of Chrifi in all Beleevers. more into the pretence of God, than prideof Cloaths and thefe Outward things do, & therfore it is the bolder, and the greater fin ;&therfore, who would not takeheed hereof! who would not labor for this Self Denial ? to be humble, and denying ofones felf in fpiritual things? Truly,the &ft ffep to Humility, is, to feeones Pride : and the firff flep to Self-Denial, is tobe convinced of ones Self. Advancing. But will fome poor foul fay, that hears all this : I am Objecrt. convinced ofmine own Pride, andSelvifhnefs' in all my Duties ; I can do nothing, but Selfgets in, Iwrite an Iupon all that Ido, I cannot deny my Pelf in spiritual things : I have heard offome, that have been fo Humble, and Self-Denying, that they have been willing, and contented to go to Hell ifGodwould have it fo : But as for me, the Lordknows, I am not contentedfo : Ihave a Proud bean, and Selfcreeps into all that I do, and therefore I fear that Ihave not this Faith, therefore Ifear that she Go,Nl never came inpower uponmy foul to this day. Though every true Beleever,be an Humble,Self- Denying Anfw. perfon, and is made partaker of this Gofpel-Self-Denial : yet know, there is fomething of Self, fome remains of Self that nal continues with the bell, fomething fill' that will tali ofthe Cask. Though the Onion that is beaten in the morter, be takenout ofthe morter, yet the morter will smell of it. A godly, gracious man, is fenfible ofhis own Pride, and Self-Advancing in fpiritual things, and will cryout and fay, Oh ! what a Proud heart have I ! a Self- Advancing heart have I ! But fhew me that man, that was ever fo transformed, melted, changed into the mould of the Gofpel ; but ftill fome favor ofSelfremains. Whereas you fay, That fome are willing, and contented to go to Hell ifGodwould have it fo. I have heard it of Come; yea, and that some Minillers have put people upon this trial, as thus : Art thou contented to go to Hellif God would have it fo ? I fay, I have heard, that even fome MIT fillers have put people upon firth a trial as this is. But where is their Commiflion ? where bath any Mini(ter such a COmillion from the Lord,to put poor people upon such a XI 2 tryal
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