vncapable ofChriff,alien,cto God soy 4. Self-admirers are uncapable of Chrift andhis graces, no 4 tlacap:b1r man partakes leffe-of Cbrit}, then he that doth mof} ad- n4 liar hri . mire hitrfelfe, fuch a man bath no 'right, nor cleare dif- fPro 29.20. -caningofChrift, no fenceand feéling ofhis want of Chrift, no hunger nor thitft after Chrift, no honorable opinion and e- fteemefChrift, no room in his foule to receive and entertains Chrift,and therfore continues emptyof (brill. There is f more roh.9,41 hope (faith Solomon) ofafoole then ofaman that isWife inMow eyes: he is full offelf- wifdome, and therfore is uncapable ofin- Pror27.7. ftru ion, as afull veffell ofother liquor,thePharifees had their own learning in fuch admiration, that they utterly rejec}ed' Cbrills .Doarine. The fill .ftomack,(°faith-iîolomen).loath- eth the honey.eombe, the full foule loatheth, flighteth, un- dervalueth thofe Doârines and gifts of Chrift, which are Tweeter then the t,oney or the honey- combe. 'Self-admi- rers are very profane dcfpifrs of Cods choyfeft gifts and graces, and as they are full of felflopinion, fo God turns them away empty of things heavenly and - fpirituall, hefends .the rich away g empty. God fils that mans foule alone with gLnlì,t 3. heavenly goodnLffe, who is emptiedofall opinionofhis own excellencies. S. Selfallmirationalienate, the foule from god, cu*s offall S. Alienation communion and acquaintance bet weene the fouls and fro ,-". God. God will not Tooke in grace and fa our towirds him, Gad oppofeth k;imfelf i, againtt him, he refifeth the proud by b 'Pet ï T. withholdinghisgrace from him, by rç j_,sting his prayer and fuppiication, by infatuating his iíèdome, by dillìpatinghis power, by craftinghis undertaking, by leaving him as aprey tqSatan, »nd powringcontemprupon him. The Lord is very terrible in hisoppofition againft the proud perfon,`Verygreat and uncomfortable is the diftance between God and felf- admirers. He that admires himfelfecannot draw nigh toGod by holy and humble fupplication, pride hath'fuch dominiotf within'him,`he cannotdraw nigh-to God byfaitl';he leans fo much uponhimfelf, hecannot drawnigh toGod by love,felf- lovedoth fo ftrongly overfway him, he*cannot drawnigh to God by obedience,, his pride will not fu`tèr him to ftobpe to Gods precepts ; lie cannot draw nigh toGod by holy S hunger
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