Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

First, in holding forth the beauty and glory of ¹the Spirit of Christ in our lives, that though Christ ²be reproached in others, he may be glorified in us: Others may be forced to say in their consciences, Blessed be God that ever I saw such men: I never saw the graces of Christ shine more brightly in any, then in them. And then set up Christ, in speaking ³all the good we can of Christ, in bringing others in love with him: As they in the Canticles said, What is thy beloved more then another beloved? says she, My beloved is the chiefest among ten thousands. Again, let us set up the Ordinances of Christ, ⁴therein appears the honour of Christ, and let the ⟨p. 436⟩beauty of his holiness appear in his Ordinances, that men may say, Blessed are the people that are in such a case. Fourthly, let Christ have the honour of our ⁵names, and of all our comforts: Surely if he have the shame of our reproaches, he should have the honour of our honours: If he have the pain of our sufferings, surely he must have the praise of our comforts: Christ hath a share in our sorrows, shall he not have a share in our comforts? when we are reproached he is reproached; when we are honoured, let him be honoured too. What a sad thing will it be, that when you go out of the world, it should be said, Christ hath had more dishonour by you, then he hath had honour?

First, in holding forth the beauty and glory of ¹the Spirit of Christ in our lives, that though Christ ²be reproached in others, he may be glorified in us: Others may be forced to say in their consciences, Blessed be God that ever I saw such men: I never saw the graces of Christ shine more brightly in any, then in them. And then set up Christ, in speaking