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The
Doctrines
of
this
Chapter.
Manyfaith]
in
not
following; and
bow.
VVe
nee
joyne
love to following
of
the
troth.
How
fore
we
muff
jitld
to love in
hol-
ding the
truth,
We
muffgrow
ingrate.
We
muff examine our
film
concern-
ing ourgrowth.
We
mullgrow
inevery
grace,
It
is
an
unfeemly
thing
not
to grow
in
every
grace
propyortionabl
.
We
muß
obferve what
grace
is
mg
defelfive,
and
fpecialljcber:jhhthat.
We
mullgrow
into
defer
union
withChrifl.
To this
end
we
muffoft
renew
our
faith,
The
more wee walke
on
in
Chri
f,
the
faller
we
[hallbe rooted in him.
Degrees of
taking root in Chriff.
Verse
How Cheiß
is called
a
Head and the
faithful!
Members.
The
refemblance between
Chriß,
and
the
naturali head and the fords.
aria
is the
beginner
and
increafer
of
ourgrace.
Chrift
worketh
grace
in
uo, as
god,
as
man.
YYee
'hold
feektobe fullofChriji.
YYee muff
be joyned to
Chriff
before
me can
receive
gracefrom him.
A
twofold being
in
Chrifl,
by
profefon
onelj,
or
by
inward
faith.
get
we
this
Vnion with him.
Chriff
worketh in us according to
the
place
we
have
in
the
body.
YYee
mull
increafe our
grace
we
have,
and
build
xp
others
with
it.
.iifeanes
to edify
one
another.
.
God,
the
Minijler
, andprivate
Chri-
fluans
build
the Church.
But with
difference.
Love
will
pot
ex
forward
to edify others.
But
felfe.love
will
hinder
us.
Verle 17.
t.Sl
finifferswith Proteffation mull
en.
force the
wales
of
God.
VVe
mull
doe
an
good things
in
the
Lords
power,
Our
u
lace which
wee
have inChrifl,
mxjf
avails
with
ex
to
leave our oldwaits.
Me
mug
not
fiend our time
after
grace
as
we
did
before.
YYe
muß
recover our
lofl
time.
Such
at
are
called to
faith muff
not
bee
Of
the world.
C3lfm
dyers ms/1 call
of
the godlyfrom
conforming to
the
world,
YYe
muß
not be
afraid
to be
fingular.
To walks
after
our vaine minas
ss
hea-
thenifh.
Men
are
more
led
by
their
owns
likings,
then
gods
word.
All
thecomps
which the natural! man
can
devils, are vaine,
Verse
18.
VVe are
by
nature
full
ofdarkneffe.
Our
darkneffe
and
ignorance
is
the
cause we
perceive it not.
The Heathen had
mooch
knowledge
in
civilland natural! things,
bat
in
ff»
ruuall
were
utterly blind.
We
are
by
nature
voyd
of
the life
of
God,
The
life
of
.ggod
is
threefold.
The
life
of
nature is in fame
fort
the
life
of
God,
Spirituall death
Xi
part
hangeth
on
the
faithful!,
Ignorance debarres us
fellowship
with
God
and his life.
Our
ignorant
Oats
is
to be lamented.
Hardnef
fè
ofheart
doch
taufe
blindneffe
of
mind,
andthat
three
wayes.
Hardne
f
fe
of
heart is
accompanied with
many
evills.
Signes which
conviti all
of
hardneffe
of
heart,more
or lefts.
How to
get
it
cured,
Verle
I
y.
Confcience
andthe work!
ofit.
Hard
-
hearted
men
have
no
feeling
a
f
or
griefefortheir
fnnes.
Such
an
(lime
is to
be
feared,
It
is
good tohave our
consciences
check
us.
An
bard
-
hearted
man
wilflick at
no
fin.
Stop
_lime
in the beginning.
Vnregenerate
men
give
then;
félves
to
fnne,
fo
doe not
thegod
y.
A
twofold
consideration
of
Prone.
God
g,veth
men
upto it as
it
is
a pu-
nisbment,
and
that
three
wayes,
God forefeeth
fiinne,
but
is
not
the
caxfe
of
it.
How
men
give
up
themfelves
to
[one.
Smne
isan unfatiable thing.
Verse
20,
True
learning
of
Chriß
willnotßand
with
worldly converfation.
Verte 21.