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Soo
Epbeans,Chapz.
V
Vre.
This doth
convince
to men, that
as
yet they
are
not
in
Chrift;
the
Numbers not
man
walking
in
Tuft,
whole
heart
is
fiat
with cares
of
the world
is
nor,
yet in
Chrift.
,
in
Chrifl;
the more any
admire
chafe
outward things,
and
knoweth no
better,
is
not
in
Chrift; I
account all
life
in comparif
n
of
Chrifi,
Phil.
3.7,8.
You
that
arc
Chrifls, have
crucified
the
f
e
jh,
with the lulls
thereof,
Gal.5.24, Other
things cannot
longer occupy the heart,
whofe
affe-
sions
are poffetfed, and filled
with Chrift. For look
as
a
woman, the
more the
groweth
up in
love
of
her
husband, the
more
the
groweth
out
of
lulling after
any
other,
(the heart
can
truly
love
-but
one at
once :)
So
were our affeéìions once taken up with
the
love
of
our
heavenly husband, they would
grow out
of
adulterous
defires,
and
delights
in
the things
of
this
world.
So
making peace.]
Obferve what
is
the fountain of
all true peace,
is
floweth hence, from our conjunétion with
Chrift.
The
Apoftle,
Ephef.
4.3.
exhorting them
to
keep
the bond
of
unity
in
peace;
Both lay
down this
as
the
principali,
they were
one body,
verf.4. giving
us
to
un-
derfland, that hence it
is
that
we come to be
in
peace,
becaufe we
are
made
one
man
in
Chrift
Jcfus; peace gocrh
not
before,
but
followeth
our uniting
in
Chrift,
Col.
3. 15.
Let
peace
rule
in
your
hearts,
whereunto.
ye
are
called
in
one body
;
be
of
fweet or
gracious
behaviour,
and this
followeth
on
the knowledge
of
God:
Firft, there mull be
an agree-
ing
of
us,
before there
can
be
a
peaceable walking
of
us
:
Now
it
is
our
infition
into him, which maketh
us
lofe
thole wolvith
and lyon-
like
qualities
which
are
with
us
by nature.
By this we
fee
how
it
is
with
us,
if
we
be
in
Chrifl,
then
we
[hall
be
of
one
heart,
as
was
Paid
of
the multitude
of
beleevers,
all
of
one
minde
;
then there will
be
no hurt
in us,
how intolerable
foever we
have been
;
of
lyons
,
we shall be made harmletfe companions
to
lambs themfelves.
1.
Secondly,by
this we may
try whether
we
be
in
Chrift,by that
love
we
bear to
his
members.
Hereby
we know we
are tranflated
from
death
to
life,
becaufe we
love the brethren,
t
Joh. 3.14.
3.
Thirdly
,
we
are not
to wonder,
if
we
fee
want
of
peace,
for
we
know
the
caufe, all are
not
in
Chrift. And how
fhould
the
feed
of
the
ferpent,
and
of
the woman agree, there
being intetline enmity
to
be
expebled
e
Politicians,
if
they
pacifie
jarring
affections,
they
take this
way, to
make union
by
intreaty
of
marriage. Contra&
thy
foul to
Chrift,
and fo
thou
fhalt be
at
peace with
thy Father
in
heaven.
Was.
16. And
that
he
might
reconcile both unto God
in
one
body
by
his
crop,
and
flay
hatred
thereby.
Now
followeth the end,
in
regard
of
God,
and
in
it
is
to be
confr-
dered
:
1.
Our reconciliation
it fell.
2.
The
order
of
it,
us
both
in
one
body,
that
is,
now be-
ing
incorporate
in
Chrift
, and fo
concorporate
with
his
members.
3.
To
whom.
Doófr.
True
peace a-
rifcch
of
con
-
junftion
with
Chrift.
VERS.
16.
4.The