Chap-2.SrcL1-. 1!..-ooliing unto ']Jcfus. Book lV. 149 nor other parrs and members than they had before, only rl10fe. parts and members which now are nltural, !hall then by the power of God be made fpll'ltual, rt tS fown a 11at1tral 1 Cor. 1s. 44• body , it is raifod et fpiri!ual bod_y; there is a .n_a~oral kody, and there is a. /"piriwal body; fo thefame faculnes , and the fame abli1t1es whiCh before regeneratiOn were but natural are now fp1mual , and work fplt'ltually, they are all brought under the government' of the Spirit of Chrift; a lively refemblance of this change in the faculties of tbe foul, we nny difcern in thofe natural and fenlitive faculties, whicb we have common with bearls ; as [O live , to move , to de(ire, to feel , the beall:s having no bigber principle tben fenfe, ufe them fenfually ; but a man enj?ying the f~~e. faculties under the command of a reafonable foul , he ufe<h them rauon;dly : fo 1s lt in a regenerate man. hisunderll:anding, .will, and affeC\ions, when they had no other command but reafo~, he only ufed them rationally, but now being under the guiding of the Spirit of Chrift, tbey wor~ fpiritually, and be ufeth themfpiritual!y ; and hence it is that a regenerate man 1s every where m Scnprure. fa1d to 1vali{_ after ~he Rom. s. 1 • Spirit; to be led by the Spirit, to walk.. in the Spirit; theSprm (by way of 1nfultng Ga!.s. 1 g,, 5 , or lhedding) gtves power, an ab1ltty, a feed, a pnnctple offpmrual !Jfe, wluch the foul had not before; and from this principle of fpirirual life plamed in the foul , flowes or fin·ir.gs thofe fpirimal motions and operations (as the Spirit leads them our) according to the habit, or principle of the new crea.ture, the divine nature , the fpirirual life 'bfufed. Come then, look to it 0 my foul , what is thy principle within ? conlider not fo much the outward acrions , the outward duties of Religion, as that root from , whence they grow, rhat principle from whence they come : they are fixed ones, fetled ones by way oflife in thee? Clocks have their motions, but they are not motions of life, becaufe they have no principles oflife within. Is there life within ? then art thou born again, yea evenunto thee achild is born. This is one evidence. 2. From the latter words I lay down this polition; 11nto m a Son u given if we are " Gods(am. The beft way to know our imereft in the Son of God, it is to know our felves to be Gods fons by grace, as Chrifl was Gods Son by nature: Chriflia;;s to whom Chrift is given, are coheirs with Chrill:, only Chrift is the fi1ft-born, and bath the preheminence in all things; our fon01ip is an effecr of Chrifts fonlhip , and a fure fign thaumto tlf a[on is givm. Say tben, 0 my foul , art thou a fon of God? doll thou refemble God (according to thy capacity) being holy, even as he is holy ; why then Chrift was incarnate forthce,he was giren to thee.Ifthy fonlbip be not clear enough, thou mayft try it further by thefe following rules. 1. The fons of God, fear God. Jf I be a Father, where is myhon01sr? (faith God) M•l. 1. 6i if I be a M after, where i< my fear? if Tbe a fon of God, there will be an holy fear and trembling upon me in all my approaches unto God. I know there is a fervile mercinary fear, and that is unworthy, and unbefeerning the Son of God ; but there is a filial fear, and that is an excellent check and bridle to all our wamonnefs : what fon will not fear the frowns and anger of his loving Father? I dare not .do.this (will he·fay) my Father 1 Pet; I. I • IVJ/1 be offended; and I, whtther fha/1 I Jo? agreeable to th1s 1s the Apoll:les advice, if ye · 7 call on the Father, pafsyourfoj•urning here withfear. 2. The lons of God love God, and obey God our of a principle of love. Sup– pore there were no heaven, or glory to bell:ow upon a regenerate perfon yet would he obey God out of a prir.ciple of love; not that it is unlawful for the ~hild ofGod to ha~ean eye unto the recompence of reward; Mofes reafoR of efleeming the reproach Heb: Il; ,6, of Cnnft greater nches tben the treajitre of Egypt, was , for that he httd refpeEl umo -rhn·ecomp~nce.of reward: he had refpecr , in the original , he hail 16 ji.wd intent eye ; there was mlunu love of the reward, and yet withal a love of God , and therefore his love of .the reward was not merd nary: but this, I fay , though there were no reward ar all, a rh.'ld of God hath fuch a principle of love within him, that forloves fake he would obey h1s God ? he 1s I.ed by the Spirit , and therefore he ob·eys ; now the Spirit . that leads htm 1s a Sp1nr of love , and llf many Mare led by the Spirit of God, "'' the Rom. g, 1 4; fom of God. 3· The fons of God imitate God in his love and goodnefs to' all men. Our Sav1om amplifies th1s excellent property of God , he caufeth his fun to fbine upongood and bad; and thence hewncludeth, be ye perfcil Myo11r heavenly Father isperfell.' Good- Mar.,. 4 s, ne.f; to b~d men 1s ~h~ lngheft de~ree of grace, and as it were the perfecri'on of all ~ 0 my fou, can.lt thou 1m1tate God m this? · confider how thy Father bears it; though 1he w1cked p1ovoke h1m day by day, yet for all that he doth not quickly revenge ; vengeance
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