82 OF SPIRITTIAL MINDEDNESS. is declaring his displeasure. Take heed of negli- gence and security herein. When our Saviour fore- told his disciples that one of them should betray him, he who alone was guilty, was the last that said, Master, is it I i Let no ground of hopes you have of your spiritual condition and acceptance with God, no sense of your sincerity in any of your duties, no visible difference between you and others in the world, impose themselves on your minds to divert them from diligence in this duty. The voice of the Lord crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see his name. 2. A diligent endeavor to ' live in an holy resigna- tion of our persons, our lives, our families, all our en- joyments, unto the sovereign will and wisdom of God ;' so as that we may be in a readiness to part with all things upon his call without repining. This also is plainly declared in the voice of present provi- dences. God is making wings for men's riches ; he is shaking their habitations, taking away the v; f: e defences of their lives; proclaiming the instability and uncertainty of all things here below : and if we are not minded to contend with him, we have nothing left to give us rest and peace for a moment, but an holy resignation of all unto his sovereign pleasure. Would you now know what you should fix and exercise your thoughts upon, so as that they may be evidences of your being spiritually minded'? I say, be frequently conversant in them about these things. They lie before you, they call upon you, and will find you a just employment. Count them part of your business, allow them some part of your time, cease not until you have the testimony of your consciences, that you have in sincerity stated both these duties in
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