If we be such as bear the Name of God, then 1let us learn to be obedient unto him, to give up our selves unto him; for so much is intimated by this, that we are called by his Name, and therefore we are said in Scripture to be baptized into the Name of Jesus Christ; that is, we do by our baptism profess thus much, that we give our selves to his service; for to bear his Name is to bear our own names no more, that is, our own natures no more. ⟨p. 50⟩A man that is called by the Name of the Lord is no more sui juris, his own man: As a man that giveth himself to serve another, how much he serveth himself, so much he wrongeth that man And the reason why a wife leaves her own name, it is to show that she is to give up her self to the obedience of her husband, she is not mistress of her self, not free, she depends on her husband as the Ivy on the tree, she hath no root of her own to rest on, but dependeth on him. So we having taken the Name of the LORD upon us, we must think that we are no longer free, we leave 2our own names, we must have no more root of our selves, but of the Lord; we must have no will of our own, his will must be ours: therefore, ye that bear the Name of the Lord, let it not be in profession only, but do that thing which the Name requireth, that is, follow no more your selves but follow GOD. A Wife before had the name of her father, but when she is married, as she leaves that name, so she leaves father and mother also to cleave to her husband; if her Parents command one thing, and her husband another, she leaves her father and mother and cleaves to her husband: so as leaving father and mother, implies leaving to bear affection to them, in comparison to her husband, and thus must you do to Christ, as you have it in Luke 14. 26. If thou wouldest be matched to the Lord, thou must be divorced from 3all things else in the world, from every thing that is very near and dear to thee: father and mother, sons and daughters are dear, but you must hate ⟨p. 51⟩them all for Christs sake, or you can not be his Disciples: yea, he that is married to the Lord, must hate and deny his own soul; when his own soul desires one thing, and Christ another, he must deny it and be divorced from himself, and take no root from 4himself, but from the Lord, because he is able to sustain him.
If we be such as beare the Name of God, then 1let us learne to be obedient unto him, to give up our selves unto him; for so much is intimated by this, that we are called by his Name, and therefore we are said in Scripture to bee baptized into the Name of Iesus Christ; that is, we doe by our baptisme professe thus much, that we give our selves to his service; for to beare his Name is to beare our owne names no more, that is, our owne natures no more. ⟨p. 50⟩A man that is called by the Name of the Lord is no more sui juris, his owne man: As a man that giveth himselfe to serve another, how much hee serveth himselfe, so much hee wrongeth that man And the reason why a wife leaves her owne name, it is to shew that shee is to give up her selfe to the obedience of her husband, shee is not mistresse of her selfe, not free, shee depends on her husband as the Ivie on the tree, shee hath no root of her owne to rest on, but dependeth on him. So wee having taken the Name of the LORD upon us, wee must thinke that wee are no longer free, wee leave 2our owne names, wee must have no more root of our selves, but of the Lord; we must have no will of our owne, his will must be ours: therefore, yee that beare the Name of the Lord, let it not bee in profession onely, but doe that thing which the Name requireth, that is, follow no more your selves but follow GOD. A Wife before had the name of her father, but when shee is married, as she leaves that name, so she leaves father and mother also to cleave to her husband; if her Parents command one thing, and her husband another, shee leaves her father and mother and cleaves to her husband: so as leaving father and mother, implies leaving to beare affection to them, in comparison to her husband, and thus must you doe to Christ, as you have it in Luke 14. 26. If thou wouldest bee matched to the Lord, thou must be divorced from 3all things else in the world, from every thing that is very neare and deare to thee: father and mother, sonnes and daughters are deare, but you must hate ⟨p. 51⟩them all for Christs sake, or you can not be his Disciples: yea, he that is married to the Lord, must hate and deny his owne soule; when his owne soule desires one thing, and Christ another, he must deny it and be divorced from himselfe, and take no roote from 4
- 1Use 1. To learn Obedience.Vse 1. To learne Obe dience.
- 2We are not to serve our selves.
- 3Luk. 14. 26.
- 4The nearness of our relation to God.The nearenesse of our relation to God.
