Deliverance Pm perf aded. 337 to worko for the belt unto him, in giving him water out of the rocke, meat out of the eater, andTweet outofthe fowre. He that is thus empty of the love of Chrift is without Chrift. Where Chrift is, there his love is, and his love is not idle but operative, manifeffing it (elfe in the divine and heavenly fruits and eff.:ds thereof to the foule. And thus by thefe marks and characters, mans be- ing without Chrift, mans abiding in his corrupt eftate and carnali condition is plainly difcernable. CtiAP. VI. Exhorting to come out of our naturall and corrupt e- flate. 5. He eonfìderation of mans mifery in being' without 5 Exhortationl' Chrift, in continuing ftill in his corrupt and wrech- to comeout of ed elate, fhould fet every man on worke, with all dili- narurall and gence, with all afíiduity and carefullneffe to labour his corrupt dilate. deliverance and freedome out of that condition : the 'e- ftate of corruption is ofall eflates the moo miferable, bet- ter live in any fervitude, mifery, poverty, difgraceortrou- ble, then under the power of fin without Chrift ; better live in ignominy without honour, in prifon without (ree- dome, in hatred without the love ofman, inpoverty with- out riches, in exilementwithout humane fellowfhip, in famine without bread, in darkneffe without light, in trou- ble without peace, in paint without cafe enjoying Chrift, I then to live in all the fullneffe of the world under the do- ¡ minion of corruption without the Lord Jefus : Therefore lout of this effete doth the Lord call us, a murne you even II troto me (faith the Lord) With allyour heart, and with fa- elod t.it. ftng and With weeping, and With mourning, and rent your beam and not your garmenti, and turne to the Lord your Cc 3 God t:
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