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The Dodrines of

this

Chapter.

Verte

zt.

There

is a

double knowledge

of Chrlfl,

literal! and fpirotnall, and the difference

of

them.

VVe muff labour

fer

thefpirituall.

Chrift

only

can

teach

us

inwards

by

his

Spirit.

Verte

22.

They

have truly learned Chrifi

who

de

truly

fantîified.

'Irue

holinefe muffbegin with

patting

awaycorruption.

Theygoe

to

work

the

wrong

way Which

take

not

this

coterie.

Such

its

are

in

Chriji rungput off their

whole old

nature.

What

it

is

to put

of

the

old

man.

The

wayhow

he is to

be

pat of.

The

degrees

of

putting him

of

e/í

man

cannot be in

Chrift

who

feeleth

no

change

inhimfelfe;norhe

who

only Tome_

what relormeth

bon

untoward

eourfe ;

nor

he

who is

only

reformed

by

halfen.

VP

ho

fo

puts

of

inwardcorruptionymufl

j

pue

¡'.z

fo

evil!converfation.

Son

fulllults

corrupt foule

and

body.

It

is

good to

ta/e,eoiotice

of

our corrupt

eftate,and to

put

it

eft,

and

to abftaine

from

theft

loftswhich

doe

fo corrupt us.

1

A+

unregenerate

man

ra

full

ofevilkb.

Z.inregencrate, men

are

deceived

who

think, they

have but onlfome

one

Anne,

1

Sinful! lollsare

deceit

full.

Verle

e

3.

1'Vhat

is

meant

by

the fpirit

of

the mind.

True

fchollers

of

Chrifl are

renewed in

their

minds to the knowledge

of

him.

The

condition

of

our

knowledge

in our

Creation.

This memoir

fall

is

turned

into darknes.

Me

mull

be

received

to know

God in

C$rill.

A

fanlíified

illumination

ofthe mind

to

know

hod

in

Chrilt,

is

the

firft

part of

our

regeneration.

Our

bell

part, viz,our

mind,

is become

corrupt.

Verle 24.

The

difference between

righteoufnefe

and holinefe.

VVha

is

holinefe

of truth.

Chrifis

fchollers

mull

put

on

the

new

man

What

it

is to

put

on

the

new

Creature.

The

meaner whereby we

get

andtncreafe'

in

the

new

Creature,

The

degrees

ofputting

on

the

new

Crea-

ture.

God

is

the

pattern of the

new

Creature.

Things

are diverfly

after cods

Image,

The Image after

which

we

are

created,

is

not

the

Sonne

of

God

incarnate.

The

new

Creature flandeth in inward

graces,

not in

outwardthings.

The Image

of

Cjod

wherein man war

created,

it

notin

the

body, nor

in the

offence

or

f

rculty

of

thefoule,

nor in dominion

over

the creatures.

VVe mull

not

ref

ix

outward duties,

Such

as

are

new

Creatures are

found

andfincere.

Signet

of

an

upright heart.

Verte op.

Chi-if-ham

mail

avoid

lying.

What

lying

is.

Concerning

fportfalland

officious

!Ise,

'Wearies

to

cure a

lyingdifpofttion.

Certain

things which

have

femblance

of

Iyes,but

are

not.

We

mull

be

careful!to

fpeaktruth.

What

it

is to (peak

truth ;

se

incladetb

three

things.

When

truth

is

to be

Spoken

and

not con-

cealed.

Our

being

fellow-members

may!

move

ea

to

fpeakthe

trut),

Verfe 26.

Be angry,

is

a

commandement.

Three

degrees

of

auger,

It

is

lawful

or

fame

meafitre to be angry.

How

to dtfcern

oflawfuland

holy

anger.

We

mutt

not

be

fetsfully

angry.

^.1totesof

fenfullanger.

Meat.esto

prevent

finfallanger.

VVe

mull

not

letanger

ledge

with

sit.

e4gainft

fuch

as hold

anger

long,

Verfe 27.

The

more

we

give

place to any

'how, the

morepower

bath the devil! ofue.

Degrees

by

which we

give

plate

to

the

devil!,

Keep

out

fnne

as

the devil!

himfelfe.

Count

no

Anse

fmall,

The

fearefull

ellate

of

many who

live

trading with

Rune, nothing can

free

them

but

Gods

Almightypewee

Verle

z8.

The

Gofpell

rejelt

<

not men

for

what

they

have

been,

Chriflians

tuna

not

fteale, There

is

a

P

p

z

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