2,60 II Vfe a. To provewe are in Chrit, we mut ap- prove our felves new creatures. Parts of the new creation. 2. Degrees. Signa. Ephefians, Chap. _. VE R, t®. who,though there is fome change, yet there is no new creature: there is in force, the tongue tipt with good words, but that is all : In other force an outward profeflion, but no power of godlineffe, no change in the heart and reins : for whofoever harp Faith, is purified inheart, Ads e 5.9. In otherforne, a forfaking of fins by halves, as Herod did many things ,Mark 6.ao. Apt and forward forceare in cenfuring fuch and fuch men , fitting on the skirts of many better then themfelves : But fo long as the love of any fin is retained, there is no part of new creation in that perfon. Again, if we will be affured, that we byFaith are in Chrift, let us then be able to prove toour felves that we are new creatures, that we have found the deathand life of Chrift, to work in us adeathof our corruption, and a life of righteoufneffe. Circumcifion is nothing, nor ancircumcifron, but anew creature, Gá1.6. r 5. Theparts ofthis new creation are, hólineffe of the fpirit,and of the body, m nde, will, aff ¿lions, and every member of the body; he rc fanafied throughout, r Theff:5. t3. In a naturali creature apart of the body may be wanting, but no fuch defeét in the new creature. In this new creation, the perfon begotten refembles him that begets, in his will, affe¿ìions, and inclinations, holds a futable correfpondencie ìo him. Let men try themfelves by this; fo long as men are fo unlike to Chrift, and fo contrary unto him, and are rather like toSatan in their courfes,inclinations,and affeCtions, it maybe Paid to them,as Ioh.8.44.. to the Jews,reare e fehe devilyourfather ,rather thenofGod,towhom they are in all things founlike. Thereare degrees of new creatures, or kindes: Babes in Chrift, yongones : Old men, the perfe¿tionofflature. Wehave not all a like meafure of grace: but God giveth men gra- ces anfwerable to their callings, affliCions, and croffes: God fits his graces according to the exigent of the perfon. Again, God giveth graces and ftrength according to themeans of growth in proportion. Aman living longunder means,yet a Novice; a babe , in refpe¿t of the proportionof the timehe hash been a new creature, may be ftronger then he : asthe poor woman that caft her mire into the treafury, gave more then the ref}, not in quantity, but in proportion. Thus with the Hebrews, chap. 5.rz. The figns of this new creation are; r. Change; as in every generation there is agreat change, as in creation of the world, when out of the confufed Chaos was drawn this beautifull frame of the world : Such is the change in forming of the new creature inChrift, of a finfull, ignorant, and wickedman, he is made holy, glorious, righteous, light in the Lord. 2. Spiritual) motion in the heart; for when the feed ofgrace is caft into the dead foul ofa man, prefently it beginneth to move towards God ; he findes a heavenly difpofition of heart to leekGod. 3. Ahungring defire after the fincere milkof the Word; a note of a newborn babe, r Pet.z.z. 4. He-
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