26. But ye shall not be so; but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
AY! Self-denial is that, which doth best become a Christian; that's the best Ornament he can put on, and which makes him look most lovely in the Eyes of God: Yet how inconsiderable hath this dress been in thine Eyes, O my Soul! How loth hast thou been to deny thine Eyes such a dangerous object, thine Ears such a Syren's Voice, thy Mouth such a delicate dish, thy Feet such vain company, thy Tongue such a smutty jest, thy Hand such a lustful touch, and thy Mind such a lascivious or covetous thought! How hast thou thought thy self un∣done, when thou hast not had, what thy sensual appe∣tite did crave! and how raging have thy desires been after that which would ruin thee! How loth hast thou been to deny thy self in superfluities, and to bestow them on the poor! How hard hast thou thought it to shun such a place, where thou knewest, thou shouldst be tempt∣ed and be perswaded unto Sin!