¢60 of the New Creative. S a c r. V. other things,ufeand cu(iom bringeth contempt and wearinefs,,'Why'hould not then daylyfinningmake thee weary ? Thofe old lofts, that afford no new comfort, Why dolt thou notloath it at lati ? Ifthe Ifraelites wereweary of Manna, though fo tweet andexellent , Why fhouldit not thou fayoftherehusks offins and twines draff, thou haft enough ? It were impoflible if this new creatiön were in thee, thoucould'{ live in, andlove thofeunlawfull pleafures thou haftbeen ufed to. Cat- vin well preffeth that forementioned Text : Oldthings arepaf edaway, aR things are become new, as ( faith he ) Old leavesin Aatumn throughdrineft they wither, ,and pH offfrom the tree, there is no more fapor juycetomaintain them. Thuswhen a man is regenerated, thofe former leas lofe their vigour and life, they have nomore nourifhment to fupport them. Bu therefore no more blind at noon day : thofe continualanddayly tufts which thou frequently praftifefl , deinonftrate to all the world thouart in thy old Rate of Gall and Bitternefs : Ifthe fountain were fweet, it could notfend forth fuchbitter ftreams. 3.To old dark- Secondly , That olddarkneft and blindenefswhich wasupon hie minde, iEpatted a- nds& blind. way { new lights in thereon thereof,I might inflance in everyparticular ofold cor- nefs. ruption in a man, and (hew youwhat a new creation there is inttead thereof ; but that would be infinite : I (hall therefore inflance inCome remarkableparticulars a And whatis more notable then that Chaos, which is on every mans heart before converfion , Darknefs covering the faceofhis foul, notable to difeem any fpiri- tual thmg,yea to judge them folly and madnefs ? What doth a man naturally more fcorn andcontemn then the prattical power,andprecife fl:ri&nefsof Godlinefs?He feeth no lovelinefs, no Majefiy,no beauty in fupernatural things : Ariffode faith , That ifanoldman had the eyes ofaruingma; bewodld fee as tee!! atayoangman, becaufe thefindia its ownoperationrdoth not grow oldorweary , dotthe organ offee. inginanold man is more indiiÿefedandonfit: And we maylay,ifanatural man had the eyeofanewcreature, hewould then fee, judge,and difcern asa newcreature. The Apofile mentioneth thisgreat alteration inmen converted , Ephef. 4. Yewere darkee(, in theabfira/t, but nest'yo are light in the'Lord, yea its called {Marvel_ loue lightby Peter, r Pet: z.9. Forcertainly that lightof knowledge, faith, and fpiritual difcerningin a Godly man,is wonderful and admirable. So then where this new creation is , that old tiupiditie , dulnefs , blindenefs, knowing nothing , and regarding nothing of God , doth pals away; and now they kndwGod, believe hisword, and are filled withmuchdelight and comfort there- by. Therefore how can't thou judge thy fellto bea newcreature, whole right eye isput out, wholeunder Landing is wholly darkned? Every fermon is a riddle and parable to thee. TheBibleis a book fealed up to thee : Why is it that thouart no morecarefull toget light in thy heart ? How hath nature defended the eye, by pia. cing it in anhollow place of the head, fortifying it with skins and an eyelid, and brows, as a three-fold walltokeep offany thing that may hurt it ? And wilt not thoube much moredefirous topreferve fpiritual light? 3. To oldpre- Thirdly, Hie oldconfidenceand6oldprefsmpe:omsconcerning his good efláte, and fumption. gods love totbardsthem, that alto paffeth away: And inttead thereof trembling en- tereth into his bowels,rottennefs gets intohis verymartow, becaufe he hetlr felt theterror ofthe Lord. There is no greater deftruâive principleof that old manin us then that it bewitcheth a man with a (elf -flattery, felffulneffe, andfellrighte- oufnefs,thatGod loveshim, that hehash agood heart,and a goodGod : Thusthe dive) keeps all things inquiet and peace, till Chrift a lironger comes; but. when Mary Magdalenfeels the burthenofher fins,fhe needs Chrifts comfortable fpeech toher, That her finsareforgiven. Davide heart roareth like the few, and the windes and tempeftsblowing on ir, are not.(till till God quiet them, She that thought her felt full, wanting nothing , nowthe knaweth fEe is poor , mitera. ble , and naked. What a taitdifference between. PastaPharifee and: Pptd re- generated ? Then bewas alive, all was well, now be todead, i and n.. ki. hlnw.. If' thou 0
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