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Again, the behaving of a Christian should be this, it should take his heart from his own name, so long ¹as Christ is reproached: What though I have esteem? Christ is not esteemed, he is contemned. I have these comforts, and I through Gods mercy want nothing, and my friends cleave to me, and prize me; but Christ is not cleaved to, he is not prized: and what are all my comforts to me? they are Ichabods, the glory of all is departed from me.

1. 14.

And further, we should be willing to interest our ¹selves in the cause of Christ: when we hear any of Gods people reproached, we should not say, What have we to do with them, let them clear themselves? but be willing to interest our selves in it, and take it upon our selves, as if our own name were to be cleared.

1. 15.

And lastly, we should labour to wipe away the reproach of Christ, in labouring to express the convincing ¹power of that grace which is contrary to their carriage for which Christ is reproached: Such a one is scandalous, and Christs name suffers in that, let me labour to make up the breach in being so much the more faithful, and walking in the contrary ⟨p. 435⟩grace: Such a one is proud, let me be more humble; such a one is covetous, let me be more liberal, that there may be somewhat to answer: As it is said of the wise son, when his father is reproached, he carries himself so as his father hath wherewithal to answer from his good carriage,