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( 15 ) 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, at 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 thou ſhouldeſt 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. 26: He will do that himſelf which he requires of his creatures, viſ. bear with infirmities, (Rom. xv.1.) not pleaſing himſelf, not ſtanding upon points of law, (verſe 2) He will reſtore the ſpirit of meekneſs, (Ga!. vi. 1.) and bear the burthens, (ver. 2.) He will forgive, not only till ſeven times, but till ſeventy-times-ſeven, Matth. xviii. 21, 22. It put the faith of the apoſtle to it, to believe this, Luke xvii. 4, 5. Becauſe we are hard to forgive, we think Chriſt is hard.

We ſee ſin great, we think Chriſt doth ſo, and thus meaſure infinite love with our line, infinite merits with our ſins, which is the greateſt