V E R. i6. Ephefinnr, C'hap.i. More remote, himfelfcrucified. 4. The caufe More immediate, the abolifhing of h tred in himfelf. The word [reconcile] with the third circumftance [to God,] doth teachus two things ; the one included, namely, That there is adiffe- Dour. r. rence, or enmity by nature twixt God and us: M:diarion is not of alyn w` arc atcnmity thofe that are one, but of thofe that are at odds, that are two;fo infer- 4 with God. ring free, fo in redeeming, thele phrafes import we are bond -fives and captives ; and this is that the. Scripture openeth, that our fins do make a wall of feparation, they do make God an enemy to us, Ions of era. his wrath : Our wifdam u enmity again; God, Rom. 8. 7. averfc, and a' repugnant to thewill of God ; our.mineles fee uponevil works, Col. r. s r. We are all bynature enemy. like affefted to God and his people. The judgement of every man naturally counteth the things ofGodfoolifb- neffe, r Cor. z. 14. In his affections he doth not favour them ; he counteth his Commandements a yoke intolerable, and maketh a tufh at fingiere obedience. For the Saints, the righteous is abominatiält to the wicked, Prov.z9.z7. Were not the Jews a mock in the mouthof the heathen a did they not reproach them for their Circumcifion! Gala- tians 4. 29. v4i7 the amity of the world is enmity with G 0 D, James 4.4. Let us hereby fee our felves, we are altogether by nature thus, We havea Law in our flefb, rebelling againfi the Law ofow minds, not in- during the fpirituall obedience of Gods Law, Rom. 7.23. What is all our love of this world e Is it not enmityagainft God e Ifa wo- man cared not for her own husband, but were bent to the imbraceof other men, were fhe not enemy-like affedìed to him a So we to God. What is enmity, if this benot e ,Nor tocare for him and his wayes, to incline and look another way. For the Saints,theyareour enemies aswe think , and they are hatefull ofall other to us. Our fpirituall Phrenfie liketh not them of all others, wholeprefence Both binde us in fome fort. We muff labour tobe changed, feeking toGod, to give usanother minde : Who can indure to hear thefe terms , Thou art an enemy, a hater ofGod e Yet who laboureth to be free from the thing, praying to God topurge forth the fecret hatred, which maketh him he cannot afTent to, and afteEf that which is good e Could an honeft woman finde a heart ftrange toward her husband, would fhe not be afham<d of it, labour to the contrary e Doft thou findea heart averfe, not af- feQed toward thy God e O wilt thou not cry, Who `ball deliver me from this body ofdeath? Rom.7.24. Seek to God toput enmity againft the feedof the Serpent , and to cireumeife thy heart, making thee love him, Deut. 3o. 6. Who ever hardened hie heart againft God, and pro- fered ? Job 9.4. Secondly, we fee here, That there is a reconciliation wrought betwixt to andGod. z Cor. 5. 59. God was in Chrift, reconciling the world unto himfelf. And on the entranceof Chrift you fée, thatgood will is fling D 3. to Yfe r: Noceand be-- wail thy natu- call condition. fe =. i o become Gods friend, become a new creature. Dodu, s. In Chrift is re-, conciliation made. 4
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