Book II. c H R I s T IS A L L AND IN ALL: 475 ~ell:. Why doth a true Chriflian make Chrijf his All? 1. Becaufe he is God over all, Rom. ix. 5· It were a Sin thus to exalt him, were he not God. 2. Becaufe he hath a Name given him above all, above every Name: At the Name of Jefus every Knee jhall bow, &c. Phi/. ii. g, 1 o. 3· Becaufc Chrifl: hath fuffered and done all ihofe Things for us, which we !hould have done and fuffered. 4· Becaufe a Believer fees himfelf unable to do any Thing without him. 5· Becaufe he is made of God All in all Things to them. 6. Becaufe nothing is of any Worth in a Saint's Eye, without Chri!l:. J· Becaufe in having Chri£1:, he hath All. A P P L I C A T I 0 N. JS Chrifl: All! then this reproves them that e!l:eem any Thing here in this World above him. 1. It reproves fuch as e!l:eem the Pleafures, Honors, and Profits of this World above him. 2. It reproves, and may eternally !hame them that e!l:eem their Sins and bafe heliifh Lufts, more than him. Many will adventure the Lofs of Chri!l:, rather than forego their evil Courfes. 3· It reproves them that ell.eem and exalt Chri!l: in fome Things only; he is not All in all to them. 4· How then doth it reprove them that make Chri!l: nothing at all, who wholly call: bim away, and build their Hopes of Salvation upon another Foundation? Secondly, Be advifed from hence, whofoever thou art, to make Jefus Chri!l: thy All. MoTivEs. 1. Thou hall: nothing that willll.and thee in any !lead, until Chri!l: be thy All. 2. If thou hall: not Chri!l: to be thy All, thy Knowledge and Profeffion of him will not prove to be worth a.ny Thing at !all:. 3· If thou hall: not Chriil: for thy All, when Death comes, what will become of that thou hall: 1 Thou wilt then have nothing. ~eft. How jhall a Perjoll come to have Chriflto be his All? Anf t. He mull: let all his Sins go. z. He muft let all Confultings with Flefh and Blood go. 3· He mull: let all his own Righteoufi1efs go, fo as not to reft ~nd depend upon it for Salvation, 'I'hirdly, This affords much Comfort to the Godly. 1. Is Chri!l: thy All? Thou hall: a great All; what can there be more? Thou mayeft fay with Jatob, I have enough; the Word is, All. · 2. Thou can!l: never lofe thy All, becaufe thou can!l: not lofe thy Chri!l:. 3· Thou can!l: never be undone, though thou lofe all thou haft in this World for ,chri!l:'s fake, becaufe to thee Chrifl: is All, andin all. METAPH9Rs:
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