452 BookiV. JL.ooiting umo jleiu.s. Chap 2. Se&,4 andyet-~ty heart remainun~10ly, and unfubdued to Chrifl? it is true, thou findell: a wofull finlid nature within thee, crof: and conrrary to holinefs, and leading thee day_ ly into coptivity; yet remember 1t ts C!mft that dj'ed, yea rather that i rifen a 0 ain, and by venue of hi> refurre<'lwn he bath ~tven thee a new nature, another nature lvhich makes theewrall:le a<aintl fin, and lltall in rime prevail over all fin. But rho~ fay/1: a, ain what if I be ju[tified, and fanctified~ if after death I litall not be raifed to life? why fear not 0 my foul, for tf Chnfl be nfen thou ll!l!t rife, and rife to ererJoh. Lf. ' 9• ml life; I am therefi.r:c&ion and the life, not only the refurrection, but life J»i , in him orioinally, a; water is 111 the fountain, and from him it is derived to us, becaufe I live ye (h:Jllive t~lfo. But thou fay!l:again, 0 that I were a!Tured of thi,! many duubt; and {ea– Joufie•.are up?n me from day to day: Sometime; ~ndeed 1have a comfortable hope Pf.:J. 88. q. of my JUflficattpn, fancbficarwn, falvatton; and fomttme, a 5 am I am forced to cry, L ord why cajfeft tho11 off my foul ? why hideft thOIJ thy face from me? 0 confider of the ends ofChrill's refurre<'lion; wa• it not to give the~: the fure mercyes of Davjd? wa it not to apply the merits ofChrifl's active, and paflive obedience, and to brin , them 1 Cor. t). 17. home to thy foul I was it not to c.onfirm, and ro radfie thy faith, eife IVere it in"vain? 0 the perfog of Chrifl ! and 0 the priviledges of Chri/1: as being raifed from the dead ! 0 my foul, tbat thou wen on the win5 in thy defires after Chrill! 0 that thy motionswere as fwift as the Eagles that hall:ed to eat ! 0 that feeli ngly thou knew– e[t him, and the power of his refurre<'tion! that thou wen rcfolved to give no Jleep to thine eyes, nor !lumber to thine eye-lids,unrilthou cou!dfl fay, Chrift's rejimeffion;, mine! why Lord, that I lhould long after vanities, trifles, toye ', plealures, pro/:}l'S, earthly contentment> ; that I llwuld long like fome women with child.for a deal Df baggage coles, very lothfome food ; and yet that I ilwuld feel no pantings, breathings, – a!ltes hungerincs, thirfiin~s after Chriil:s refurreClion. to feed upon it, and to be fatised with it ! ~ome, here's a bleifed object ; here's deliciousO flir up thy appetite, fuck.. and befatufied, drink..yea drink. abundantly, 0 my beloved! SECT. IV. Of hoping in [efm in that refpefl. 4· L Et us hope in Jefus, as carrying on the great work of our falvarion for us in his refurrection. Only remember, I mean not a RuCl:uaring, wavering, un– fetl~d. unell:abli!ltcd hope, no, no, let ns hopefirmll'• furely, fixedly; let us come up to that plerophory, or full ajfitrauce ofhope, that we may conclude cemforrably, and confidemly, Chrift's ref~<rrellion uours; and yet that our conclufion may nor be rall 1 , but upon right grounds, we may examine the firmenefs, folidnefs, fubflanrialnefs ofour hope in Chrilt's refurrection by thefe following figns. , r. If Chrifl's refurre<'l:ion be mine, then is Chrifl·sdeath mine; the fruits or effects Rom. 6 • 5. ofChrill's death and refurre<'lion cannot be fevered; if we have been planted together in the lik[nefs of&u d~ath, wefoal! be i11 the liktnefs .ofhu refurrellion• . Mortification,·and vi– vification, are rwtns of one and the fame fpmt; depart from ev1l and do good.--– P(a!.J4·14· Ceafe to do evil, learn to do IV<ll. Many may think they have their part in their firfi re– Ifa. '· 16, '7· furreClion, but can they prove their death unto fin? as there cannot be a refurre<'lion before a man dye, fo there cannot be a refurre<'l:ion to a new life, but there mull: be a feparation of the foul from the body. offin ; . ~!tat, !ltall aman clea.ve t~ Gn, be wedde,d to fin, yea /hall a man ltke tt, love It, ltve tn tt, and yet fay or tmagtne that Cltrdl s refurredion is his? 0 be nor decetved, God rs not mocked! come,fearch, try, examme, ha[\ thou any /hare in Chril\'s paffi&n ? knowefl thou the fello~ll,ip ofhis fufferin~s ? artthoumadeconformable to Ius dearh, thatas hedyed for lm; forhoudyeflrolm? ifherein thou an at a Hand, perufe rhofe characters layd down in hi> fufferings and death, the truth and growth of our mortification, or ofour death unro lin is difcover– cd before. 2. Jf Chritt's refurreciion be mine, then ,is Chritl's Spirit mine, yea rl1en am I Rom.8. 9,1 r. quickened by the Spirit of Chrifl. If any man have not the Spirit of Chrift, he u none ofhu:---Butifthe,Spirit ofhim thatraifed np [efiu from the de,.d'dwc/1 in you, then he th., raifed np Ch'rflfrom thedeadJha/1 alfa qni~k[n yo11r mortal b•dyes(and I may.add your rmmorra!
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