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Rh ever thou sawest Christ, thou sawest him a rock, higher than self-righteousness, Satan and sin, Psalm lxi. 2. and this rock doth follow thee, 1 Cor. x. 4. and there will be continual dropping of honey and grace out of this rock to satisfy thee, Psalm lxxxi. 16. Examine if ever thou hast beheld Christ as the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, John i. 14, 16, 17. Be sure thou art come to Christ, that thou standest upon the rock of ages, hast answered to his call to thy soul, and hast closed with him for your justification and salvation.

Men talk bravely of believing, whilst whole and sound, few know any thing of it. Christ is the mystery of the scriptures: Grace the mystery of Christ. Believing is the most wonderful thing in the world! Put any thing of thine own to it, and thou spoilest it: Christ will not so much as look as it for believing. When thou believest and comest to Christ, thou must leave behind thee thy own righteousness, and bring nothing but thy sin, (O that is hard!) leave behind thy holiness, sanctification, duties, humblings, &c. and bring nothing but thy wants and miseries, else Christ’s is not fit for thee, nor thou for Christ. Christ will be a pure Redeemer and Mediator, and thou must be an undone sinner, or Christ