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all the heart soul and strength, Christ answers, delight to do thy will O God; thy law is within my heart Psal. xl. 8. Christ gives God lucky heaped measure, not a penny that sinners take from God, but Christ restored a pound for it again; may I say it, man, Christ's righteousness is more than sufficient; but man's righteousness is grass and round spun is comparison of this.
2dly, For Christ's sufferings, there was not a crake in them; Christ stood still, he never winked, nor minted to take away his head; he did never juk nor late to miss a cuff, he would ware a stroke of himself: I gave my back so the smiters, and my cheeks to them that pulled off the bair, Isa 1. 6. Our dear-Redeemer wa made like no others; few lose a cause with their will; but Christ was content that a dereet went against him, and that the law should ae on him; he purposed to pay. and not miscount; he took the strokes till God said it was enough. It is finished So his righteousness will do our turn, being clean white and fine. Then, when we have put on this clean fine linen. keep it clean and white, spark no dirt on Christ's righteousness; Be ye holy or he is holy. We are all ready to file out new clothes after we have put them on Ezekiel must have a watch-word Son of man be not rebellious like the rebellious house. Ezek iii .8— The Lord instructed me that should not walk in the way of this people I a. viii. 10. When we have put on this fine linen, temptations, the devil's dogs, are hounded out against us to rive our cloaths; this world is a smoky room, a filthy houseː What are malice, pride, love to the world,security
