108 Grace for Grace) Or the over-flowirtgsof ters; and a great matter tobelong to Chrift : and if they lofe any thing, or lofe anyfriend; they will relieve them- (elves here ; Oh ! but yet I belong to Jefus Chrift, yet I belong to Jefus Chrift. 3. Thirdly. Ye cannot honor Jefus Chrift, and give the worfl to Him. Abel honored God, and he offered theheft ; and becaufe he offered the beft, therefore he honored God. Mal. .6 IfI be afather, where is mine honor ? Vales the Lord.) Why & 8. bring ye the leane , and the maimed, and the feeble ? Honor Pro. 3.9. the Lord with thyfuhftance, and with thefirftfruits ofall thine increafe, (faies Solomon.) Obferve therefore, what is your belt, and what is your fithflance, and what are your firft fruits ? and give them up to Chrift. Youngmen, young men St women ; the heft of your yeers ; the Intl ofyour strength, the befl of your timeis to be given to Chrift : ye cannot honor Jefus Chrift, and give Him the worft : Oh ! that the old people would be much humbled; and the youngpeoplewouldbe much incouraged: you cannothonor Jefus Chrift, andgive theworst to Him. 4. Fourthly. Ye cannot honor Jefus Chrift, And (Wife the choice workofCbrift. What is the choice work of Chrift? Grace, Grace is the choice work ofChrift, that comesout ofHis hand ; and the worst name that you can give it is; to call it Hypocrify. Some there are, that looking up- on the lives ofgodly men, they fay : I but he is all Hypo- crify, and they are Hypocritical. Yea, and fomepoor fouls there are, that when they lookupon their own fouls, they conclude andfay ; Ibut, 'tis all Hypocrify ; I prayed at fuch a time, but itwas all in Hypocrify : I but what if it bethe Grace of Chrift ? what ifit prove fo ? Surely, furely ye cannot honor Jefus Chrift, and defpife the choiceft works that comeout ofHis hands. 5. Again. Aman is laid then for to honor Chrift, When He does truft untoHim,& reit uponHim for help at a dead lift (aswe fpeakcommonly) and the more a mandoes relieup- on Jefus Chrift in firaightx, and in the time of Temptation, the marehe doeshonorJefus Chrift. Abrahamgave glory to,
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