MMin 3 film
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