Ver. n, the 1 7th Chapter of St. J O HN. 120 when they had Chrift's Prefence, were more grofs, dull, and carnal ; but afterwards they favoured nothing but Heaven, and Life Eternal. And again, it is ufual for Men to diflike prefent Difpenfations, and betray their Duties by their Willies. Alas I if Chrift were now prefent in the form of a Servant, what Corry entertainment would moll give him ? We think we thould not have done what the Jews did, in probabili- ty we would have done worse; you grieve his Spirit, as much as they did affront his Perfon; the Malice of the Jews was more grofs, but ours is as inexcufable. Belades, there is a natural Reverence that even Hypocrites will bear to their Godly Anceltors. Mat. 2 3. 29, 30. Wo unto you Scribes and Pharifèes, Hypocrites ; becaufe ye build the Tombt of the Prophets, and garnifh the Sepulchres of the Righteous, And fay, If we had been in the Days of our Fathers, we would not have been Partakers with them in the Blood of the Prophets. Dead Things, and Perfons, do not exafperate, and crois prefent Interdis: The Prophets, that lived in their Anceflors Days, were out of fight, no eyefore to prefent praûices, their Speeches were not perfonally direlted to them. The worn Men ufually honour the Dead, but are injurious to the Living. As much as We deteft the memory of Annas and Caiphas, fo do they of' Korah, Dothan, and Ahiram. The Name of Judas is not more odious to us, than Ahab to them : therefore our deteflation of the yews, or longing for the Perfon of Chrifl, is no Argument of great devotion to him. SERMON XV JOHN XVII. rt. And now I am no more in the World, but there are in the World, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name thole whom thou halt given me, that they may be one, as we are. III. HE next Point is taken from that Clank, [But theft are in the World.] Chrift's apprehenfiveneis of the danger of Believers in their worldly State. In managing this Argument; rft, I will open the Danger. 2ly, Why God permitteth it. 31y, Chrift's apprehenfrvenefs of it. aft, To open the Danger. There is Danger from within, and from without; within are Lúfls, and without are Temptations; they are fubjeft to many Infirmities, and expofed to infinite Dangers and Temptations. a. From within. If we could live as Fifh in the fait Sea, frefh, without any taint Of faltnefs, without receiving a favour from things without, the Danger would not be fo great. 2 Pet. 1. ¢. Having efcaped the Corruption that is in the World through Luft ; the Root of the Matter is within us. The World without would do no harm, were it not for theWorld in our own Hearts. Pleafures, Honours, Profits, are dangerous Snares, but not to an Angel. When John reckoneth up the Contents of the World, he doth not reckon up the Obje&s, but the Lufts; r John 2. 16. The Luft of the Flefli, the Luft of the Eye, and the Pride of Life. Satan is our Enemy, the World is the Bait, but our Heart is the Traitor. Baalam could not hurt Ifrael, till he corrupted them by Whoredoms. The worft Enemy is within us, we carry the Danger in our own Bofomse We muff look for Blows in the World, but Inward Ulcers are worfe than Wounds; B. r r becaufe
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