376" The Lift of Faith. ofyí.e ding obedience to Rcafon; that the fenfes donot rebel and rage, andbear down the commands ofthe mind and will. 7. Lattly, In the Imagination there mutt be a clearnefs or purity from flitbinefs, malice, covetoufneft,prideand vanity; and there mutt be the impreffions of things that are good and ufe. ful ; and a ready obedience to the fuperiour faculties, that it may be the intrument ofholinefs, and not the Chop of temp. tations andfin, nor a wild, unruly, difordered thing. And theharmony of all thefe-mutt be as well obferved as the matter : As a. Theremutt be a jail Order among them every duty mutt-keep its proper place and fealon. 2. 'There mutt be a ju/t proportion and degree : force graces mutt not wither, whiff} others alone are cherithed: nor Come duties take upall our heart and time, whil(t others arc almott laid by. 3. There mutt be aj tellivity 'and exercife of every grace. q.. And a jutt conijuni&ion and refpedt to one another, that every one be teed foas tobe ahelp to all the ref. I. The Order r. Of Inteffeli?ual graces and duties, mutt be this. r. In order of Time, the things which are fenfable are knownbefore the thingswhich arc beyondourfigit,and other fenfer. 2. Beyond thefe the kit thing known both for certainty and for excellency, is, that there is aGod. 3. This God is tobe known as one Being in his three Ef- fentiel Principles, VitalPower, Intelelì and Will. 4. And thefe as in their Effential Ferfeiiionts, Onmipotency, WildomandGoodnefi (or Love.) 5. And allo in his perfections called A'hdal and Negative, &` , (as Immenlity , Eternity independency, Immutability, 6. God mutt be next known in his Three Perfonalties ; as the Father, the Nord, or Son, and the Spirit. 7. And thefe in their three Caufalities ; efficient, dirigent andfinal. S. A>ad its .them three great }mortis, Creation, 'Redemption, Santificaticrr,
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