Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons

Thirdly, As it is not to be done lastly and forcedly, So it is not to be done partially, and by halves, but fully and totally. I am thine, saith David to God, Oh save me. Ps. 119.94. When a man comes to God for mercy, he pleads not for part, but all. He doth not say, O save my body, and not my soul; but Oh save me: Nor doth he say, Oh save my soul, and not my body; But I am thine, Oh save me. When a man desires pardon of sin, he desires not the pardon of some, but of all. When God gives himself unto us, he gives himself wholly. This Resignation of our selves unto God, is a great Sacrifice, a great Offering, and it must be of all, an Holocaust. God cannot, will not take less then all. He that resigns himself unto God, with a reservation of a part, doth like Ananias and Sapphira; He pretends the whole, and gives but part, and so he doth lye• •nto God.

Thirdly, As it is not to be done lastly and forcedly, So it is not to be done partially, and by halfs, but fully and totally. I am thine, saith David to God, Oh save me. Ps. 119.94. When a man comes to God for mercy, he pleads not for part, but all. He doth not say, O save my body, and not my soul; but Oh save me: Nor doth he say, Oh save my soul, and not my body; But I am thine, Oh save me. When a man desires pardon of sin, he desires not the pardon of some, but of all. When God gives himself unto us, he gives himself wholly. This Resignation of our selves unto God, is a great Sacrifice, a great Offering, and it must be of all, an Holocaust. God cannot, will not take less then all. He that resigns himself unto God, with a reservation of a part, doth like Ananias and Sapphira; He pretends the whole, and gives but part, and so he doth lye• •nto God.

Fourthly, As this Resignation must not be done partially, and by halves; So it must not be done conditionally, but absolutely. When you have taken a Servant, and you bid him do this or that, it may be he'll say to you, It was none of my bargain, I bargained with you for to be yo r Steward, but not to be your Groom in your Stable: Or I bargained with you to be your Clerk, but not to be your Scullion; this or that work which you set me about, is not according to my conditions. And so when a City besieged doth resign, it doth resign upon Articles; But when a Soul doth truly resign it self unto God, Then no Articles, no Conditions. Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? says Paul, Oh any thing, Lord, any thing: I will return to my Fathers