26a Of theNew Creature. S a e T, V. 6. To oldna- Sixthly, Huold animal/awluaturalaflions, theypaleaway , and het aat* trea. aural aaïons. -tare in them. Not that he lothnot ear anddrink ttdl , as Whit didnot live after the narural wayofother men : bac onely a newcreature over- rules all chore adj. onsafter a Godly ipanner, infomuch that wemay fay , it is new eating, and new drinking when this creation takcth hold of us. For in that former con- dition, n. We didonlyeat and drink to comfort oarfelves, tofatirfie nature, or ro pleafe our appetite: But when regenerated , we eat and drink thereby to be enabled in our places to fervehito, fulfilling that ofthe Apottle , Whether ye eat or drink, or whatfoeverye do, do also thegloryof god. Oh the exaftnefle and excellencyofthis new creature ; it makes new eating, newdrinking : now when chou drinkett thy felfe drunk, Are thou drunk to theglory of God ? If grace were in thee, What an alterationwould it make ? 2. Naturalmen, they eat without fear, Jude r a. They do not remember their cillortaliíy, How quickly Gods judgements may come upon them a Thofe who were drowned in the deluge , the old world lived in this old corruption ; they did eat and drink, andgave inmarriage e That is, fpent their time in the ufe . ofthe creatures with much carnal jollity and mirth , and then the flood over. whelmed them on a fudden. Oh there is a great deal of carnal eating andfeafting, a great deal ofcarnal mirth in the Crcatures.Butwhen a man is made this newCrea- ture, he ufech all there comforts withtemperance and an holy fear. I beat down my body, faith Paul That is, he kept himfelf in an holy tail way in theMe of all lawful comforts, that no fpark of fire might fuddenly breakout and let him on fire. Thus3ob,Hefacrifced onto God,and wasafraid, leaflwhile his /ons were feaj- ing, theyAvoid fin again"? him. Davidprayeth about fame , Thattheir tablemight become a [mare "WO them. And certainly this is the portionof wicked men, their eating, their drinking is a Mare to them; their mirth and jollity is a fnare unto them: They marry, theybay houles, oxen, and thefe things hinder them from coming to the feaft when invited. But thisnew Creature is taught otherwife , He marrieth set ,f bemarried nor , hebayed; aoifhe bought not, hesefeththe world at not everufing it,And truly this workof grace is not only teen inraftingaway the works ofdarkneffe,uequetlionable fins; but in a gracious moderating and ordering alllaw- ful comforts. 7. To old ways Seventhly , That old way they were act:flamed unto in their civil anions and in civil alions relations,this new creature changeth : And indeed this work ofgracewhere it lea- andrelations. venetha man,makes an alteration ina man , not onely in thegeneral, as a Chilli. an, but as aMagiftrate, a Minifter, an Husband, or a (avant in anypatticular eeta. lion.If the Heathen laid, He could not be Bonus air, which was not bonus civet, not a good man in thegeneral, who is not a good Citizen in his particular rela titan; Howmuch more cloth theScripture verife this, which doth not onely in. ftraft us about our duties , as Chriftians in the general, but layeth down the feveral Graces of Husbands , Matters, and Servants? So that as by it the Minitter is Preparedfor everygooa work,sTim.6.foevery relation alto is.lftherefore thou arta newCreature, this will make thee a new Magiftrare, a new Mini[ter, a new Husband , a new Wife. A Magiflrate who before lookedonely tohis own great. nelleandpower , Vt pralle, non utprofit : Now he remembers he is the Mtnifer of Godfrgoodto chafe that do We 1, andPr terreur to thofe thatdo ill. Heconfiders that as the funbath its light not for it felf,but the world ; fo hehathnot his place and authority for himfelf, but for others : He remembers that it is /terput. lira , not Res propria. Thus alto, if a Husband, if a Matter , he obferveth all chofe Relation- Duties and Qualifications commanded by the word, and looks at God Ur all rhofe things, whichmakes them called fpirituall men; becaufe their principles, aims, and whole guidanceof their fouls in thefe things is upon higher grounds then morality can attain unto. Eightly,
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