z 3 3 Verf. a a. as Expofoion upon the Book of Jos. Chap. 36. ( Rkod. 4. 2 3.) Leamy Son go that he mayferve that is, wor- fbip me. All theSons of God are his Servants,and they have molt of the Son in themwho have moll of the Servanr-in them. If any denyhii.n fervice they deny their fon(hip, or rather as the Apo- file (peaks of N n fufferers in one kindor other, Bob. 2 2. 8.) They are bafards,not funs ; yea,God expe&s whole and all fervice from us, or that we (hould fervehim with our all, (Dent.10.1 2.) Thou (halt ferve the Lord thy God with all thy heart. We muff serve the Lord, not only with the beR we have, but with all the belt, with the heart, and all the heart. We ferve God no further than we obey him, and we worLhip him no further than we ferve him, and that heartily. To ferve God, ( as to love God) is a very comprehenfive word, 'cis the fumme of all the duty of Man. To ferve God is to fubmlt both to what he commands us, and to what he layeth upon us. To ferve God is to fubnait to what he would have us do, and to whatfoever he is pleafed to do with us ; and fo we ferve himparticularly under fufferings: We (hould alwayes ferve him a9tively, and we are called fometimes to ferve him paflively. All Believers are free, and yet they mutt ferve ; and they are made free on purpofe to ferve : We arepurchafed by the bloodof Chrift, that we might ferve him. Becaufe we are bought with aprice, we muff not be the fervants of wen, faith the Apoale, (a Cor. ry. 23.) Whofe fervants then ? Surely the fervants of Servos tan- God. We are conquered that we might ferve. TheLatisees fay, goobivin bello that a Servant is one that isfaved in War, takenandfavel. So it is fervanus. with all the people ofGod, they are taken in the holywar, they are taken prifoners, and fo made fervants to Jefus Chriff. Yet Believers are fervants, not only by conqueft, but compaa and covenant ; every godly manbath, as it were, fealed Indentures withGod, he path (npón the matter) put his ear to the Lords poft tobe boared thorow, (as you read, Exod. 2r . 6.) that he may be his fervant for ever. The Lord expedtsfervice. But what is it to ferve hi: ? Firft, To ferve him is to do his Will. Secondly, To fervehim is to do his whole Will. It is not the doing of this 'or that piece of the Will of God, or this or that patch of the Will of God, which renders us his fervants ; but the doing his wholeWill Third-
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