Looking ur.Jt-ofefru. BooidV· 445 to all evil thoughts, affections, and defires; fo 'the good Spirit of God in good me11 doth incline, and move them to good thoughts, good affections, good .actioas; and hence they are fai? :o be led by tkr Spirit; . there are tndeed feve:at a~s of the Rom. i. 14 • · Spmt, as fomeumes, there ts a breathmg or fhrnng; 10mCt1mes a quickening, or enlivening; fo~etimes a pow.:rful effectual inclintog, or bending of our hearts utlto good things ; now in fome ofthefe works the Spirit is moft-wh<lt, for in the progrefs offanctification, we need a continual he 'p, and influence, from Gods holy Spirit, and when we•obey thefe conducts, we are faid to walk_in the Spirit; and as all thefe are helps in the waies of G 1 Chriftianity, fo by thefe helps and affiftance of Chrifts holy Spirit, a ·1' · 1+• .Chriftianity is made very eafie unto us. 10. The grace of God is our help; many feeling the ftrength of corruption cry out with Pauf, 0 wretched rrun that I o~~m, who R foal! deiiv.er me fi:om thu body of de at~? 0 I finde a law in mymem- ve~~~ 3:· %4< -.. berJ warring agamft the law ofmy rmnde; but they confider not · the comfortable faying of Chrift to P11ttl, my grace u fufficient 2 Cor.•:. 9• for thee; by the affiftance ofgrace f au/ could do any thing ; I cat~ do all thing! through (!hrift th11t ftrengrhenrth me; yea i» all Phil. 4.1J• thefe thing! we are more than conqaerorJ through him tha( luved m: R:om. 8 • 37· tho: Pfalmift hath a notable expreffion to this purpofe, I will run the w.q of thy comm11.ndments, when thou (hair enlarge my heart ; 'P fa!. 119. J'z... this enlargement of hearr was bv the grace.ofGod; grace is compared to oyle,as a dry P.urfe is foftned,and enlarged by anoynting it with oyle, fo the heart drawn together by fin; tsopened and en•· larged by the powring ofgrace into it; & ifgrace be prefent,then faith David ,I wilt run the way of thy commandments; not wa/k.f,but run ; it is an allufion co a care wheele, which crieth and com.. plaineth under a fmall burthen being dry, but when a little @yle is put into it, it runs merrily, and without noife; and if David could fay thus in his time, how much· more fhould we that live in thefe Gofpel- times, when grace in greater meafure is cffufed, and poured-out? by the grace of Chrift ( {hould wef(ay) we will walk.;' and runne, and flj in the way 9! hu commandmentto Well then, is Chrifrian Rdigion and the practif~ of it, full Vfe. r; offweetneffe, eafineffe, and pleafantneffe ? in the firfi: place for conviction, .this may take away the cavills of fome men; what is faid in way ofobiection I fhall reduce co chefr particulars.-- !:. II 3 I,"Jlhe:y
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