Secondly, 1submitting & subjecting, of our selves to the truths delivered. Tell not me of entertaining ⟨p. 10⟩a Minister, or bidding him to your Table. Thou must subject thy soul to the word, and labour to be under the power of divine truths revealed. Otherwise thou dost but despise the Minister, all the while thou slightest, and disobeyest his Ministry; you should say, as Samuel did, Speak Lord, thy servant heareth: and as S. Paul, Lord what wilt thou have me to do? If a Command come, the soul should readily perform it; If a Reproof, the soul should willingly bear it, and not repine, in a fretting manner, saying, he aimed at me, and I care not if I never ⟨p. 11⟩hear him more. Brethren this is not subjection, but pride and rebellion, against God and his truth. This ought not to be amongst Christians. If any man seem to quarrel, and take up Arms against the word of the Almighty, let that man know, that his doom sleeps not, for God will certainly slay all such stubborn and stiff-necked rebels, that refuse to have him rule over them. Strive therefore for a yielding submissive spirit, get a frame of soul, willing to be taught of God, to be disposed of by him in everything, to receive any impression ⟨p. 12⟩which he shall stamp upon thee. When thou art to hear the Word, beg a teachable mind, and say; Good Lord, let thy servant now hear a seasonable word, quicken these dead bones here before thee: Speak home to my conscience, wound my corruptions, slay these sins that are too hard for me, let no iniquity prevail over thy poor servant, but let Jesus Christ be all in all to and in me; take this heart of mine, and frame it, and alter it, and mould it, and melt it. Work thine own will in me, fashion me to thy kingdom of grace here, ⟨p. 13⟩that I may partake of thy kingdom of glory hereafter.
Secondly, 1submitting & subjecting, of our selves to the truths delivered. Tell not me of intertaining ⟨p. 10⟩a Minister, or bidding him to your Table. Thou must subject thy soule to the word, and labour to bee under the power of divine truths revealed. Otherwise thou dost but despise the Minister, all the while thou slightest, and disobeyest his Ministery; you should say, as Samuel did, Speak Lord, thy servant heareth: and as S. Paul, Lord what wilt thou have mee to doe? If a Command come, the soule should readily performe it; If a Reproofe, the soule should willingly beare it, and not repine, in a fretting maner, saying, he aymed at me, and I care not if I never ⟨p. 11⟩heare him more. Brethren this is not subjection, but pride and rebellion, against God and his truth. This ought not to bee amongst Christians. If any man seem to quarrell, and take up Armes against the word of the Almighty, let that man know, that his doome sleeps not, for God will certainly slay all such stubborne and stiffe-necked rebels, that refuse to have him rule over them. Strive therefore for a yeelding submissive spirit, get a frame of soule, willing to bee taught of God, to bee disposed of by him in everything, to receive any impression ⟨p. 12⟩which hee shall stampe upon thee. When thou art to heare the Word, beg a teachable minde, and say; Good Lord, let thy servant now heare a seasonable word, quicken these dead bones here before thee: Speake home to my conscience, wound my corruptions, slay these sinnes that are too hard for mee, let no iniquity prevaile over thy poore servant, but let Jesus Christ bee all in all to and in mee; take this heart of mine, and frame it, and alter it, and mould it, and melt it. Worke thine owne will in mee, fashion me to thy kingdome of grace here, ⟨p. 13⟩that I may partake of thy kingdome of glory hereafter.
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