I .. intereft in me. Gods people have n valued him above theiA profit, above their friends, above their cafe, their credit and their lives. Matthew left the receipt of cuaome, James and John their Ship; their Nets, their Father,and followed him; and many for his fake loved not their lives unto the death. Nothing íhould be fodeare and precious to us as the Lord reuis : Him let us value in our knowledge, above all Art and Learning. As the light of the Sun is fweet unto the eye, and the eye efleerns it above all other light ; fo let the light of Clwia, the knowledge of Chrift, be nioft pleafant, and of choycetf e.teemA with us him let us o fludy andlearne as the truth by whom we miff be guided, as the way in which we muff ware, and as the life by whom we muff live. In Chrifl are '-;ildpn a.'I the treafctres of wifdontr, Among wife men he is the choycefl that knows moll ofCírift pith-. There is no filneffe, no divine excellency in that nuns knowledge, that knowes not Chrift. Secondly, Him let us prize above all in our choyce, him let us' feleE and take out unto our felves among all the crea- tures..As a woman among many men fele &s and tingles out one to be her husbands on whom the Pets her love. to whom the intends to give her felfe, whom the purpofes to make the guide of her youth, and the flay of her old age, with whom the intends perpetuall confortfhip : thus muff we in our choyce aflàme unto our felves Chrift, as the husband of our routes, as the guide of our youth, as the ftaffe of our age, as the molt f veet and everlalling companion of our foules.Pha- raoh finding P that .filch wig edome,and the Spirit of God was not fo in any man as in 7ofeph, chofe him out among all the refi- dué, and fet him over all 'his Land : Man difcerning that witedome and the Spirit of God are neither In Man nor An- gell as they are in Chrift, muff chufe Chriff, and let Chrift over all, as a King to comrand,as a Counfellour to guide, as a Friend to comfort,as a Pearle to enrich. It is mast wiG dome to take Chrift whatfor-ver he lofe; he that chufeth Chriff, Mall never have caul to repent his choyce, With Mary q then let us chufe Chriff as being the heft part. Third- ly, Him let us prize in our love, as the wife prizeth the hut-_ band flow Cbrgi is io be (valued. 39 n Match. 9. g. Matth.q.. zz Reve1.I Z.i i. Y. Chat} valued above all in our k nowledg ó E phef 422. Col. 2.1. 2. In'ourrehoyce p GeR:3g. q Luke Io.s}O In nurnVP.
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