ofChriii in all Bekevers. S9 thejailer, fo with Paul, and fo with divers others. But thenye mull know, That a work is great or fmall , accor- ding to the oppofition that it does meet withal. I hough a \ivork or Dutybe (mall in it Pelf, yet if it meet withgreat oppofition, andbreak through it, it is a great work. It was nogreat matter, for the poor Woman to give one or two mites into the Treafury : but the having no more, and it being all her livelihood, it was a great matter. It is no great matter, for a man to pray, and to pray conftantly, and to frequent the Ordinances : but when a poor creature (hall meet with all oppofition from his Relations, then it may be a great matter to do this. It is no great matter (comparatively) for to flay ones foul upon Jefus Chrift. But in the time of temptation, when ones foul is full of Fears, and a man does look upon Chrill as his enemy, then to calf himfelfinto the arms ofChrift, and to flay the foul upon Chrift then, this is agreater work. So that the work is great, though (mall in it Pelf, if it meet with great oppofition, and break throughall. But whofoever you are that make this Objcaion,fearing that you are not in Chrift, and fo havenot the comfort of this Doftrine : Give me leave to propound Three or Four Queflions to you. Firil, Who, and what are thofe, and whole fervants are z. they, that docome into, and go out ofyour fouls ? are they not the retinue, and the fervants ofJefus Chrift ? Ye fay, Inch a man, or a Noble man lives here, for his fervants go in andout daily. And what Words come out of your mouth ? and what Wordsgo in at your ear ? whole fer- vants are they ordinarily ? are you ever better than when you are thinking, or (peakingofJefus Chrift ? &hearing fromChrift? Certainly,ifhis fervants do molt ordinarily come inand go out,the Mailer iswithin, Chrift iswithin. Secondly, Do not ye find your fouls in fome meafure Naturallized unto the Work of Chrift ? the Things of Chrift, and the Work ofChrift in fome meafure Natural- lizedunto yourfouls 1 Adam (ye know) was the firft man, the
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