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Another act of high Communication of a mans self to God, is parting with present enjoyments for future hopes, in confidence of Gods promise. Thus the Spirit of God works in the children of God a readiness to forsake Father or Mother, and Brethren, and Sister, and life it self for the cause of God. Thus John Baptist was willing to become Nothing, that Christ might become All; to be cast down, that Christ might be lifted up, Joh. 3.13. He must increase, but I must decrease. ⟨p. 18⟩Thus Abraham gives his Isaac to dye when God calls for him. Thus Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, Heb. 11.26. Paul counted not his life dear for Christ, Acts 20.24. These have been the actings of the souls of those that have been acquainted with God; and such workings as these are the feeling of a child of God.

Another act of high Communication of a mans self to God, is parting with present enjoyments for future hopes, in confidence of Gods promise. Thus the Spirit of God works in the children of God a readiness to forsake Father or Mother, and Brethren, and Sister, and life it self for the cause of God. Thus John Baptist was willing to become Nothing, that Christ might become All; to be cast down, that Christ might be lifted up, Joh. 3.13. He must increase, but I must decrease. ⟨p. 18⟩Thus Abraham gives his Isaack to dye when God calls for him. Thus Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, Heb. 11.26. Paul counted not his life dear for Christ, Acts 20.24. These have been the actings of the souls of those that have been acquainted with God; and such workings as these are the feeling of a child of God.