, af Sanllification. . 16~ Saviour teacpeth, John xv. 4, 5· And the Apofilc profdfeth in his own name, and in the name.of all other gracious perfons, 2Cor .iii. 4.And fuch trujf have ·. we through' Chri/1 to-Go-d-ward: Ver. 5· Not that w~ · are fufficient ofour/elves to think any ~hing as of our– Jelves : but our fufficiency is ofGod: For (faith he Phil. iii. 13.) it is God that worketh in you both to will and ' to dq: And this is no more firange in the difpenfati– pn of grace, than that in nature, frefh feed , fown in good ground, yet cannot fpring up, and bring forth fruit, without warming and moifining influences fi·orn the heavens; or, that we have a power of natural ·motion, and yet cannot aCtually move a finger, with· . put a~ common · providential influence of the Spirit of God, in (or by) whom -we live and move, Acts xvii. 28. W 'herefore, the 'promife is extended, as we ·have f:1id, unto aCtual grace and firength for the acts of holy obedience ; and is Jo made forthcoming to believers in their aCtual and progreffive fat1cti.fication. · And thus, fuch a fufficient provifion .and allowance · of grace, is made in the covenant, for believers, as '.that' it is poffible for them, even in this life, to perform obedience to .the Jaw of Chrifi, the ten command– ments, the e.ternal rule of righ teoufnefs, in all the parts thereof, acceptably : fo that there is no corruptiOnfo firong, but one may get it acceptably mortifi– ed ; nor does the Lord require any duty fo difficult, put one may get it acceptably done ; · nor is there any trial or affliction fo heavy, but one may get it accep– tably born. If it had not been fo, our Lord would not have made dGing what{oever he cammands., the pifiinguiihing mark of his friends, John xv. 14. The Apofile indeed cloth deny, . that we are fufficient of · purfelves ; but withal he teacheth, that there is a fuf– ficiency for us of God, 2 Cor. iii. 5· So the Lord himfelf taught him, in his own cafe, Chap. xii. 9~ My grace is.fit.fficient for thee. Without it were fo, Chrifi's )."J!~ e could nbt be eajj, 1~or his burthenlight; Mat. xi. . ' . 30·
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