thrifts people. ring mine inner man, feucencing and crucifying mine earthly members? Am I a feriousand earnea comic to my orioinall lulu ' andchilefi corrupLions ? Doe 1 feele the workings andkindlingsofthern in mine heart with much paine and mourning, withmud) humiliation for them, and deprecation nainft them? Is Chrift my cen- ter ? Doe I fincte inmineheart a willingueffe to be with him, as well here in his word, wages, pronufes, direai- ens, comforts, yea,in his reproches and perfccutions, as hereafter in his glory ? Is it the great 11 bufineffe of my life tomake my felfemore hke him, to walke as he alfo walked, tobe as he was in-this world, to purifie myIdle evenas he is pure ? Hath the terrour of his wrath per- Gvaded me, and (baker) my confcience out ofits carnal! fecuritie, and mademe lookeabout for a refuge from the wrath to come, and eke=more beautiful! than the morning brightneffe the feet of thole who bring glad tidings ofdeliverance and peace ? Hath his Goipellan effeatialfeininall vertue withinme tonew formemy na- ture and life daily unto his heavenly Image ? Is it an in- grafted word which mingleth with my confcience, and hideth it Idle in my heart, aaluating, determining, mo- derating, and over-ruling it to its owne way ? Am 1 deanfed frommy filthineffe, careful! to keepe my Idle chafie, comely, beautiful!, a fir fpoufe for the fairefi of ten thoufand ? Doe Irejoyce in his light, walkingas a childe of light, living as an heire of light, going on like the Sunne unto the perfe&-day labouring to abound al- wayes in the workofthe Lord ? Then I may havegood affurance that I belonguntoChria. And it fo, that will bea ferniriary ofmuch comfort tomy fOule. For fiat, ifwe areChrills, then he c\,lretbfor us, for. propriety is the ground ofcare. Flee that is an hireling, T 1 10.12,13,14. faith our Saviour, andnot Abefhepberd, whole awne the fbeepe are net, Teeth the wife calming, and leaveth the Peepe,&c. Beainsfe bee is an hireling he carethnatfar the ______' jk,ere. 3°5 VERSE 3.
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