3 64 Spiritual Bearts-afi, or, therefore if ever youwill have acceptanceofGod, believeinme, [yn me} that am now going from' you ; that am o be taken away by a curfed ignominious death: Here is another truth then, Toe. 4. Theythat believe in Chrift, muf# believeinChriftabafed, andCrucified, at wellas in Chrifk in Glory. That is a thing that f'efh and blood defpifeth,indeedall the world (peaks well of the profef(tonof the Faith, and believing in Chrift, when Chrift is in triumph. Can- quereng toconquer : every man glories in Chriftians, but whenChriftianity and pro- feflion is cried down in the world, when Chrift is Crucified, when all the World (peaks ill of the ways ofChrift, and of the obedience-of Faith; now to obey cru- cified, (corned, delpifedChrift, in the fight ofthe world, to reft on him inthemida of his abatement, this will comfort the heart ofamen in the times of the greateft trouble, there is great reafonit(houldbe thus. For Chrift is the AlmightyGlorious God in themidffofhis abafement,his Divi-. pity wasnot a whit abated, nor his Divine Excellencies dimiisifhed by all his Suf- ferings; you fee Chrift in the dayes of his flefh,be cart Devils out of men,and they obeyedhim ; The Devils were fubjeîf unto him, when he converfed among men in the body ; nay on the Crofs he faved theThief that confeffedhim in the fight ofall his Ènetnies,when he was a crucified Chril ,at that inftant he triumphed onthe very Crofs, and faved a (inner that believed at that time, to (hew that hewas as mighty on.the Crofs, as he isnòw at the right hand oftheFather. Now I fay, is not Chrifts glorya whit diminithedin bisabafement ? whyfhould our belief be abated for allthe (corn anddefpite (Attie world that is call upon the profeffton of the Faithof Chrift ? Nowbriefly force Application of this,- and fo to take in the reft without ampli- fication, becaufethetime is paft. of . It lhould teach us inall difquiet, to know what cotnfe is to be taken ; every onewill fay, I reft uponGod,there is fufñeient in him toMake mehappy. Butliow (hall I come to have interèft inGod? Thewell it deep, where isthe bucket ? what is the means to relieve my Soul, and to fupply my wants ? Believe inme, faith Chrift ; let theSoul lookon Chrift immediatlyas the Mediator betweenGod and us : this is that I Ihouldhave fpoken of, and a word of Exhortation to thepur- pofe: efi. You will fay, what is it to believe in Chrift ? flnfw. The flrft thing that is done in this, is receiving Chriftupon Godsoffer ofhim; What it is to God offersChrift iii allhis Offices, asKing, Prieff, and Prophet, as a Lordand Savi- believe in our to theChurch, and hewould have men takewhole Chrift, or no part of him. Chuff. Now if the Soulanfwertothisoffer ofGodihe (hall be myLord to rule me,rny Pro- phet to inftrudt me,my Saviour uponwhommy Soul (half ref[ for Salvation; this is the anfwerof theSoul to God, this isthe receiving. Now youmutt knowthere muff be a right propounidi g, andaright apprehend- ingofChrift. You muffknow. firft what it into receive Chrift as a Prophet,as one thatwill.in- ftruft us in the truths that are contrary to natural principles in the corruptunder- standingofman, he will Leadyou now in thewayof the `EVildernefs,in by- paths,i crooked, roughwayes, be willteach you to denyyourfelves. What it is to . The firft rule thathe gives, is for a man to denyhimfelf; asifheibould'fay,that active Chtift is the firft work : hedied to pull down all the oldframe, and to fetitup again.; for asa Ptophc,. what is the underftandingofman, but a frame offalle principles ? for the natural mind ofman, it is nothingbut a habit,a heap, a pile of falfeprinciples, that every manperifhethhy thedelufionofhisown underftanding;now thetlrft workof Chrift isto diffolve this frame,and to blot out thefc rules whereby men walkwhen theyare lead by fence,andnatural rcafon, and obfervation ofthe world; now thefe muff all be away, and a man muft refolveall now into the authorityof Chrifts (peak- ing. A word ofChrift is enough against a thoufand examplesin the world, anda- gain
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