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Secondly, for the love of Christ: can you say, you love Christ, when your hearts are not with him, Judg. 16.15.¹ when Christ and a customer comes in competition, and you despise Christ, what do you love then? why, it is plain, thy profit: therefore thou must seek grace, for as yet thou hast none. Whosoever hates poverty more then sin, or loveth honour more then Christ, is no follower of Christ, but these men are so, therefore no followers, not no disciples of our Saviour.

Secondly, for the love of Christ: can you say, you love Christ, when your hearts are not with him, Iudg. 16.15.¹ when Christ and a customer comes in competition, and you despise Christ, what doe you love then? why, it is plaine, thy profit: therefore thou must seeke grace, for as yet thou hast none. Whosoever hates poverty more then sinne, or loveth honour more then Christ, is no follower of Christ, but these men are so, therefore no followers, not no disciples of our Saviour.

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Use 2 For consolation, is it so that the followers of Christ must cheerfully undergo the Cross, then here is comfort to those that doubt of sincerity: wouldest thou know the truth of grace? then try thy self by the cross; as thy suffering is, so is thy sincerity, see if thou canst take up the cross: there are many metals will bear the touch-stone, but the fire will try them best: so thou mayest deceive the worlds eye, but the fire when that comes, will bear witness of thy sincerity, if thou dost shrink in the wetting, if thou canst not stand in the mouth of the cannon, then art thou no follower of Christ: if the beam bends not under the building, then it