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Rh known but to a poor soul as the loss. Slight convictions will have low prizings of Christ’s blood and merits.

Despairing sinner! thou lookest on thy right hand and on thy left, saying, Who will shew us any good? Thou art tumbling over all thy duties and professions to patch up a righteousness to save thee. Look at Christ now; Look to him and be saved all the ends of the earth, Isa. xlv. 22. There is none else. He is a Saviour, and there is none besides him. Look any where else, and thou art undone. God will look at nothing but Christ, and thou must look at nothing else. Christ is lifted up on high, (as the brazen serpent in the wilderness) that sinners at the ends of the earth, the greatest distance, may see him, and look towards him. The least sight of him will be saving, and the least touch healing to thee; and God intends, thon shouldst look on him, for he hath set him upon a high throne of glory, in the open view of all poor sinners. Thou hast infinite reason to look on him, but no reason at all to look off him; for he is meek and lowly of heart, Matth. xi. 29. He will do that himself which he requires of his creatures, viz. bear with infirmities, Rom. xv. 1. not pleasing himself, not standing upon points of law. He will restore with the spirit of meekness, and bear the