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Rh thyſelf lying in the Boſom of Chriſt, who is in the Boſom of his Father, John 1. 18. Come and move the Father for Sights of Chriſt, and you ſhall be ſure to ſpeed; you can come with no Requeſt that pleaſeth him better; he gave him out of his own Boſom for that very End, to be held up before the Eyes of all Sinners, as the everlaſting Monument of his Father's Love.

Looking at the natural Sun weakeneth the Eye. The more you look on Chriſt, the Son of Righteouſneſs, the ſtronger and clearer will the Eye of Faith be. Look but at Chriſt, you will love him, and live on him. Think on him continually; keep the Eye conſtantly upon Chriſt's Blood, or every Blaſt of Temptation will ſhake you. If you will ſee Sin's Sinfulneſs, to loath it and mourn, do not ſtand looking upon Sin, but look upon Chriſt firſt, as ſuffering and ſatisfying. If you would ſee your Graces, your Sanctification, do not ſtand gazing upon them, but look at Chriſt's Righteouſneſs in the firſt Place; (ſee the Son and you ſee all) look at your Graces in the ſecond Place.

When you act Faith, what you firſt look at, that you expect Settlement from, and make it the bottom of your Hope. Go to Chriſt in Sights of your Sin and Miſery, not of thy Grace and Holineſs. Have nothing to do with thy Graces and Sanctification (they will but vail Chriſt) till thou haft ſeen Chriſt firſt. He that looks upon Chriſt thro' his Graces, is like one that ſees the Sun in Water, which wavereth, and moves as the Water doth. Look upon Chriſt only as ſhining in the Firmament of the Father's Love and Grace, you will not ſee him but in his own Glory, which is unſpeakable. Pride and Unbelief will put you upon ſeeing ſomewhat in yourſelf firſt, but Faith will have to do with none but Chriſt, who is inexpreſſibly glorious, and muſt ſwallow up thy Sanctification as well as thy Sin; for God made him both for us, and we muſt make him both. 1 Cor. 1. 30. 2. 2 Cor. 5. 21. He that ſets up his Sanctification to look at, to comfort him, he ſets up the greateſt Idol, which will strengthen