I '1· I The Parable of the Ten Virginr, the Sun fen~s nor his b::ams.out t~ enligfiten it felf, but that thofc which fit in darkycfs m•ght fee, /and bhnd mtght know,Jo~:9·49·.Joh.r7. for their faker . I I'fanclijie my [elf, he bath an humble, meek fptm to gtve to thee that art proud ' and Hurdy; he can make a Lion a Lamb, who barb a vvi_fe a.nd .heavenly Spirit . to teach thc:e tbat art limple, and thee that art earthly, tf hts good pleafure 1 W!Ji. SEC T. VII. DO nor fay I have found good from rhem,~s well as feen Grace in rhem,that 1 bJelfed God that ever I law or fpake wnh them, or ever:faw their examplc:s,eJ"'c~ I anfwer,Know it that theywere but powerlefs inlhuments in the hand ' of a merciful, ye~ powerful .<::~rifi , otherwife thou hadfi never received good from any Chttfitan, any Mmtfier, any Sermon; the Lord Jefus could as well have ufed them as means eo have condemned thee, as he did N011hs Minifiry, and Noahs example, by which be condemned the world, as well as to have called thee, or done the leafi zood to thee ; therefore this Hill puts a beauty upon Chrifl above all others m the world; all the Saints and MiniRers in rhe world could nor have changed one hair fro·mbeing black to white, ,nor by all rheir cares for thee added one cubit eo thy flatu re:; Oh it was the Lord Jefus: if they have any pity, the Lord put it in them; if theyc:verfpake one word, or made one prayer, the Lord put it in them; if blc:ffed,it is by him. Now dolt thou honor and love them, becaufe they have done thy foul good, elfe thou hadlt been in hell ! Oh admire the Lord much more, for they were bur. fer on work by him; and now they have done thee good, there is a flop, they can go no furtfier you chink; I did receive Pood by a licde, while beins;wirh fuch Chrifiians, but now when thou eo mell hitner again, choo thinkeH ~it mayb~) thou 111a!treceive much more; no, their hands and feet may be bound, thofe Conduit-cocks cam~ot turn themfelves. Oh but Jefus Chrilt he can go on, nay, he: will go until he hath made thee like unto his own felf; and hence I Joh. 3·"· then we fhall be lik.; hjm, now Jilt be fono; children though born of poor men, yet love their poor father that begat them : Who gave you your being? who begat you eo God, and fo made you fons of God ? Oh methinks the Lord chat did this lbould be precious and lovely ! that you lbould I call rhe world eo wonder at ir, that the Lord hath made an incarnate Devil a t bleffed Angel: But thou halt a vile heart !till· Oh but you lb,all be like him ; 1hew'iil make you likehimfelf at the lafiday, who is brighter dian Angels, and r whofe face is fairer than the childen of men; only he will do it by lictleand l' lirrle here, rather by cauting thee .to feel thy vilenefs, than removing it · wholly. . I Therefore, as rhe Apoltle GAI.4,9· when rhey were turned from rhe Gofpel •tq Mofaical obfervances, he calls them weak,_ tmd beggar/; .rHdiments, wbich had no power of chemfc:lves eo convey Grace, nor u belt m that abundance which the Gofpel did; fo fay I, do you now know che Lord, who did not once know him; anddo you now admire and love Chirfiians and others, if they do oood efpecially to you; and do you refufe to honor the Lord, bur look only .~pon beggar!_y, weak means and Chrillians ? God forbid; it is the Lord only that can enncb you, & c. , :z.Cor.3. lfthe miniffration ofcondemnationwas gloriiiiJ, oh what ~s the l miniftration of the Spirit; if rhofe which have the Spirit b~ glorious, what lS the ' Lord that no~ ~mly hath it,buc can alfo give ic,andmak.; JON lift.! Hnto him in glo!J, I and that 67 the vay heholding of him! verf.ulr. If a man had fuch a glafs whtch I. 1 , not Ji
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