2. (If it please God to set his commodities at so high a rate, then) we must forsake all the comforts of this life, rather then lose salvation. Not only pleasures, and profits, and delights; but meat, drink, and apparel, if God will have his wares so dear. We must part with all kindred, friends, and all, yea, life it self, if occasion should serve. But sometimes the Lord is so ⟨p. 265⟩merciful, and the market goes at so low a rate, that a man may have both the comforts of this life, and the means of grace and salvation too: but if the Lord require these, then we must let all go. Phil. 3.7, 8. I count all things dross and dung, yea,1 dogs-meat, in comparison of Christ. We must part with all for Christ, and be willing to suffer for him, if God require. I count all dogs-meat, saith S. Paul, I count all these things nothing: A Pharisee of the Pharisees, a Jew, circumcised the eighth day, yet I account all these but dung. Mat. 19.27. There when Christ called his Disciples unto him, Peter said, Master, we have left all, and have followed thee: What therefore shall be to us? ⟨p. 266⟩He answered, Ye that have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit upon the Throne of his glory, even ye shall sit upon the twelve thrones, &c.
2. (If it please God to set his commodities at so high a rate, then) wee must forsake all the comforts of this life, rather then lose salvation. Not only pleasures, and profits, and delights; but meate, drinke, and apparrell, if God will have his wares so deare. Wee must part with all kindred, friends, and all, yea, life it self, if occasion should serve. But sometimes the Lord is so ⟨p. 265⟩mercifull, and the market goes at so low a rate, that a man may have both the comforts of this life, and the means of grace and salvation too: but if the Lord require these, then we must let all go. Phil. 3.7, 8. I count all things drosse and dung, yea,1 dogs-meat, in comparison of Christ. Wee must part with all for Christ, and bee willing to suffer for him, if God require. I count all dogs-meat, saith S. Paul, I count all these things nothing: A Pharisee of the Pharisees, a Jew, circumcised the eighth day, yet I account all these but dung. Mat. 19.27. There when Christ called his Disciples unto him, Peter said, Master, we have left all, and have followed thee: What therefore shall bee to us? ⟨p. 266⟩Hee answered, Yee that have followed mee in the regeneration, when the Sonne of man shall sit upon the Throne of his glory, even yee shall sit upon the twelve thrones, &c.
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