Preroglive.te f Se1f-denyall. knoweth not his timeof want whenhe is full, his time of trouble whenhe is at peace, his time of difgrace when he is in honour, nor his timeofdeath when he is in health. As the f lhes that are taken inan evillnet, andas thebirds thatare cajSht in thefnare, fo are the fonnes ofmenfeared in an evill time,lbhen it falleth fuddenly upon them, Man bath fmall caufe tomagni- fie himfelfe in the prefnce of things fubjeè{ to fuch fadand fudden changes. Were man well fludied in, and truly fenfi- bleof the mutabilityof all abilities, he would never glory in their pretence, he would undoubtedly walke in a holy fèarc, and in much humility and meeknefle in the midft ofthe grea- tef} fulneffe. 22I CHAP. XVIJ, T Ally, in the meditation of this wemay behold and take kJnoticeofthehappineffe oftheir efiate, of the fweet and gracious frame oftheir foules whoare able to deny themfelves and their owne JEdions, and proftrate themfelves and all that is theirs under the feet of Jefus Chrift : Thefe men have a blefíed liberty and freedome from theodious monflersofim- piety, felf-feeking, Pelf-admiration, and Pelf- exaltation, with many other evils : He hathever molt freedomcfrom thepo- wer ofcorruption, whole heart is filled with the great& =afire of fclf-denyall. It isa very great blelling tobe truly and tlroughly humble. I. This works the foule of man to a very fulland comfor- tablepofeffionand fruitionof Cbfi The more man is wrought out of himfelfe, the more he is wrought intoChrift : The more man is emptiedof himl.lfe, the morehe is filled with the fulneffe ofChrift : The more man is removed from him- felfe, thenearer he approached-1 unto Chrif : The more fully he participateth of Chrifl, the more fweet and comfortable communion he bath withChrilt : The Altar under the Law T was Prerogatives and benefits Self denyail. r, Poll & com- fort ,ble pofief fion of%hriít,
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