210 Of the Subject { be conducing to Chriff's Honour to receive them when they come, to bring them to Chriff, but with Ropes about their Necks, cry- ing,' Unclean, unclean, and fo to acknowledge any Favour received to be of mere Grace No more Humiliation Both Mr. Shepherd require, and no lefs is neceffáry ; for whiles the, Soul is ftanding on Points of Equity with the Lord, and quarrelling with him as unjuff, the Soul is far from this Pofture, though it be in fome Sort willing to receive Chriff : Therefore down it mull come off its high Horfe. That all that are truly humbled, and willing to receive Chriff, which is the End of preparatory Humiliations, and Law-Workings, do not find fuch a Mea- l-we of Humiliation kything it fell, in mak- ing the Soul without murmuring accept of Damnation, in cafe the Lord fhould fo will and determine exprefly and diffinetly, I reads-r; ly grant ; nor loth Mr. Shepherd fay other- wife ; that godly and learned Man only tells, That thefe only whole Corruptions are fuffered r.o break out in murmuring againft the Lord and his Way, muff be made thus low And though, this be not always found exprefiÿ, yet that really it mutt be, and is roll where the Lord works Grace for 'tis to the Humble he gives Grace, and reffteth the Prcud, that fuel-. . whofe Corruptions the Lord cloth restrain from venning fuuh Murmuring againft
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