AndmyBelorved i$ mine, toreall that I have is his ifheask it at my hands. le is faid of rhe U'vta&edonians, they gave them– felves to Chri fi,and then their riches and goods; it is an ea fie matter togive our riches to Chrifi, whenwe have given our felves firH. AChrifii– anas foone as ever he becomesa Chrillian, and ever after to death and in dear hroo~ he gives up himfdfe to Chrifi;they chat fiaod with Chrifl:, and will give this or rhat partic;ular, will pare only with idle things that they may fpare, are they C hrifis «: No,a Chrifiiao gives himfelfe, and all his to Chrifl: : fo we fee here what w.e lhould doe if Chrift be ours, let us give up our ftlves to him,as it is R&m. 1 z. the i1fue ofall tRat learned profound difcourfdn the former part of the Epifilc-,thar c~ rill j· fl:' fl~r h liS by his righte– oufndfe an.d mtrir, and fan8-ifies us by his Spi– rir,and h~th predefiinared and elected us and re– fufed other~, is rhis, I he(eecb- you,give up your Joules ar,dhodies,izndal/44alwingfocrificeholy and llCcepta6t untoGlld. l!i br efe~hefe words imply renunciation and rdignarion, I am hu,that is, I have given up my fdte to him} thertfore I renounceall orhers that fiand not with hi-. love and liking. I am not only h-is'by w01y of fervice, which I owe him above all rhat call for jt;but I am his by way ofrefigna. tion,ifhe~ill havt medye,I will dye, if he will have me live here, I "''iiJ, I have not my felfe to difpofe of any longer, 1hav~ altogether aliena r~d mv felfe.frotll my felfe.~~I am his to ferve him, ,, is to be difpofed of by him, I have renounced all other. F f :.a There. , 4~5 Ss tt.XIX. That after we have given our felves tiJ Cbrijf it i.s an eajie matter 11 part with all thingt unto him. a Cor~8.'). That th~ durche; coll/fi· dence imp/ye.~ 1enuntiation, and re(-gnarion in a dre1 (en£e,
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