92 4 Book.IV. Parc.V. Loeking umo Jeftu. Chap. 2.SeCl:.8 work thefe things on our fouls, it would be a mighty help to make our converfations heavenly converfations. 5.. Let us oMerve the drawings, and movings, and mindings of the Spirit~ and follow his dictates; to this purpofe Chrift afcended, and fate down at Gods right hand, and fent down the holy Spirit, that the holy Ghoft being come down he might do his office in bringing onour fouls towards falvation; and tf ever our fouls get above this earch, and get acquainted with this living in heaven, it is the Spirit ofGod that muft be as the chariot of Elijah, yea the very living principle, by which we muft move and afcend; 0 then take heed of quenching its motions, or refifting its working;, take we heed ofgrieving our guide, or of knock• ing off the chariot-wheeles of this holy Spirit. We little think bow much the life ofgraces, and the ba ppinelfe ofour fouls doth depend upon our ready and cordial obedience to the Spirit•. of God ; when he forbids us our.known tranfgreffions, and we will. go on, when he tells us which isthe way, and which is nor, and we will not regard, no wonder if we areftrangers to an heavenly converfation; ifwe will not follow the Spirit, while it would draw us to Chrift, how ihould it lead us to heaven, or bring our hearts into the pre fence ofGod? 0 learoe we this lefl'on, and let not only the motions of our bodyes , but alfo the very thoughts ofour hearts be at the Spirits beck! do we not fametimes feele a !hong impulfion to retyre from the ·world, and to. draw neare to God? 0 let us not defpife, or difobey, but take we the offer, and hoyfe u.p' our fayle, while we may have this blelfed gale; if we cheriih thefe motions, and-hearken to the Spirit, e what a fLlpernacural help thould we finde to this hea~ venly rhindednelfe, or heavenly converfation .? Thps far we have lookfd on {e(m as our re[~t.t in his afcenlion, feffion, and miffion ofhis holy ~ pirit: our next work is co, ' hok__ on { eflu carrying .on rhe great work ofour falvation for us in his interceflion, which he makes, and will make to his Father on our behalfe tiU his fecond ·coming to jpdgemcnt.
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