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Rh dealings with, and beholdings of Christ in duties; it will grow more strong and more deadly, by being under church-ordinances.

Measure not thy grace by other attainments, but by Scripture-trials. Be serious and exact in duty, having the weight of it upon the heart; but be as much afraid of taking comfort from duties, as from sins. Comfort from any hand but Christ, is very deadly. Be much in prayer, or you will never keep up much communion with God. As you are in closet prayer so you will be in all other ordinances.

Reckon not duties by high expressions, but by low frames, and the beholdings of Christ. Tremble at duties and gifts. It was the saying of a great saint, that he was more afraid of his duties than his sins; the one often made him proud, the other always made him humble. Treasure up manifestations of Christ’s love; they make the heart low for Christ, too high for sin. Slight not the lowest, meanest evidences of grace: God may put thee to make use of the lowest as thou thinks, even that, I John iii. 14. that may be worth more than a thousand worlds to thee.

Be true to truth, but not turbulent and scornful; restore such as are fallen, help them up again with all the bowels of Christ. Set the broken disjointed bones with the