fora timeofLiberty. Lord Jefus Chrift, that he would take a courfe with them . i. Now ye pleafe Chrift. 2. Ye take ;a lure courfe to have the will of God done, he being in office for that end; for Him bath God exalted to be aPrince and Saviour to Ifrael: When the foul Both look up to the Lord Jefus, and lye under the power and Spirit of the Lord Jefus. 3. You nowmake the yokeof Chrift fweet, and his name glorious; nothing glorifies Chrift fo much as this, when Jefus doth work in a Chriftian, now the king dome of Chrift is come to the foul, and that in power. But now when men will not fubmit thus far to Chrift: r. They can do nothing, but will not come to him, on whomGodhash laid falvation ; you fay, you cannot un- derftand, nor edifie by the Sermons ye hear,andyou can- not part withyour Tufts. Ay, bur now this is thy con- demnation, thou wilt not go to a Saviour that he may teach thee and help thee, when men will not have the Lord Jefus to reign over them : or 2. If men do come, they will not come to himwhere he may Le found; but fay, I can do nothing ; Chrift muff do all, and fo neglet the means wherein he will be found : or 3. Will fubmit and come in means to him, but nor then at the fpeciall time when He is to be fought, and may be found, viz. in time of temptation. But then forget and forfake him, and cry not Hofanna : Lord, now fave, now help me a- gainft this luft: When temptation comes, when paffion and pride come, do younow go to Jefus Chrift ? When the world begins to draw thyheart away ; dolt thou fay thus, Lord I have prayed this day againft this fin, and Lord I have no ftrength againft it, now Lord help me ? but here is the mifery of the foul, it doth not go toChrift, and by this means live in complaints all their life-time. 4. Iflaflly any thing be to be done, they will do it them- felves; as Paul, Gal. c. r t. Not but that a Chriftian fhould put forth himfelf, a Chriftian is not a dead- hearted Chri- (lian at all times, but the grace ofGod which comes from Chrift, dothat the foul in a continuall dependance on Chrift; andwhere Chrift alts nor, there Satan doth.Now I fay the Kingdome of God is come, when the foul loth thus fubmit to the ftreani of the bleffed Spirit of the Lord, that the Lord may guide it. Oh beloved, here is the skill, that pofeth the Angels how to tell you; fa to yield your felves to Chrift, as that Chrift may come, fo to abide in the flock, that all your fruit may be from him : So
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