266 A Renowned and PerpetuatedName to be denied, into fin and death, fuch a felfifb vain-glorious intent ? And that their fouls fhould be fuffering for thofe works that others receive much good by I What a fad cafe is it, that Hifforians,, Lawyers, Phyficians, Philofophers, Linguills, and the Profef fors of all the Sciences, fhould undo themfelves for ever by. thofe excellent works that edifie the world I Nay what can be more lamentable to think of, then that able and learned Di- vines themfelves fhould lofe their own fouls in the iludying, and preaching thofe precious truths , that are faxing unto others ; and that fuch excellent writings as remain a flanding bleffing to the Church fhould be the Authors mortal fin / And yet fo it is, if the renown and immortality of a name on Earth . be the End that all this work is done for. 12. Laffly, Confider that if Honour be goodfor you, it is better attained by minding your duty for the Hmour of God, And denyingyour ownHonour, thenby feeking it : For Honour is the fhadow that will followyou if you fly from it, and fly from. you ifyou follow it.. What Chrift here faith of Life, is true of Honour : He that feeketh and faveth it fhall1Ofe it, And he tbat lofeth it for Chrifl (hall find it. The greateft Honour is to deny our felves, and our own honour ' ,and to do moll for the Honour of God ; and to be contented to be-nothing that God maybe all. For you have his promife, that them that honour him he will honour , but they that. defpife hint (hall be lightly efteerned. THough' have endeavouredby a right limitation and ex- pofitionof the foregoing parts of felf-denial, to prevent miftakes,andgive you thofe grounds by which obje&ions may be anfwered, yet the [lir thatismade in the world about this point, by Papifts and many other mittaking Seas, doth per- fwademe to give a moredifti.net Refolution of fome of the principal doubts that are beforeus and therein to thew you thatfelf.deniAl confifieth not in all things that by fome arepre- tended to be parts of it ; but that there is a_great deal of fin: that goes under the name offelf-denial among many of thefe darts ofmifiaken perfons. C H A Y.
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