The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of…The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of…

Secondly, come down again to carnal Gospellers, you shall see them lift at the Cross: tell him of praying in his family▪ and family duties of religion, and then he will pray now and then, and he will set his house in some order, but he feels the Cross coming, his carnal friends will say, how now? what you turned puritan? and the very breath of carnal friends stops him, and then he seeks to shift for himself, and one stands out and cavils, and saith, why should we pray? oh that is not the matter, there is another thing in the way, there is a Cross you think will follow after: dost thou think thou art the disciple of Christ all this while? all the followers of Christ take up their Cross, but you take not up your cross, therefore you are none of the disciples of Christ: what argument of uprightness have you?

Secondly, come downe againe to carnall Gospellers, you shall see them lift at the Crosse: tell him of praying in his family▪ and family duties of religion, and then he will pray now and then, and he will set his house in some order, but he feeles the Crosse comming, his carnall friends will say, how now? what you turn'd puritan? and the very breath of carnall friends stops him, and then hee seekes to shift for himselfe, and one stands out and cavils, and saith, why should we pray? oh that is not the matter, there is another thing in the way, there is a Crosse you thinke will follow after: dost thou thinke thou art the disciple of Christ all this while? all the followers of Christ take up their Crosse, but you take not up your crosse, therefore you are none of the disciples of Christ: what argument of uprightnesse have you?

All grounds of soundness are referred to two heads.

All grounds of soundnesse are referred to two heads.