¡V E R.10. %phefians,Chap.2. in them, and that their (late is as yet the fame. You mull know, it is one thing, not to have our fins mortified ; another thing, not to feel any flirring and moving of it in us. It is Paid truly then to bekilled when that is done, on which it will dye in time, though it take on a while. He that feeleth it a burthen, defireth to be let free from it, that renewethhis Faith to Chrift, who is madeof God his fandifier, and reftethonhim to fee all thefe works ofthe devil utterlydiffolved; he is a new creature in atilt : For this contradiction of flefh and fpirit, argueth a double nature included, whereofnone are partakers, but fuch as are born anewof God, and truly fanctified. Obferve fecondly, in that he faith, Weare created unto good works; DoEfr. z: whet. it is that we come to havegood works, evenwhen weare madenew Nonebut a inaryl. Before that a man come to be new in Chrift, he cannotdo can do good` any thing , notoncly not meritorious, but any thing which is good. works. g out of me ye can do socking, Joh. rS. s. you canbear no good fruit, fuch, with which God the husbandman is pleafed : Nay, no deed that is anfwerable to the Law of God, can be donebefore we be a- new created. í willpot my ¿iris intoyou, and take away the heart of flone, andgiveyou hearts offleth, andwill make yes to walk in my wages, Ezek.36. 26,a7. Thedoingof Gods Commandements doth follow the Circutrcifion of the heart: For the Law isfpirituall, and nothing that is not fpirituall? good, canbe conformable to the Law. We are a new frame, createdof God to goodworks : Now therefore, till a man come to bea new creature in Chrift , he is not able todo any thing that is good. And if the things which are necefïary conditions Conditions of ofa good work,be confidered,it will bemore plain. It mull be done, a good work. a. From the heart. z. In theobedience of Faith. 3. ToGods glory. For ofthe heart Chrift faith, out ofme ye can do nothing : and lames, chap.;.; r. Can clean water come out of a muddy fountain ? Can a man gather figs of thorns ? In obedience ; for otherwife it is not any fervice of God , and to right purpofc: All the contrary difcourfedoth lean upon a falfe fup- pofition, that there is a ftrength ofnature in innocencie, without grace fuperaddcd , that is proportionable towork awork anfwerable to the Law : For this is falfe, that nature, without the grace of the Spirit, is able to do awork anfwerable to the Law. 2. If this were, yet this is a fecond falle fuppofition, that thefe may be found any where not weakned ; for this never was, nor never (hall be, God gi- ving at oncewith thenaturali being, a fupernaturall quality ofgrace. And for Gods glory, theApoftle is eapreffe, r Cor.z o.3;. Whethep 3 ye eat or drink, or what f everye do, doall to the glory of God. This doth ferve to confute the Papifts, about their works of pre- Yfa r; paration to the grace of God, &c. To let us fee when we come to work good works, evenwhen we Vfi. z. are made new creatures. 265 i Aa 3 But
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