So to lye under the Lord, as that the flreamof theSpirit oflife may fall on thee; fo to be implanted in the Lord, as to fetch life from him, and bring forth fruit to him. But try this courfe, fubmit to the will of the Lord fails, be nothing in thy own eyes ; and if the Lord do give thee a- ny thing, blt ire the Lord for it; if any ftrength againa thy fin, be vile in thy own eyes, and try and fee ifye find not the Kingdotne of God, the glory ofHeaven come in- to thy foul. Oh the light, life, prayers you might have, the heavenly conference ye will have together, that it would do a mans heart good to be with filch a Chriflian; that thefe that arewith you might fay, Verily God is in this man ; verily there is joy in heaven when the Saints keep in this frame. 4. When the foul yields thus to the will of Chrift for Chrifls ends; for filch is the fubtill wretchedneffe of linens hearts,that men wouldhave Chrift glorifie hinf If, that he may glorifie and honour them ; like Simon Ma- gus, that would give any money for Apoftolicall gifts, that he might be force body that way alto Now if a man Thai! fibmit, go to ChriiI forgifts and parts , that's to fet up another King, toadvance a mans fell; and fa al- fo fin and the devil!, and Chrift muff be made a fervant for this end ; He is now no Ring : like a Rebell that is not content , that thoufands of the Kings Subjeas fhould ferve him, but he will have the Prince ferve him alto: Every man ; will fay, this loth utterly overthrow the Kingdom of fuch a Prince. When a man !hall fecretly fight againft the Lord, andbe for himfelf ; and for the devil and fin within ; When a man'fhall make all the creatures ferve him, the fonldiers ofhis army ; meat, drink, and outward comforts,this is a marvellous thing; Ay,but when a man (hall make jefas Chrift, &Godhire - felf, and profeffionofChrift, make thefe to ferve him, to xaife up his name,thisthe Lord takes very ill. Orrly this I would adde ; when the foul doth look at Chrift With a fingle eye, that Chrift is Tweet and preci- ous, and lyes under the blefted Spirit of Chrift for that end ; and now looks up to Chrift, that he may fub- tnit to him with a fingle eye, that the name of Chrift may be glorified by life, and death : true it is, felfwill be in every duty, and fo is contrary to the Lord in all, and not for the Lord. Yet though it be thus, there is another thing in the foul that is wholly for God and Chrifl:
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