• • All things are in ·qodJ' hand:r. 10; The ufe that we are briefly to ma-ke ofit is this Vf e. Not to come .that we lhould take heed ofcomming to G1dfor ro God with- · · any part ofhis All-fojficitncie,except it be in the outChrilt. nameof his Sonne. \Vhenyouheare_that Gfldis All-(ufpcient, youmuft notthinke now to goe · to Godimmediately,to fay,Lordbell:ow on me , fuch and fuch athing,as I want: for indoing fo, r what dowe elfe but draw m~ere· to God, as the fiubbl e,orthe waxe iliould draw neer to thefire':' Wh1is ttble todweHwith t'tlerlafling IJurnings?He is aconfuming fire to the fonne~'of men, ifthey come to him immediately . But if~youcome to , him in the name of the Son,intowhofe hands he bathput all things, heis ready to accept you, & to grant you whatfoever you aske in his name. Lev. I 7. 5.itwasdeath for aman, though his fa– crificewasn~ver fo good, to offer it without a Pricfl:;and it is no Ieifethan death to any man to Levit. 17• r. cometoGodwithoutChrift,thatis,theLorddorh . not give life to that man, he doth not raife him · from nature, which is death enough. W.henwe • come to GoJwithout the Son, wh~t do we elfe infodoing,but difhonour theSon':'We give him not that honour which his Father would have him to have.What do we elfebut robbe himof . that which he hath purchafed a,nt ~eare rate>For even for this very caufe did he fuffcr : Therefore, {faith he)hu hath·given hima name ttbeve all names.Whatdo weelfebutrejoyceioour felues and forget togive all the glorytoChrijl<:"Ther~- . fore whenfoever you come toGod,fiil take heed, that you forget not chrift, but that youcomeig . his name. Bb 2 Se...
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