514 How may we know when our activity, &c. Serin. 2 i, Cum fp'rritut teptur, que tandem reflat ambiguitar. Chryf. in Rom. 8. 15. Nfe Z. thee ; thus to affirm, would be a Qaakers fancy, or rather folly : But the Spirit doth fweetly and fecretly fuggeft to us by having wrought thofe filial aff,'cgions, and child -like difpofitions of Love, Joy, Peace, Hope, Fear, Grief, Confidence, d-e. in the heart, and by enabling us to a& thefe grac +ous difpofitions, as, need (hall require. This is the Spirits avNNar7 í+v, witneffing with our fpirits,thus fitted and filled with peace, and purity, with melting and mourning ; the Spirit doth by his imprefs and impulfe ratifie and Peal the witnefs of our own Spirit to make it authentick, Rom.8 i 5, t 6. You have received the Spirit of Adop- t ion, taihereby we cry, A66a, Father. The Spirit it fel f bearcth witnefs with our f]irits ; So that having two witnef es it may be eftablifhed. I. The witnefs of cor,fcience, which is mille telies, z Cor. i . i z. But our re joycing is this, the te(ti mony of our con fcience. 2. The witnefs of the Spirit, which is more than ten thoufand Wit - nefTes, becaufe he is anfallible Witnefs, that cannot erre, therefore call'd the Spirit of Truth, 17oh. 5.6. Now thefe two putting their hands to the teflimonial of our activity, breed and beget that nupp4 aids rtisT6vQ.w, 701). 3,2o. That Confidence in God, and Evi- dence to God, as A Lapide interprets the word. Now as thofe two Witneftes te{limony in prophecying againft Idolatrous and Superfiti- ous Worship was fufficient to evidence all their a6lions were from t he fpirit of Antichrift, Rev. I 1.3. So thefe two Wi tneffes teflifying to our fouls that thefe adivities are legitimate and laudabk, are fufficient affurance that they came from the Spirit of Jefus Chrifi. Makes an Apology for thofe precious fouls, whofe wings are fo be- fineared with the bird -lime of Sloth, that they are forced ¡o put up their bumble Bills to Miniflers and Congregations to beg of God in their behalf fpiritual quicknings ; that fo their hearts being enlarged, by the breathings of the Spirit, they may bowzing'y fail in the waies and through the waves of Gods Commandments. Is an Advocate to plead Ju{lification to the Aflion in the behalf of thofe; who as they make it a Cafe of Confcience, fo they make Con - ßcience of the Cafe to bring their Aftivities to the Touch{lone, and to the Tryal, They know all is not Gold that gli{lers, and they would not (in a thing of that eternal concernment) be deceived with Alchi- my inflead of Gold, with blear -eyed Led2 inflead of beautiful ,Rachel, with a Cloud inílead of 7uno, with a Pebble iníh:ad of a pear]; and therefore they are indufhrious and illufirious to try, whether their A&ivity in duty be from tie Spirit, by thofe fpirits that are ingredients into their Activity. Wherein
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