Z4 il Fruit(utnefl·· Smte nn. to Chrilt, is ilOf barten, but brings forth fruit, John xv. 5., He that abideth i11 me, and I in him, the fame brinfletlJ· forth muc.h fruit. For that vety end are fouls married t() C hrift~ that they may bring forth fruit unto Cod, Rorn. vii. 4· J'hey may be br.anches in CbriH, by profeffion, but .Dot by real implantatiGn, that are barren branches . \Vho• foever _are united to Chrift bringforth th'e. fruit of gofpel . obedience and true holinefs. Faith is always followed with. good works. The believer is not only come out of the gra\' e. of his natural fiate; but he has put off his gra.ve-cioihtls, 11amely, reigning lu~s, in the which he roJJalked jo r~elif!te.. · like a ghof! ; being dead whi-le he /iv..edin thfm, C~l. iii. 7•' 8 . For (:hrifi has faid ofhim as of LazaruJ, Looft him, (wd. let himgo. And now that he hasput on Chrifh he pe rfonates 4iOJ ((o' to fpeak) as a beggar-, in borrowed robes, repre fents· a .k]t\g on -the fiage, rwa!king aJ he alfo walk ed Now th~. fruit if the Spirit in him, iJ in allgr;odnejJ , Eph.v .9 . Th-e – f, uit.s o.f,holinefs will be foun<l in the be-a-Ns, lips. and i ives~ of lhofe who .are united td.Chri(t. The hidden man of the~ l1eart, is-not only . a tempJe built for God, and confecra.ted . to him .; but ufed and employed for him; . wh ere love, fear, , trufi, and alf the Other parts of unfee n r.eligion are exercifed,. )?hil. ~ii. 3· For rwe are.of the, circumcijion; which rworjhip.. God in- the. Spirit, The hear.t· is no more the devih common, where thoug/JIJ' gp free. ; · for .there eve n vain thoughtJ. -are hated, Pfal. cx.ix. 1 3. Bu.t it is God'~ inc/l_.fUre, h~dged. about as ag.arden for .hirn, Cant. iv. 16, . lt is. true, there. are weeds of cor · uption. there. becauf~ the grou-rd is not: yet perfettly .h,ealed: but th~ man in the day of his new. c.c eatien\ is fet to drej1 it. and keep-it. A Jive coal from · tlre altar has, touche d 1\i!' 1ips. and they are purified : P jal. _ :x~. r, '2 ,- 3. Lord, whoJhal! abide in·t/Jy 1'1bernacle ? 1-f/ho-~ jhall 'd'o/ell:in..t'hy·holy hiif? He that jpeak. cth the truth in-. hiJ heart. - He that ba(,·kbite t h not '"VJtth loiJ. tongue, f!_or take.th ttp a ,reproach,againfl hiJ n.eigbhour. There may be: ' inot ed a. f n,ao' h· tun~ ue. where th e1e. is · a falfe heart. T .he,voice may .be ·_7acob'c; , .whrle-t~t ht~ nds ·ar e '~((i u's . . But JjatJ)·matz.. among.you jeem to be re.Jzgiou'J . and bridleth ltOf ,hiJ ; tong;u. but . deceivetb hiJ own heart, th~J man_'s. r-elig{on ir .vain., J :.~ mes i. ~ 6 • . l' l)e po \vcr o f '' o<Hmei s ,wtll • .rule .o.ver.the .tong~e~ ,thougba. rw~rlti oj)mqt;tiJy_. ILone.. be ·· ...
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