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12.
phefian.r,Chap.z,
2ó5
led
by
the
(pirit,fulfill
not
the lulls
of
the
flehh,
Rom.
13.14:
Who
fó
hall,
put
on
Chrifl, mull
take
no
care
to
fulfill
the lulls
of
corruption;
he
hath
put
on
Chrift,
that bath
crucified the
f
efli
with the pigs of
it, Gal. 5.24;
Whofoever
is
in
Chrifl,
is become
a new
creature,
2
Cor
5.17.
Now
all
fuch
is
have
not him,
are
worfe then Heathen,
if
fo
they
thould con-
tinue:
For
it
were better
for
them ,
if
they
had never heard him
na-
med, then not
to
beleeve
:
This
u
condemnation,
that
men beleeve not
in
the name
of
the
Son
ofGod,Joh.3.19.
This
of
all
other
(hall
be
the molt
fearful! in
the
day
of
reckoning.
In
hearing
of
him, you
are
lifted
up
to heaven; but if you
be
without him,
he coming thus near untoyou,
it than
fink
you lower
in
hell then
the
uncircumcifed heathen
:
He
that
hash
the
Son,
hash
life;
he
that
hat:
not
the
Son,
bath
not
lift,'
Joh.5.12.
Seeing our
life and
death ftandeth
in
this; ro'have
Chrilt,
I
would
give a thoufand millions
for him,
may fome fay.
No,
he
is
no
Pale
ware,
neither can he
be purchafed by
money,
or
money
-worth
;
if
thou wouldit
have
him, thou mutt
have him
as
a
free
gift, thou mint
fue
for him
in
forma
pauperis,
I
am a
poor miferableman,
I
mutt unlap
my
fores
before him,
and fhew
him my nakedneffe: Hereupon
a
poor
foul
in
his
rags
ftcps
into Gods pretence, and challengeth
Chrift
as a
gift from
the band
of
the
Father: Thus
by
Faith he
cometh to be
For-
feited
of
Chrift.
The
better to underftand
this
point,confider what
is
done on
Gods.
part
;
Whether
he
path
not
given fufficient
ground whereupon
to
reft
our Faith
:
Surely,
if
we would devife
how
a
man may give a gift
in
a
more advantagious manner
without
all
exception
;
we cannot
devife
it
more free, then that gift
of
God
in
giving
Chrift:
God
offers
him,
He
that
will
come,
let him
come,
Revel.
22.17.
What
can
be more free
then
this
e
If
you doubt
of
ir, I
will read
unto you
that
great Procla-
mation,
Efay
55.
t.
Ho, every
one
that thirfteth,
come,
&c.
The
Lord
there retreat the
Conduit
running with
Wine;
If,iny
be
athirfp,
let
him come,
buy
without
Elver, &c.
Revel.
22.17.
The
Spirit and
the
Bride
fay,
Come, whofoever
will, let him take
of
the water
of
lifefreely.
Here Faith
layeth
hold,
and receiveth
Chrift
tendred
as
a
gift out
of
his
Fathers hand.
Again, we may
fee
here
what
is his
graceunto
us,
who before that
we knew
good or
evil, fhould
put
his
Chrift
upon us,
if
our unbelief
have
not refitted the
proffer
of
God
:
for
in
thy
infancie
God
fprinkled
the
blood
of
his
Son
upon thee , and
brought thee
from death to
life
with
Chrift.
Again, that
thou
fhouldft have
Chrift
held out
-and
painted before
thee,efpecially
that thou
fhouldft be
drawn
of God, to
go unto him
by the truft and
affiance
of
thy
heart;
Bkffedare
your
eyes
that
fee thefe
things, Luke 10.23.
If
to
be without
him,be the
fountain
of
all
mifery,
to
have him
is a
wellfpring
of
life and
blelledneffe
:
By
him
we
have
peace
with
God,
Rom.
5.
i.
By
him,
title
to
all
things, Rom. 8.32.
By
Chrift,
the change
of
all croffes,
of
death,
Chrift
Jhall be
tomein life
and
death
advantage.
B
b
a
Strangers
How
CHtjR
is
to
he
got
and
had.
Gods
gift,
mans
recéi-
ving.
ICev,zt.6.
I/fe
n.
islcdednetib
co
have
darn.
!.