'arioulray cnsftthDivajîons, 351 flefh,and theft are contrary the one to the other. Gal. 1.17. And that which is born of the fiefh is fiefh, 6 that which is born of she fpirit it fpirit. job. 3. 6. And they that areof the flefh do favour mind or Lin - derfand the things of the,flefh, and they that are af- ter thefpirit do mind the things of thefpirit. Rom. 8. S, 6. Our heavenly teacher told his difciples, that if they wereof the world the world would love them ; but becaufe they are not of the world, but he had chofen them out of the world, the world would hate them (even as it hated him.) joh. 15.. ió, tç, 24, 25. Joh., 17..14. ,And every one íháí dorh evil hateth the light. fah. 3.1y, 2tá. Nothing . then can be fstrer or plainer to a believer, than that there will he lu ll as great divitions and diverfitie of apprehenfions as radiated enmity can breed. And (to prevent many objections) let there three things be noted. Firft, That this grand difference _which lieth in the greateft matters, in head and heart, muu needs have influence upon abundance of inferi- our controverfies : Both as the Perfons and main waft are concerned in them. Reafon and ex7 perience have put this pafl controverfie._ Secondly , That this cloth not concern on l}r the vifible Church and the world but the vijble Church within itfell . For all the Hypocrites and carnal worshippers, have 41ií1 the Clinifhfer pentine nature: Yea thole that by advantages and intereft are brought over to the Orthodox as well as Cbriflian fide. And it is a happy Church where the Hypocrites are not the greater parr : And it is neither great Learning, nor degrees, nor the Pa-, C c f t raft
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