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Rh in diſtinction from all other Excellencies and Righteouſneſs in the World, and all them falling before the Majeſty of his Love and Grace? Iſa. 2. 17.

If thou haſt ſeen Chriſt truly, thou haſt ſeen pure Grace, pure Righteouſneſs in him, every way infinite, far exceeding all Sin and Miſery! If thou haſt ſeen Chriſt, thou canſt trample upon all the Righteouſneſs of Men and Angels, ſo as to bring thee into acceptation with God. If thou haſt ſeen Chriſt, thou wouldeſt not do a Duty without him for ten thouſand Worlds, 1 Cor. 2. 2. If ever thou ſaweſt Chriſt, thou ſaweſt him a Rock, higher than Self-righteouſneſs, Satan and Sin, Pſal. 61. 2. and this Rock doth follow thee, 1 Cor. 10. 4. and there will be continual Droppings of Honey and Grace out of that Rock to ſatisfy thee, Pſal. 81. 16. Examine if ever thou haſt beheld Chriſt as the only-begotten of the Father, full of Grace and Truth, John 1. 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, haſt cloſed with him for Juſtification.

Men talk bravely of Believing, whilſt whole and ſound. Few know it. Chriſt is the Myſtery of the Scripture; 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 at 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 all thy Holineſs, Sanctification, Duties, Humblings, &c. and bring nothing but thy Wants and Miſeries, elſe Chriſt 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 and thou wilt never agree; it's the hardeſt Thing in the World, to take Chriſt alone for Righteouſneſs: that's to acknowledge him Chriſt. Join any thing to him of thy own, and thou un-Chriſts him.

Whatever comes in when thou goeſt to God for acceptation,