of Chrift in allBeleevers. Head do ye fet it down upon ? Ye know how it is in Trade, and Merchandizing : Some men trade for themfelves ; and Tome trade for others : If I trade for my Self; when I meet with a loffe, 1 fet it down upon mine own Accompt, and upon mine own Head. If I trade for Another ; when I meet with a loffe, I fet it down upon his Accompt, and up- on his Head. Now when you meet with fpiritual loffes ; whofe Accompt do you fet down your fpiritual loffes up- on? upon whofe Head ? Are there not many here, that fet down their fpiritual loffes upon their own Accompt ? Indeed, I have loft fuch an Opportunity, and I have finned fo, and therefore flame will come unto me, vexation and trouble. What a difhonor is this unto jefusChrift ! Some indeed , when they meet with a Spiritual loffe, they let it down upon Chrifis Accompt ; and they break their hearts with the Sence of this. Others, they fet down all their fpiritual loffes upon their own heads, and their own Accompts ; what does this argue, but that they trade for themfelves, and not for Chrift : they Seek themfelves, and therefore they don't Deny themfelves. Are there not fome, that do flint, and limit themfelves in the ferviceofGod ? 0my foul, thou haft enough for to bring thee to heaven already; and what needeft thou more ? Is not thisfor to Seek ones felfin fpiritual things ? is not here abundance of Self? Again , there not fome , that dare prefcribe the Lord ? f a General give out an Order to have a thing done fo,and a common Souldier comes and faies, No, not fo, but thus : does not this common Souldier advance himfelfin prefcribing the General? The LordChrift hath faid, that we may come unto him, and the firft thing of all is, for tocome unto him : But man faies, No, unlefs I find my heart Humbled &ft, and Broken firff, I will not go to Chrill, I have no rule for it. This is to prefcribe Chrifl, and this is toadvance ones felf. Again, Arethere not fome among us, that when they havebeen at Duty in the company of others, have ftrange repe- 3.
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