, The chie/efl often tboufond. 341 --{ thepleafuns ant/ troftts ofjinne, which 4TC liNt for 4 SBR.XV • 1- {eAfo». When the: confdence is once throughJy ~Icb, u~ , 1 awaked this will torment it, the punifhment of ' { l0tfe, not of loffe fimply, as the lolfeof ~hrift Th~t tbegre{j – and the Ioffe ofHeaven, but the loje of (hri.ft And · teft lojte of a!J ~fHeAvenfo. ~;_foo~eredhandope1 ndedlhere~obrle theref ~e~~:~hi;~;: ts no condmon 10 t e wor 10 terr1 e as o ceUen'Y· thofe that live in the Church, and heare thofe things of Chrift crucified unfalded to them be. G 1 fore their eyes, as Pm~l fpeaks of the Minifiery, "·l· it makes Chrift Croffe fo open to them as if he, had been crucified beforetheir eyes ; y~t not– withfianding yeeld to their bafe hearts, ddirc:s · and affeCl:ions before thofe c:xcc:llencies, which if they bad a fpirit of faith would draw their hearts rohim. Therefore let us confider how we heare thofe 'I'o ta~e 'h•ed ho'W 'We h~4re. things, it ~oncernes us nearly;on the one fide we fee what we get if we joyne with Chrifi, we have him and his : on the contrary we lofc aim; and not oalyfo,but we gaine eternall mifery,and perifheternally. 0 what bafendfeof m~nd poffdfeth ~s ! Chrifi left all things in love tous,and, we leave ChrHl: for any paultry .thing in the world almofl, to pleafe and content the humours ef finfull men, to attaine a few empty titl(!s, to g~t a little wealth, enjoy a little pleafure. You fee then the equity of that terrible commination that you have, 1 co.r. I 6. Ifany tlhtJI love not the Lord Jefm Chrift,let him 6eAnAthemamArtl?rJatha; let him be accurfed for ever that loves not the Lord lefusChrill: :Ifany man finne there is a re- ~--5-=------Z-~3__,_____ ~-m_ed~y~--~--
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