316 Roes to help foils in the way of hi.rsgring. (:;ctd. hash begun to wo:-k force delires in me, I lope that's. grace, a ad.if I have but the leafl degree of grace that will be. enough to bring me to heaven, no, I have delres, but no.hing flail quiet my foule, until I come to -the obtaining of my de- fires. Seventhly, Exercife faith. upon Jefus ChriPt for ri,;hteouf- netle, that's the way to come to have thy delires latisded, thou .doeft .ufe means, yea that I dare not but doe, my, confcience puts me "upon. it, to pray, read, hear, and fo to ufe all means I can, but. yet I do not finde my delire fatisfied. This therefore is another. rule, thou muff -in the ufe of meanes, looke beyond the means, and take heed of refting upon-means, as well as up- on thy delires, but look up to Jefus Chrift from whole fulneflè the hearts of the Saints do receive grace for grace.: The father bath put a fulnefie into his Son, "aIl ri ,hteoufiietfe is in Jefus Chrif }, there's all grace, righteoufnefle, and holineflè in Chrift beyond all meafure; Now the way to.attaine righteoufneffe it is not meetly to pray, heare, and ufe means, but by an eye of faith'to behold Chrift fi ll'd full Of all grace, as a Fountaine, fo that the fouls of thoie that hunger and thirft may by acting up- on him, fetch grace fromhim, and fo come to be fatisfied, it' is Chrift that is the tree of life, it is from him that all grace doth come into the foule. And I verily beleeve that there are many kept under a great fpirit of bondage in thetimes of their hungring and thirfting,labouring for grace, becaufe they did not look beyond means, they do not look upon Chrift that is the fountaine of all grace,to ab& their faith upon him,they think that they muff have righteoufneffe before they come to Jefus Chrift, now there's a miiiake, thou mull come to Chrift that thou mayeft have righteoufneffe, for all righteoufneilë is in him, The truth is, there is no laving righteoufhelfe, but it comes through union with Jefus Chrifi,it.comes from commu- nion with JefusChrifl, it comes from the SpiritpfChrifllet_ into the heart, and, therefore the firfi ace fhould be a going to Chrift for' this righteoufneffe: Adt thy faith more upon Chrift, labour to look upon him as he that hatball treafures of grace in hin3...from the Father on purpofe to communicate tothe fouls of thole.
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