Thejinfulne e of irane. z1S Coi will ever have us lo much confcious of our owne defeás :.and fenfible of our owne difabilities,as that we may. Rill run to the Sanduarie of our Faith,and reft ón him, not glory or rely-upon our felves. And now ifour Jmpotencie drive us to the grace of (brig, make us more vile in our owne eyes, and cry out with the Apoftle of our owne wretchedneffe; there may be as much life and obedience All over, as when this or that particular duty .was performed with -more vigour ''for that which was wanting in our flrength maybe made up in our humili- tie ; and this is a fate rule, Goths more praifed and de- lighted in thole graces unto which humilitie doth more efl'entially belong, as faith and fpirituall fenfe 'dour ovvn difabilities; and the like, than in any others'. And thus is a fmall heape of gold mq be cquaIl in value to a greater of filver; fo though in other regards we fhould bee many times weake, yet if the fenfe öt that make us more hum_ ble, and the leffe hold- faitwee have of any thing in our fell s, make us to takethe falter hold of the hope thatis`" fet before us, we may be equally acceptablein the fightof God, who doth not judge of us according to our fenfe of our felves, but Bath refpect to the towlineffe of his Ser- vants, and of their Graces. The fecond thing I will but name (having largely ¡ci- tified upon it from another Text) and that is, that the of }ate of fin is an eftate of Enmity againft God and his wayes: this is amongft other characters of wicked men by nature,that they are asosvycis,haters of o & enemies of the crofie of Chrift,by minding earthly things Phil. ;,i 8,19. and this by nature is univerrall; the Apo ttle ufeth..three expreffions for the fame thing, when Wee werefinners, whenwe were wit hoot ftrength, and when we were enemies, Rem ®5.6,8,1 o. to note that Impotency and Enmity is as wide as finne ; and therefore elfe -where he l faith, that we were enemies by wickedwork! Golo f f. t , 2 I And our Saviour makethit all one not to love him, and not
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