,Sg c r. V. of the New C, caturè. fomuch that they were exceedingly troubled tohear of hisdeparture. Now (faith theApoftle) we look not after thofe corporealconfiderations,but know himafter, a fpiritual manner, weexpert fpiritual ftrength, fpiritual priyiledges, and fpiritual confolations byhim; fo then if a new Creature,thyhumiliations are after theSpirit, not after theFlefh; all thyreligiousduties, thouknoweft them not afterthe flefh t But there aremany men, though changed in their lives, yet it is after the dean only they arechanged, becaufeGods judgementswere upon their edam's, their bodies, and the outward man. The Prophet Hof. s. 7. doch extellently compare all the Jewes Prayersand Fittings, becaufefor their wine and oyle onely, to howlings, that as bruit beafts, when they aredeprived of their food, and ready tobe ltarved, make an horrid howling, and yelling. Nobetter did God efteemof their humilia- tions, anddejelons before him. Leenot thenany corrupt worm breed in thy du. ties thoudoff newly fee upon,for that may quickly devour all thy expeled fruit. 3. This newman may not be a newCreature, becaufe thechange is wrought upon him byconfuted principlet oftheminde, andfuddain affèílionf and refolutions, not by adiffiat , clear,andwelladvifedinformation ofjudgement. Thofe hearersthat recei- ved the Word with joy,found immediately a change upon them ; but they heldout for a feafon only, becaufe it was not a deliberate work on them ; Thereforeout Saviour exhorts everyone that would make a changeof his life, and become his Difciple,to fit down fiat andconfider,Luk;r 4.28.whether he be able tomake filch a building as that of grace is, or whetherhe canfet out ftrength enough againft fo many thoufand enemies that will be in the way. Obferve it, he comparesthis un- dertakingof Chriftianity, and his difciplefhip to two great and chargeablethings, which have exhaufted menof great Treafures, building, and waging Warre ; and therefore our Saviourturned back force that came tobe Volunteers inhis Service, informing themof thehardfhip that would accompanyhiswayes; fo that there is no fach hopeful! way ofcontinuing in a good new change, as when this is wrought by a found illumination of the mind , and by ftrongconvilionof the judgement, throughpotent Arguments.And what can be thought thereafon of fomany Apo- flares from thehopeful) beginningsofgrace, which feemed in many, butthis only, Their atelions were wrought upon, they had great grief, great fear and terror upon theircontciences, but littleor very weak workings upon their judgements? Therefore we Minifiersof God, think not this any filch great matter, toftir up in you, new grief, new forrow, newfeats inyou. Alas, this water will quickly be dryed up; but this is the great work,to convince your judgement with fach new light and reafonout of GodsWord, and this will flick like an Arrow in thy heart Thou wilt roar out and cry, Oh there are tuch arguments from the Scripture, fuck ftrong reafons fromGods Word for me tobecome a new man, that Iamnot able togain fay them. Therefore this new creature iscalledLight in theLord: fear all thofe affelionsof grief, and forrow, and terror thatare in thee, being but affeli- ons, and not the fruit of an inlighened judgment, will quickly vanal) away : And as rotten fruit falls to the ground before is is ripe, towill all thefeatfelions decay be- fore they come to any maturity, that flow not from a fanlified underftanding. Di- vines fay, God beginnethorderly,he fielt worketh in the underftanding, and bythat movech and exciteth the aftelions ; but thedivell he firftmovech theaffeetions,and by them heperverteth and corrupted) the undedtanding. Thus he propounded to, Eve what wasgood to the eye, and pleafant to the cafte, therebytoenfnare the af- felions, and by that means blinded her judgement. Therefore the Apoftle come mandsTimothy, to reprovewithall Doflrine,eTim.4.2. Tomake men afraid and tremble abouefin, when by good and foundDoftrine they are not informed of the foulneffe andguilt of it will never hold. 4. This newmancomet fhort it may beofa newCreature, beaufothe workofgrace knotdeep enough. He is an outward new creature,butnot an inward newcreature. That foolifh builder our Saviour fpeakethof, who loft all his pains andcoil, mifcar- tied in this, becaufe hedid not digdeep enough r Thy heart is throughly wounded fo
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