A Box of precious Ointment es Or, 1 Margent. Every good man is as good in the eye and account I of God, as the ordinary frame and bent of his Spirit [peaks him to be. Every man is as holy, as humble, as heavenly, as fpiritual, as gracious, as ferious, as fincere, as fruitful, as faithful, as watchful, &c.: as the fetled purpofes, defires,re- folations, and endeavours of his Soul fpeaks him to be.Hence Noah is faid to be a ilia man, and perfect or upright in his Generation, Gen. 6. 9. And hence job is faid to. be a perfeol and an upright rn an, one that feared God and efchewed evil, lob I. I. 8. And hence Mand is faid to be.a man after Gods own heart, I gap/4.1304. And to fulfill all his wills, At-is 13. 2 2. here the Greek word ,9.akii-toiroc, is wills , to note the univerfality, and fincerity of his obedience. And hence Zacharias and Elizabeth are faid to be both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandments and Ordi- nances of God blamelefs, Dike T. 5, 6i' Hence the Church is faid to be all fair, Cant. 4.7. Thon art all fair my love, and there is no fpot in thee. And hence thole hundred forty and four thoufand Saints that had their Fathers Name written in their FOreheads, Rev. 14.1. are faid to be without fault, v. 5. And in their month was found no pile, for they are without faultbe- fore the Throne-of God. God in the Covenant of Grace, and upon the credit of his Sons blood, and for the glory of his Free Grace and favour, is gracioufly pleafed to accept of his' people, and to approve of his people, and to delight in his people, and to interpret his people, according to the com- mon bent, frame, difpofition, refolution, unfeigned defires, and confiant endeavours of their Souls. BA, 8cc. Thirdly, If your obedience be the obedience of Faith, then your eflate is good, then you nave aff i uredly an infallible work of God upon your fouls.. Qeft. Bot,hog 'hall we know whether our obedience be the obe- dience of Fitith or no ? how may a rnan,difcern when his obedience fixings from Faith ? Anfra., You may certainly know whether your obedience be the obedience of Faith or no,, by thefe following particu- lars.- Fifa
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