The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher…The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher…

Again. Are there not some here, that do Seek themselves in Spiritual things? Self-Seeking, and Self-Advancing (as I have said) do differ, but the one is a sign of the other. A man can never Deny himself, that Seeks himself. I say, He cannot Deny himself in Spiritual things, that Seeks himself in Spiritual things. Now I pray consider it: When ye meet with any Spiritual loss, Whose Account and ⟨p. 65⟩Head do ye set it down upon? Ye know how it is in Trade, and Merchandizing: Some men trade for themselves; and some trade for others: If I trade for my Self; when I meet with a loss, I set it down upon mine own Account, and upon mine own Head. If I trade for Another; when I meet with a loss, I set it down upon his Account, and upon his Head. Now when you meet with spiritual losses; whose Account do you set down your spiritual losses upon? upon whose Head? Are there not many here, that set down their spiritual losses upon their own Account? Indeed, I have lost such an Opportunity, and I have sinned so, and therefore shame will come unto me, vexation and trouble. What a dishonour is this unto Jesus Christ! Some indeed, when they meet with a Spiritual loss, they set it down upon Christs Account; and they break their hearts with the Sense of this. Others, they set down all their spiritual losses upon their own heads, and their own Accounts; what does this argue, but that they trade for themselves, and not for Christ: they Seek themselves, and therefore they don't Deny themselves.

Again. Are there not some here, that do Seek themselves in Spiritual things? Self-Seeking, and Self-Advancing (as I have said) do differ, but the one is a sign of the other. A man can never Deny himself, that Seeks himself. I say, He cannot Deny himself in Spiritual things, that Seeks himself in Spiritual things. Now I pray consider it: When ye meet with any Spiritual losse, Whose Accompt and ⟨p. 65⟩Head do ye set it down upon? Ye know how it is in Trade, and Merchandizing: Some men trade for themselves; and some trade for others: If I trade for my Self; when I meet with a losse, I set it down upon mine own Accompt, and upon mine own Head. If I trade for Another; when I meet with a losse, I set it down upon his Accompt, and upon his Head. Now when you meet with spiritual losses; whose Accompt do you set down your spiritual losses upon? upon whose Head? Are there not many here, that set down their spiritual losses upon their own Accompt? Indeed, I have lost such an Opportunity, and I have sinned so, and therefore shame will come unto me, vexation and trouble. What a dishonor is this unto Jesus Christ! Some indeed, when they meet with a Spiritual losse, they set it down upon Christs Accompt; and they break their hearts with the Sence of this. Others, they set down all their spiritual losses upon their own heads, and their own Accompts; what does this argue, but that they trade for themselves, and not for Christ: they Seek themselves, and therefore they don't Deny themselves.