2 3 6 fPhtther ;,e be hu"!b/e at Chr~~· 2. . ( ' Joh.G.IfJ 2. ·1-Jis office and calling was not to he ftrved, but to ftr.ve; nor to feeke to raife himfelfe in the • wofld , but to raife our efiate. He mufi abafe himfelfe,and n1a·ke himfelfe ofno reputation, to take our nature and finnes'upon him. Hee bid for a.titne the glory and divine Majefiie ofhis perfo_n. He - avoided often the applaufe and fame of men, for that hee f9ught not the honour ofmen . ·Hee refufed preferments offered upon bad terme~, aoth by Satan ~ho. promifed him aft ihe g!DrJ of 11U the Kingdomes of the world: and by men who would ha_ve mtflde him a ~in g. Hee fuppreffed his owne praifes, 1oh. s. 34· 4 r. In a word, his whole life was devoted to profi-t and he1pe o.. . thers, with neglect ofhirnfelfe. : Now let the fame mindc lice in JDHthatwtU in Chrift Je[Ns. Get humilitie into the minde,the feat mof.l: proper for it , and then it
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