68 Thegreat Gofpel-Myfiery ofthe Saints comfortand bonnet!: 2. Again, Did'you never find inyour heart (you that make this ObjeEtion) to Pray,andCrysand Intercede for others, for the godly efpecially ? Look what difpofition there is in your heart towards the members of Chria, there is the fame dicpofition in Chrift's,heart towards you. Ah ! do you think that there is lOve in your bofome towards the Saints ; and thatthere is none in Chritt's heart towards you ? Do you think that your bowels are more large than 'Chrift's ? Cana thou find in thine heart to go unto God, when thou feed a Saint in mifery, togo to. God, andpray, and cry, and intercede for him ? and don't you think that the Lord Jefus hath as muchbowels towards you,to go and intercede for you, and prefent your prayers unto God the Father. Further, Don't you look upon your own Duties, as co- ming from your felves, molt unworthy ? Beloved I 'tis in regard of Dudes ' as it is in regard ofPerfons : When a man does judge himfelf to be moft unworthy,then Chrift counts himworthy, God counts him worthy in Chria. As you reade in the i . of the Canticles, faits the Spoufe there,ver.5. I am black(0ye daughters of 7erufalem) as the tents of Kedar : Look not upon me becaufe I am black, ver. 6. Nowwould you fee Chrifts opinion of her, that counts her felt-black ? faith ale, Black, andBlack, again: but Chrift faith concerning her ; verfel 8. 0 thou faire 11 among women. She calls her felf Black, andChria cats her Fair, and the Fairefi a- mong women. Now, whena man cloth- count himfelf molt unworthy,God counts himmolt worthy : and when a man looks upon hisown Duties, andSacrifices, as awl unwor- thy, they are look't upon by Jefus Chrift as moft worthy poor prayers inour eyes, are precious in Gods eye. 4. A wordmore, Don't ye think, thatgrace is larger now, in the times of the Gofpel, than it was in the times-of the Law? Ifye doubt it, as unto this particular; Look upon the,3o. Chapter of Exodus ; compared with the41. of Eze- Vel. In the 3o. Chapter of Exam, The Lord commands an Altar to be made to burn incenfe upon ; OfSbittim wood Pah
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