71; DearineofHumiltation:' 61' Nth, Ii 6. Hee trillfendthecomforter to convince the worldoffirm, andrighteolifneee : firft, tohum- ble forfinne : and in this all() there are degrees ; fOr hereone may be humbledmore thananother, and fo thirft after Chrift more ; but the morewee arehumbled, thebetter weare humbled ; it is a fTgne God hath a greater worke to doe by us, whenwe are thus humbled : It is agreat fault in us that weareprone to thinke that wearehumbled enough,and that our humiliation at our firft con- verfion was enough; no (beloved) ourhumilia. tionmuff not belikea land-flood, that runnes but fora little time , but likea fpring running con- tinually ; for addegrees in grace, depending on God, mortificationof our lufts,&c. depends on thedegrees ofour humiliation - andhee that is the rnoft humbled,wouldbe much more ifhe faw himfelfe to bethe better. And fo much for the fifth queftion. Thefixth queftion is this How fhall we cometo oze,q. 6. be thus humbled e I anfvv'er,q3y theLaw.; for though the whOle "64P' aet ofourhumiliation is wrought by theLaw and Theo'neiLrea'n theGofpell, Rom.6, yet that humiliation which I of huYphation now urge, is that 1e.9111 humiliation which is wrought by the Law : by the Law, I ineane not onely the tenCommandements, but the reCtitude of oir perfons to the whole Scripture, which is theexpofitionofthem : Firft, confider therefore howmuch perfeetionGods word requireth, then how fhortyou comeofthat perfation 3 this is one mcanes., I .4:4t.-
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