-·--··--~ ---~--·------__..;..._ ______ _, _ ___ ------- 1 344 · ( Thecbiefefloftenthou(and. lSBR.XV. ' dred, friends, and to all creatures whatfoever, as , / 1 nballr thil1gt it inay fiand with love to Chrifl:. Obey in the w at oever L d M · h L d d II h· · lave aawirh or , arry H1 t e or , oe a t mgs m the reference to Lord, fo as may fl:and with the love and allowchriQ. ·r h L d 1 Cor. 7.~ 9• ance o t e or • · 1 ·vfo3 . Makealfoa Ufe of direction, Howtocome J For diTectio,.. {ovalue Chrifl: thus,asto keep~n higheHeemGf ' him;forthis follonres infalliblyandundeniably: If ChrHt be the chiefi of ten thoufand, he mufr 1 have the chicfe of our affeetions, above ten tho11- ~ {ami; for as he is in excellency, hemull have place in ot:r hearts anfwerable thereumo; for, then~ur foules areas they fhould be, when they judge of, and affeCt: things as theyarein them– felves. . .Anfw. I Firfi, Let us enter into a ferious confideration · By a ~ee' confi· · of the need we have of Chrifi, of our mifery Jeratton of our • h · h' f h · (fc · f b · d nece(firy witb· ' w~t o~t tm, o our . apptne e 1 ~e e Joyne out birn. wtth him,the foule bemg thus conv~nced, the af– feCtions mufi needs follow the fanetified judge– ment. Tb I . Whatwillcome ofir, IfChrifl: befetinthe at txa ttng1h' n l . h If h' chift ki;,h in 11gheu p ace mour , ·earc '! we crowne 1m the heart ie 4 1 there, and mak7 himKing()/ Kings~ andLordoj, ~:~~~e ~~~;;1 Lerds, in a hearty fubmming of all theaffetl:i– ftnne. ons of the foule ro him ; while the foule continues in that frame_, it cannot bedrawneto fin~ d1fcomforr, and defpaire. The honours, piea– fures and profits that are got by bafe engage– ments to the humoursof men, what are thefe to Chrifi ~ when tl~e foule is rightly poff'efi: o Chrift.and of his excellency, it difdaines that ! any
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