864 Book.IV .Part.V. Llokingemto1eftt~. Chap.1.Sed.u --------------------------------------------~ generation, thofe abilities which the man had, are improved to work fpiritually, as before naturally; as our bodyesin the refurred:ion from the dead !hall have no more, nor other parts than 1 Cor. 11 .44 . they bave at prefent, only thofe which are now natural, - lh~ll then by the power ofGod be made[piritual. Now this principle is infufed, or poured in by the spirit of God; and hence be is ,. Thef,:t,1 3 : called the Spirit offanrtific.ztion. 2 .' ·He gives the fruit or aCl:- Gll.f,zl1t3· ings ofgrace, but thefruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longfuffering, gentfenejfe, t,Bot/.nejfe,faith,mee/eyejfe,temprran&e; Some call thefe the diverfifications of the ad:ings of that fpiritual princi pie Within us ; ~:ertainly the Spirit doth not only at firft infu:e the principles ofgrace, but he doth alfo inable us to act, and improve thofc bleffed principles; he doth not only.give us power to holy aCtions, but he works alfo the holy actions themfelves, Phil,1,13. God work.fth in m not only to will, but to do. God hath a twofold ·gnicc;·initia1 and converting ; exciting, and quickning :in refped: Pfal . 11~ •.88, ofthi's !aft., David prayes, quicksn me after thy loving kjndnejfe, 0 Lord, andfojhall I ksep thy teflimoviu. This is the actuating grace that \Ve need every houre, and every moment, and muft pray farr more carne£Hy than we would pray for our dayly bre:1d. Two priviledgesmore efpecially flow from this; As-- 1. Hereby the foul will be kept from negligence; and dulnetfe; from groffe and foule fins; the Apoft.le calls it gr11te to help in time of H,b. 4·16. nud. Oh this is admirable, when grace comes in the very nick ·ofneed; it may be fometime or other thou wer'c even falling inw fuch and fuch a fin, it may be thou wer'c fometime or other drowning in fuch and fuch a wickedneffe, and this exdting-quickning grace came in, and kept up thy head above the waters. 2 . Hereby the foul will be kept in a frame for everv duty; ifthe Spirit come but with exciting, quickning grace, then it is ready tofay,my heart is prepared 0 Lord, my heart is prept~red, I ca» now do andfujfer thy will; fometimes the·principle of grace !yes tlill wi thinus, and begins to rufi, but then comes the holy Ghofi, and breaths upon our fouls, and fo it excites, and quickens, and commands faith, patience, :uale, and other graces to be in exer- 'i fe; and this is as it were the file to take off the ru!l, its the whetting of the edge, its the fiirring up of the coales into a · mighty flame. Chrii1ians! have you not deare experimental demonft.rations ofthis.tru-th? fometimes you are on thewing of duty,
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