184 The right manner of SanRibing the moments, and I thought it was impollible that ever my heart fhould be taken from them, but 0 Lord thouhaft been pleafed plainly co thew to me by the opening of thy word in the evi- dence of thy Spirit, what thy mind is : Nowwhatfoever bes comes of my name, of my comforts, of my contenunents in this world ; Lord, here I call down al before thee , I fubmit un- to thy word ; this is a gracious frame. Now. is the Name ofGod excoll'd, and lifted up in hearing of the word, the Name ofGod is fanftifred in fuch a word offpirit as this is, I have read of a German Divine writing to Oecotampadaes, another famous Ger- man Divine ; he huh this Expreffion : Oh let the Word ofGod come, and though we had 600. necks, we would fubmit them al unto the word ofGod, faith he. So it fhould be the temper of fuch as hear the word, anddefire to faRftilie Gods Name in it, let the word of God come this morning, let God fpeak, and we wil fubmit, had we 600. necks i we will fubmit all we are, or have, to this word of the Lord , it is the word of God, that we are willing fhould triumph over us : To have a Congregation E0 lie down under the word of God that is preached to them 7 is a molt excellent thing, andGods Name is much fanaifred ; we do not brethren, defy you fhould lie under us ; weare not only willing, but we are.very defirous that you would examin what we fpeak to you, whether it be according to the word of God or no. But look to it, that if we do fpeak to you that which is the word from *mouth of the Lord, know then that God expeas that you fhould fubmit your Eftates, your fouls, your bodies, all that you are and have to this word : and that is a- nother Particular in the fanaifying of the Name of God in hea- ring the word ; there mutt be an humble fubmiflion of the foul unto it. 8. Another Particular wherein the behavior of the foul for the fandifyingof Gods Name confifts, is this ; Theword it muff be received with love, and with joy ;Vit is net enough or you to beconvinced oftheAuthority of it'', and to think thus: Well, 'mutt yield to it, this is the word of God, and if I donot ' yield to it, I mutt expect theplagues and judgments of God to follow it : That is not enough, but you mutt yield to it with love, and with joy : except you receive the word with love and
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