346 Chap. 23. An Expofiian up,n theBcokcfJO15. Verf. 6. As he knowes what fircngth fuck need, fo he gives them the ftrength they need ; He willputftrength in »se, may be the confi- dence ofany foule in ?obr cafe. We are not able to hand beforè God undee the burdenofour corruptions, t oT ;et are we able to walke before him under the burden ofour duties, unleffe himfeif be pleafed to adminifter ftrength to us. And fnrely if we have caufe even to glory in our infirmities, that the power oîChrift may rat upon us (2 C:,r 12. 9.) thenmuch more have we ceufe to glory in the power ofChrift, when we finde fo many infirmi- ties reftirginUs.The P'ophet law th e fully while he aid(I,/a.4$-. 24.) Surely /hall one f ay in the Lord hay, 1r gbteoufnrf e and flrength, even to bier. /ball wen crave, in the Lordfhx Jall theliedof Jfrael be jufbfied andfkall glorry.Tbar we have ftrength in & from the Lord, is to us a ground of holy Glorying aswell as that we have righteoufneffe in hineF Jr though to be jull fled be a higher favour ther,_to be ftrength el,yet ualeffe we were ftrengthned, as we could not take in the comfort ofour Juflification freely, fo neither could we give God the glory of it fo fully as we Ought. And as it is the,oyof beleevers that God will put ftrength into themwhen they are humbled ureter the greateft weakneffes, fo that their Strength is Roll in him. DrGod doth not fo put it into us, as to put that ftrength out of himfelfe. The ftrength which God puts into us is a flrength fill refiding in himfelie. The iireng:h which we have received, as well as that which we have not , et received, is fill in the handof God. And from his hand . we fha I receive renewal's offtrength, for all our needs and pur. poles. Take five irft ices in fpeciall. Firtt, ABeliever hhall receive 'ftrength to doe, or an acing power from Chrift ; Though Chrift Lath done all for us, yet we have much to doe for Chrift, and (fuch is themy fiery ofGodli- neffe) that the fame Chrift who hath done all for us, will all() do all in us.Chrift layeth a yoake upon the necksof his people, and a burden upon their fhou!ders, but he puts power and flrength into their (bouldersto carry his yolk and beare his burden ; and> that's the reafon why he calls hisyoake cafe andbù durthen light, it is not foconfidered in it felfe, as ifwe couldmake light worke of the work ofChrift -,hut his burden is light,becaufehe hath pro- mifed to give his at leaf a fuf icient ftrength robear it, A heavy burden is not grievous to equal ftrength it is light toa fuperior
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