...confequences of becoming a follower of him ? Nothing of all this. He teljs them plainly; " If any man will come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his crofs, and follow me :" that is, he that will follow me, muft renounce all worldly pleafures, and be ready to tread the...

...Chrift. Thefe are the terms of difciplefhip fixt by Chrift himfelf. He faid to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himfelf and take up his crofs daily, and follow me. Luke ix. 23. To deny ourfelves is to abftain from the pleafures of fin, to moderate...

...had called the people unto Mark 8. him, with bis difciples alfo, he faid unto 34' 35' them, Whofoever will come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his crofs and ; follow me. For whofoever will fave his life, 'fhall lofe it; but whofoever Jhatt lofe his life for my fake and the gofpels, the fame...

...dirciples, thereby engage to be his followers. This is enjoined and made a term of acceptance. " If any man will come after me, let him deny himfelf and take up his crofs and follow me — whofb.ever doth not bear his crofs, and come after me, •cannot be my difciple." To follow Chiift...

...following. Our Saviour fpeaks of this work in the following words i " And he faid unto them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his crofs daily, and follow me." The apoftle Paul del'cribes this work Q£ a "Chriftian by telling how he worked...

...proniifes were more diftinctly and openly conveyed. In like manner he fays in another place ; " If any man will come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his crofs, and follow me. For whofoever will fave his life, ihall lofe it ; and whofoever will lofe his life for my fake, fhall find it f." Thus...

...intereft of his religion demand them at our hands. Hence that declaration of our bleffed Lord, "If any.man will come after me, let him. deny himfelf, and take up his crofs and follow me." And again, " He that loved* father or mother more than nae, is not worthy of me : and he that loveth...

...take the Name of my God in vain. SELF-DENIAL and MORTIFICATION. 0 Ttius faith our Saviour, if any Man will come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his Crofstlaily, and follow me. f Prov. 29. 2i. 8 Hab. 2. 6. b Luke 6. 24. » Eph. 5.5. Mark ao. 24. *...

...his religion would fet a man at variance with his neareft relations. Hence it is faid, " If any man will come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his crofs and follow me ;" and the apoftle exhorts us to go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach. Inftead of...

...of fm, and the evil of fuffering. It is not the latter that our Saviour deprecates — " If any man will " come after me, let him deny himfelf, and take up his " crofs." " In the world ye fhall have tribulation." " Blefled are they who are perfecuted for righteouf" nefs...