2. Least I should leave you unsatisfied altogether, we shall find a christian life is carried with a double motion: 1. In seeking of God in his Ordinances. 2. Or in walking with God out of his Ordinances, these are joined together, Gen. 6. 8, 9. Noah found Grace, hence sought it, though not in the eyes of the world: and hence Noah walked with God. Hence we see Christ was sometime in the Mount alone, Sometime abroad going up and down doing good. Moses in the Mount and in the Camp too. Now look as before a man is justified, his chief work then is to seek God in his Ordinances for a principle: so a soul now espoused to Christ is to walk with Christ: now walking implies constant following of another, or a continual work; so Christ hath work for you every moment. Hence in every company, time, place, temptation, enquire thus, Am I not like to lose my time, ⟨p. 58⟩my heart, Christs honour? What work hath Christ for me to do? hold here, for here lies your work. Look as an ambitious man asks, how serves this for my honour, and Satan how he may dishonour Christ; so do you ask, how you may honour him, Rom. 6. 19. As you have given your selves instruments of iniquity, &c. And now because we live in times and places wherein men have so much work of their own to do, that Christ is neglected, wherein very few walk with God. Hence men taking mens examples for patterns and copies of their course, content themselves to do as others do: And this being a close act, mainly consisting in what is unseen; and because men are apt to put off Christ with desires, and serve Satan indeed, and because apt to resolve all Religion into some two or three duties or Graces, and because mens hearts are catching at comforts and promises, but commands tedious and burdensome; I shall press this upon these Motives; only here let me premise when I press you to this, 'tis not to a Covenant of Works, as though you could act your selves, but we look to Christs Blood and Spirit to set on things; I speak to them under Grace, who have the Spirit without, and Faith within to act and carry them here. But
2. Least I should leave you unsatisfied altogether, we shall find a christian life is carried with a double motion: 1. In seeking of God in his Ordinances. 2. Or in walking with God out of his Ordinances, these are joyned together, Gen. 6. 8, 9. Noah found Grace, hence sought it, though not in the eyes of the world: and hence Noah walked with God. Hence we see Christ was sometime in the Mount alone, Sometime abroad going up and down doing good. Moses in the Mount and in the Camp too. Now look as before a man is justified, his chief work then is to seek God in his Ordinances for a principle: so a soul now espoused to Christ is to walk with Christ: now walking implies constant following of another, or a continual work; so Christ hath work for you every moment. Hence in every company, time, place, temptation, enquire thus, Am I not like to lose my time, ⟨p. 58⟩my heart, Christs honour? What work hath Christ for me to do? hold here, for here lies your work. Look as an ambitious man asks, how serves this for my honour, and Satan how he may dishonour Christ; so do you ask, how you may honour him, Rom. 6. 19. As you have given your selves instruments of iniquity, &c. And now because we live in times and places wherein men have so much work of their own to do, that Christ is neglected, wherein very few walk with God. Hence men taking mens examples for patterns and copies of their course, content themselves to do as others do: And this being a close act, mainly consisting in what is unseen; and because men are apt to put off Christ with desires, and serve Satan indeed, and because apt to resolve all Religion into some two or three duties or Graces, and because mens hearts are catching at comforts and promises, but commands tedious and burdensome; I shall presse this upon these Motives; only here let me premise when I presse you to this, 'tis not to a Covenant of Works, as though you could act your selves, but we look to Christs Blood and Spirit to set on things; I speak to them under Grace, who have the Spirit without, and Faith within to act and carry them here. But
