'Ioff ignorant, moft proud. -9. And 1afily, Self-exaltation alienates ,Aran from Heaven; the way to. Heaven is by humility and felf-denyall ; yona- than andhis Armour- bearer afcending the hill, 1 Sam. 14. crept upon their hands and their feet ; Chrift humbled himfelfe and then he was exalted, he went by the Crofl'e to the Crowne, and all believers his armour - bearers andl followers, as many as intend Heaven muff tread the itepsI of Chrift, vaile and bow to Chrifts Scepter, he inuft learn of Chrift io be meek and lowly, bee muff deny himfelfe and . take up his Crop e and follow Chris%, or he can never enter into Chritis glorious refit; hell is the appointed habitation for every foule'that is not humble, God,will caft downe . them that exalt themfel' es the Lord will thame them, who honour rhemf Ives andnot him,'this is thegreat evill and dan- geroffelfexaltation.. 215 9 Alienation from heavetá. CHAP X I. F you demand how it cornes to pal': that vain man is ` Grounds of fo prone and forward to exalt himfelf, tomagnifie him- I lt t trans Fronenes o fe exal ta. felfe in the eyes ofmen, and fo llow 'andbackward to ex- tiop. alt and let up Chrift i anfwer, this aril th 1. From, mans ignorance ofhis own. i mans ions. corrupt. and bafe effare did man, fee how he is a dead -m'tn a fic eíof Ins in who'll is Y no life of grace, a bond- man, a fpirituall fee , . z prifoner unto Satan, having many lofts like chains and, y 4 fetters tying hitn,an' empty houfe wherin dwelleth no good,' tK °ig and a loathfotne Leper having no fairituaall beautyonhim, but altot,ether deformed and defiled with the contagi on of Gnne, he would. with the Leper in Leviticus lay his. hand upon his mouth; and cry out, unclean, uncleanef un- clean Fairywhile he law ,not the baf'enef : and ba$iaeff.. 1.°f his naturali eliate, put no price upon Chrift, walked as an 4111.1114WAPI ri
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