Conformity unto Chrift, Glory, as is hard to conceive how they are the ObjeB: of our imitation. But the Reprefentation that is made of them in Chrifr, as the Image of the Invifible God, is fo fuired to the renewed faculties of our fouls, fo congenial unto the new Creature, or the gracious Principle of Spiritual Life in us, that the mind can dwell on the contemplation of them, and ·be thereby transformed into the fame lJ;Tiage. Herein lyes much of the Life and Power of Chriflian Re– ligion, as it refides in the fouls of men. This is the prevail– ing defign of the minds of them that truly believe the Got: pel; they would in all things be like unto Jefus Chrifr. And I f11all briefly f11ew . ( r.) Tf'hat is required hereunto: And ( 2.) What is to be done in a way ofVuty for the attaining that End. r. A' Spiritual Light to difcern the Beauty, Glory and Amiablenefs of Grace in Chrifl:, is required hereunto. We can have no real defign of conformity unto him, unlefs we hav.e their eyes, whoJaw his Glory, the Glory of the only be– gotten of the Father, fit!! of Grace andTruth, John I. 14- Nor is it enough that we feem to difcern the Glory ofhis Perfon, U'.llefs we fee a Beauty anc/E'l(cellency in every Grace that is in him. Learn of me, faith he, for I am meek and lowly in heart, Matth. 1 r. 29. If we are not able to difcern an Excel– lency in Meeknejs and Lowlinejs ofheart, (as they are things generally de~pifed) how /hall we· fincerely endeavour after conformity unto Chrifl: in them ? The like may be faid of all oth_er his gracious ~lifications · His Zeal,his Patience, his Selfdenia1, his Readinefs for the Crofs, his Love unto his Enemies, his Benignity to all Mankind, his Faith andFer– ven~y in Prayer, his Love to God, his Compaffion towards the fouls of men, his Unweariednefs in doin3 good,his Purity, his univerfal Holinefs; unlefs ~' e have a Spiritual £ig,ht to difcern th~ Glory and A.miablenefs of them all as · they
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