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 that I am not able to satisfy it, nor no creature for me, that Christ is able, and his death and sufferings sufficient satisfaction: on this I throw my soul with its full weight; my duties I believe the best of them would sink me to the lowest pit and must needs be washed in that precious blood can have no acceptance with God but through his intercession, I can have nothing to do with God out of Christ nor to converse with but only through Christ, I am sensible that I have nothing to commend me to Christ that he may take my cause in hand, if he should damn me, he should do me no wrong, but the cord of love is let out, even the covenant in his blood, I accept of it, and at his command lay hold on it and venture: this is faith in spite of devils, and my heart is pleased with the glorious device of man's salvation through Christ, carrying all the praise to free grace and leaving nothing of it to the creature.

My soul is content of him for my king, and though I cannot be free of sin, God himself knows he would be welcome to make havoc on my lusts and to make me holy; I know no lust that I would not be content to part with my will bound hand and foot I desire to lay at his feet and it will strive whether I will or not I believe whatever God does to me is best done.

Lowliness of mind is not a flower that grows in the field of nature, but is planted by the finger of God in a renewed heart and learned of the lowly Jesus.