TheSosslef elfeatcalli,tg re Chrift. Chriftwill never ownene. Is it fo,that I will not fuller the word to prevailewithmee ? remember the time will come that you muft dye as well as your neighbours, and then youwill fay, Lord Je- fus:forgivemy fins, LordJefus receive my foule: then Chrift will fay, Away,begone, youare none ofmine, I know younot.Anv man,whether,noble or honourable, let himbe what he will be, and let his parts bewhat theywill, iffy: pathnottheSpi- rit, hee is none of Chrifts : hicyou are to whom you obey; but pride and covetoufneffe you obey, andmalice and fpleene you obey, you are there- fore noneofChrifts. Pride will fay, This heartis mine,Lord, I havedomineered over it, and I will torment it : Corruptionswill fay, Wee haveow- ned this foule, andwee will damne it. You that heretoforehave madea tuft]at the word,this wind flukes no come, and thefe words breake no bones : thinke what you have done; little doyou think you have oppofed the Spirit, 'im 7.5.vc ljat, refift the Spirit ? Oh thinke of this. Why, what (hall I fay? by what fpirit wilt thoube fanflificd ? bywhat fpirit wilt thou be faved ? Can thy owne fpirit fave thee ? no, the Spirit ofGod muft five thee; and have you refifted that Spirit ? methinks it is enough to finke any foule under heaven, Hereafter therefore thinke this with thy fide, were hee buta man that fpeakes, yet I oughtLot todefpife him: but that is not all, there goeth Gods Spirit with the word, and (hall Ldefpifeit ? the Lord keepe me from this : there is but one ftepbetweette this and that gs'Ip.,rdonable finne .igainf
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