Subjection to Christ in all his ordinances, and appointments, the best means to preserve…

But if the soul will have Christ, and yet cast off the will of Christ. 1. Either in his judgement, that the law of God as given by Christ, should be no rule to a Christian; suppose you were in England, and were there pressed to bow before an Altar, or Image; what shall lead you, if that Gods will and law must not be your rule? The Lord will one day make you know, his blessed will, in that blessed law of his, that ye shall never find peace to the end of the world, except the Lord do help ye thus to walk. Again, when men cannot endure the will of Christ, cannot endure exhortations, what doth the man mean to exhort us thus? I tell thee, there goeth forth power with the exhortations of Christ. I say, take heed of casting off the will of Christ here; and so when men in their practice shall quarrel against any of Gods truths, and are loath to see it, or if they do, yet not love dearly every truth of God, but it's a burden to them; especially if it cross their own ends and gain, they will not see it to be a truth, lest they should be convinced, and turn to the rule of it; if the will and ordinances of ⟨p. 43⟩Christ be a burden to a man, and a man is not weary of his weariness, but weary of them all the while: Art thou under the government of Christ? If a man forsaken of God, led by his own counsels be under the Kingdom of Christ, then thou art; so long as there is credit for the truth, so long it is entertained; but now suppose it be costly, that it should bring beggary & affliction with it, is it now sweet to you? doth this support thy heart? I am in Gods way, canst lye down and subscribe to the equity of Christs proceedings with thee, though he should never show favour to thee; if it be not thus, I dare not say thou art under the Kingdom of Christ. And so for the correcting will of Christ, many sad afflictions the Lord tries thee withal, the Lord tries men marvellously; when thou art under the hand of the Lord, those very things that should make men cry to heaven, and wean thee from the world, those very things do harden thee, and make thee grudge and repine. The Lord be merciful to thee, if this be thy frame, the Kingdom of Christ never came into that heart; you are begging for mercy; and the Lord says, you mercy? you have abused it;

But if the soul will have Christ, and yet cast off the will of Christ. 1. Either in his judgement, that the law of God as given by Christ, should be no rule to a Christian; suppose you were in England, and were there prest to bow before an Altar, or Image; what shall lead you, if that Gods will and law must not be your rule? The Lord will one day make you know, his blessed will, in that blessed law of his, that ye shall never finde peace to the end of the world, except the Lord do help ye thus to walke. Again, when men cannot endure the will of Christ, cannot endure exhortations, what doth the man mean to exhort us thus? I tell thee, there goeth forth power with the exhortations of Christ. I say, take heed of casting off the will of Christ here; and so when men in their practice shall quarrel against any of Gods truths, and are loath to see it, or if they do, yet not love dearly every truth of God, but it's a burden to them; especially if it crosse their own ends and gaine, they will not see it to be a truth, lest they should be convinced, and turne to the rule of it; if the will and ordinances of