The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

2. His full obedience to his Fathers will, upon the dearest rates or terms: To teach us that no labour or cost should seem too great to us in our obeying the will of God; nor any thing seem to us of so much value, as to be a price great enough to hire us to commit any wilful sin, Rom. 5.19. Heb. 5 8. Phil. 2 8. 1 Sam. 15.22. 2 Cor. 10.5, 6. Heb. 5 9. John 14.15. & 15.10. 1 John 2.3. & 3.22. & 5.2, 3. Rev. 22.14.

3. His wonderful contempt of all the Riches, and Greatness of the world, and all the pleasures of the flesh, and all the honour which is of man, which he showed in his taking the form of a servant, and making himself of no reputation, and living a mean inferior life: He came not to be served (or ministered to) but to serve: Not to live in state with abundance of attendants; with provisions for every turn and use, which pride, curiosity, ⟨p. 199⟩or carnal imagination, taketh for a conveniency, or a decency, no nor a necessity: But he came to be as a servant unto others; not as despising his liberty, but as exercising his voluntary humility and love: He that was Lord of all for our sakes, became poor to make us rich: He lived in lowliness and meekness: He submitted to the greatest scorn of sinners; and even to the false accusations and imputations of most odious sin in it self,