The Life of Faith. 207 and both theft are done to man by God, as a Governour, by way of reward andpunifhment oft-times : Therefore the greate(f re- ward to beobferved in this world, is the increafe of the Spirit up- on us, and the grease(} punifbment in this world is the denying or with- holding of the Spirit. It is therefore a great part of a Chrifiians wifdom and work, to obfezve the acceffes and affiiflances of the Spirit, and its withdrawings ; and to take more notice to God in his thankfulness of the gift of the Spirit, thanof all other bene- fits in this world t And to lament more the retiringor with- holding of Ge ds Spirit, than all the calamities in the world i And to fear this more as a. punifhment of his fin : Left God fhould fay as Pfa1. So i t, 12. But my people would not beark-n tomy voice, Ifraet would none of me : fo Igave them up to their twat hearts tufts, to walk in their own counfels : And we mu(i obey God through the motive of this promise and reward, Prov. i . 23. Turn you at my reproof ; behold, I will powre out my Spirit untoyou, Iwill make, known my words toyou, Joh 7.39 J-Ze fpke this of the Spirit, which they that believe on him ftsould receive, Luke i r. 13. God will give his holy Spirit ro burn that ask it. And we have gteat caufe when we have tinned, topray with David, Calf menot away from thy prderice, and take not thy holy Spirit fromme. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right fpirit in me. Retlore to me the joy of thy falvarion, and flablifh me with thy free Spirit,. Pfal. 5 t. 10, Ix, 12. And as the fin to be feared is the grieving of the holy Spirit, f:`phef 4. 30. fo the j dgement to be feared , is accordingly the withdrawing of ir, Ifoiab 6.3. io, i I. But they rebelled and ve:o.'d iois bcly Spirit ; therefore be was turned to be their enemy, and fought again,f. them. Then be remembred theBaits, ofold, Mofes ant his people,. faying, Where is he that brought them up, Where is he. that put bisholy Spirit within them ? The great thing to be dreaded, is, left [thofe that were once enlightened, and have rafted of the heavenlytift, andwere made partakers of the Holy.. Gboff fhould fall away, and be no snare renewed by repen- tance---Heb.6,4,6. Dire& 7. Therefore executive pardon or juftiftcation cannot. ?.efîblybaanyperfellertbanfaiilifacationisi Becaafeno fin isfur- ther.
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