Ofthe S E N n 1 N G Sermon 6. But from the Holy Spirit(or the Spirit,as He is Holy) commeth thegratum f. . the gift ofgifts,the gift ofgrace,which Hebefioweth on His Saints andfervan%""~ maketh themfuch, by it. Wc waiveall the former, all thegratis dat,e, and tak/ 0 . felves only tothis. And he.reagaine, t~cr~come in upon us, as many more. r. ~h~ a lohn 16.8. grace' reprovmg andcheckmg them w1:h1n (when they are ready to goeaftray)s ·• bAll 1 6.6, 7 • rtttu rejlans,the wmd agam(hhem, b not (ujfmng them to goe mtoAjiadr Myjia (w/' they fl1all do~ no good there) butmaking them .e~en wind.botindas itwete;2.Spirit~ clofu 6 · 1 ! · djjlans,thcwmd with them,'gutdmgthem,andg!VIngthem a good paffe intoaUtrUih dlohn •+ ; G. 3•The graced teacbil•gthemwhatthey knew not,aadcalling to their mind;, rhatrhe • did kaow,and have forgot. (And fo,Spiriteu dijf!ans blo;viag away and fcarterino fs ';. Coq.6, it were,rhe mifls oferro1ir andforgetfulne!Je.) 4· The grace' qHickningthemandftir. ring r.hemup; whea they grow dull, and evenbecalmed. 5. The graceinfpiriog, and [Rom.8.•6. 1 endttmg thm reqNejls, 1vhen they knew not whJt, or how to pray. 6. The Spiritbrea. i ~'fu·:~:·, thin_g~ and gjhed~ing abroa~His lov~ in their hearts: whichJ?akes them hgoeboundin theJpmt,a~d(as lt 'Yere)wlth full fadeto Ierufal.em(when 1t 1s for H1s f~rvice.)?.And ; , Cor.I.:"· lafl,rhe Spmt '{eJlmg them an affurancc, of thetr eflates to come: which lsrherno!l foveraigne of all the {even; as that, which cloth fanctifie (that is ) fever and fer us aparr, from the refl ofthe world, andpropriss dieare, make us His ownepeculiar. 1;'1 ow, thisBmqi't wefindc(here) woven and twilled with another: For, two are ti1enr10ned, 'Redeeming, and •ScAltng. We mufllooke tofiiUmcaiqt~e,Both are not the HoL Y G H os -r's: One belongs to CH R r s .,., His, rhc Officero:uleeme and that day (theday ofRedemption) His.The orher,to the HoLy G" 0 s r. Th~ Seale is His; and His,-t{jedayof[eating. We arc to paffe both thefeOilices. To be redeemed, queflionleffe: Bur,rake this withall; iris nor enough that (robemlmned). if by tbisSMlealfo; it be not paffed to us. ' ' OftheferhenbrieRy. x. B.edemptimthereis. 2. That, hathad•J· 3· Againrl rharday,werobefea/ed. 4- The HOLY GHosr haththatSea/e : Heistodoe ir ; thar office is His. CH R 1 • .,.·s is firll : we mufi then,goe a little from the Ho Ly GH 0$1: we will come to Him againe; firaight. " Rl:itmp•i••· Oft we have heard; inRedemption, there is emption(a buying) and Re (that is)· ' hacke: abuyingbackeofthat, which formerly bath beenelofl, or made away. . It is oftwo forrs: 'Real!, and • Perfonall.RedemptionrMII, ofour eflares,lands, or goods: Redemptionterfonall, ofour ownc felves, foules and bodies. This, in rhe Tcxt,Ceemeth tobeperjona!! : In quovos, by whomyoa; you your {elves' There is notmention of anypoffefions.And ever,ofthe twaine, this is thegreater~ You know, !ol< q . who faidskin forskin, all that a manhath, to redecme I.imfelfe. Bur indeed, upon thematter ; thisRedemption, is ofboth. For, C H .. x s T 'sredemption, is not ofone halfe ; but, atotal!entireredemptionboth ofPerfons and Eflates• , Now, mens perfons cometo need redeeming, by Captivitie : And in that cafe, there mufl bea ranfome. Menseftates, come to need it; upoa asale out-right: and m that, there needs anewPurchafe. , We weregoneboth wayes. Both,areiathe V I I.rotheRom. arrhe XXIII. Verfe, there i&alaw ino11r members leading eu captive: when, either wear~ taken, and carried away by flrong hand,with a tenration :or over-raught,by the {leights off,he enemie. At the X I V. verfe: thereisafale, C,;rna/1and{old tmderflnne: when, or fomeconfideration, as wethinke (but many times, fcarcevaluable) we make awaY our eflates, by our owne voluntary act. . 6 , CH R 1 s T rcdeemes us from both. His Ranfome yee lhall fin~e, I '1'•111 ·'rc' ·A,J;,,;G,. And HisPurchafe, chap. I. r4· Redemptionem "'"'"'"""'~';that 1s ofPurcha!l • Numb·!!· •3. plaine. Hispnr(e went not for either, but His Per(on. His death, as the High Pnl s: freed us:fromcaptivitie, His bl~ud, as the6lorulofthe Covemmt was thefrl•·e, thatc ea red our eflate, from all former bargaines and f.1les. Jhif
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