Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

1. In sinful acts eschewed by Christ, as when I am tempted to sin, then am I to reason thus with my self, would my blessed Saviour if he were upon earth doth thus and thus? when I am tempted to looseness and immoderate living, then am I to ask conscience such a question as this, would Christ have done thus? would he have spent such a life upon earth as I do? when I am moved by my own corruption, or by Satan to drunkenness, gluttony, sinful and desperate society, to swearing, cursing, revenge, or the like, then am I to ask, is this the life that Christ led? or if he were to live again, would he live after this manner? when I fall into passion, peevishness, rash words, or if it be but idle words, then am I to consider, O but would Christ speak thus? would this be his language? would such a rotten or unprofitable speech as this drop from his honey lips?

1. In sinful acts eschewed by Christ, as when I am tempted to sin, then am I to reason thus with my self, would my blessed Saviour if he were upon earth doth thus and thus? when I am tempted to looseness and immoderate living, then am I to ask conscience such a question as this, would Christ have done thus? would he have spent such a life upon earth as I do? when I am moved by my own corruption, or by Sathan to drunkenness, gluttony, sinful and desperate society, to swearing, cursing, revenge, or the like, then am I to ask, is this the life that Christ led? or if he were to live again, would he live after this manner? when I fall into passion, peevishness, rash words, or if it be but idle words, then am I to consider, O but would Christ speak thus? would this be his language? would such a rotten or unprofitable speech as this drop from his honey lips?

2. In case of moral obedience, concerning which we have both his pattern, and precept, I look upon Christ as my rule; and I question thus, did Christ frequently pray both with his Disciples, and alone by himself? and shall I never in my family, or in my closet think upon God? did Christ open his wounds for me? and shall not I open my mouth to him? did Christ serve God without all self-ends, merely in obedience, and to glorify him? and shall I make God's worship subordinate to my aims and turns? did Christ show mercy to his very enemies? and shall I be cruel to Christ's very Members? O my soul, look in all thy sins, and in all thy duties to thy original, and measure them by the holiness of Christ whether in avoiding sin, or in doing duty, think, What would my blessed Saviour do in this case? Or what did he in the lie case, when he was upon earth? If we had these thoughts every day, if Christ were continually before our eyes, if in all we do or speak we should still muse on this, What would Jesus Christ say if he were