PART III. of gracious djéetions. 20 God has abundantly manifefied in his Word, that This is what he has a peculiar Refpea to in his Saints, and that nothing is acceptable to him without it ; Pfal. 34. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken Heart, and faveth fuch as be ofa contrite Spirit. Pfal. 51. 17. The Sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit ; a broken and a contrite Heart, O God, thou wilt not defpife. Pfal. 138. 6. Tho' the Lord be High, he bath Rejbea`t unto the Lowly. Prov. 3. 34. He giveth Grace unto the Lowly. Hai. 57. 15. Thusfaith the high and lofty One who inhabiteth Eternity, whofe Name is Holy, I dwell in the high and holy Place, with him alfo that is of a contrite and humble Spirit, to revive the Spirit of the Humble, and to revive the Heart of the contrite Ones. Hai, 66. 1, 2. Thus faith the Lord, the Leaven is my Throne, and theEarth is my Footflool : -- -But to this Man will I look, even to him that is poor, and ofa contrite Spirit, and trembleth at my Word. Micah 6. 8. He bath (hewed thee, O Man, what is good ; and what loth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to do juflly, and to love mercy, and to walk hum- bly with thy God 2 Matth. 5. 3. Bled are the poor in Spirit : For their's is the Kingdom of God. Matth. 18. 3, 4. Verily I fay unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little Children, ye (hall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Whofoever therefore (hall humble himfelf as this little Child, the fame is greatefi in the Kingdom of Heaven. Mark i o. 15. Verily I fay unto you, whofcever (hall not receive theKing- dom of God as a little Child, he /hall not enter therein. The Centurion, that we have an Account of Luke 7, acknowledged that he was not worthy that aril' Jhould enter under his Roof, and that he was not worthy to come to him. See the Manner of the Woman's coming to Chrift that was a Sinner, Luke 7. 37, &c. And behold a Woman in the City which was a Sinner, when fhe knew that `fefus fat at Meat in the Pharifee's Houle, brought an fllabafler -Box ofOintment, andflocd at his Feet behind him weeping, and began to wafh his Feet with her Tears, and did wipe them with the Hairs of her Head. She did not think the Hair of her Head, which is the natural Crown and Glory of a Woman, (1 Cor. xi. 15.) too good to wipe the Feet of Chrift withal. Jeff's moft gracioufly accepted her, and lays to her, Thy Faith bath Paved thee, go in Peace. The Woman of Canaan fub- mitted to Chrift, in his Paying, It is not meet to take the Children's Bread, and to call it to Dogs, and did as it were own that fhe was worthy to be called a Dog, whereupon Chrift Pays unto her, O Woman, great is thy Faith; be it unto thee, even as thou wilt. Matth. i5. 26, 27. The Prodigal Son faid, I will arife and go to my Father, and I will fay unto him, Father, I havefinned againfl Heaven, and be- fore thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy Son; make me as one of thy hired Servants, Luke 15. 18, &c. See alto Luke 18. 9. &c. And hefpake this Parable unto certain that trujled in themfelves that they were Righteous, and defpifedothers, &c. ---The Publican 'landing afar of
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