$is c T. VIII. TheGodly irePiralhedaudsántlirëd. 3 plfo had a right toBaptifm, and fo are not boro as Children of Heathens hi. the outward powerof Satan and wrath t Foc although by nature. they are children of wrath, yet beingborn withinthe Covenant; they havean holineffe; that s, a right to fuch Ordinances they are capable of, which the Children of Pagans have ant. Thus Fleb. to. 29. the Apoffle fpeaksthere of an Apoftate who never had tree in- wardgrace and tan[ ification inhim ; yet he is laid tobe fanclified by theblondof the Covenant. Howwas that ? not reallyand in cinch ; for then he could never fall into that unpardonable fin : but externally and in refped of the outward in joyment of the Gofpel,with their profef&on ofobedience thereunto. And hence it is, that the Apoffle writing toall Believers, to all Churches which he had plan - ted,he g[veth than the title of Saints : efpecially we are to take noticeof that cx, prefTion, r Cor. I. a. Tothemehat are fen:Rified, caged to be Saints, The Cori?- thieves ( you know) were manyof them taxed for grievous.and dangerous crimes, both in Dottrine and manners ; yet he [filetb themSani hified, andSaints. As for theexception that Tome snake, he fpeaks thus in refpeft of rhe.betterpart. Igrant that tobetrue in part; yet becaufe the ocher did not wilfully renounce Oita, they might inCome fenfe be laid tobefanffified ; for they voluntarily owned that holy profefffon and name of Chrilf, though in works they denyed him. Betides, thofe titles [hewedwhat they ought to be, and what Obligations were on them to walkholily : But this requireth a more large and exalt handling. Some rcjeéf the Tranffation caged to be Saints besauf in the Greek it is xrn n ois 6,-, called Saints, but this is needidle; for.in the firff Verse Paulislaid tobexrnuds "657A@-, called an Apoftle; which neceffarily denoteth his Apoftkfhip to be the endof his Calling ; as Sainilhip is theendof ours. 4. The offer and tendring of We Covenant re not enough to make a people oat- I+ :welly holy, but there mu/16earioutwardand vifible accepting of it. The Gofpel bath been preached to many people, who yetrejected it; and thereforenot taking the Covenant,continued lilt in their naturali pollution and uncleanneffe; and this isneceffarily tobepreffed upon you t for moll Chriftians know .not ¡ Or attend not to whatthey do. There isnone of you who are Baptized, andown theesele pf Chriltians,but ye have mitred into a Covenant with God, youhave promifed tobe his, youhave refigned upyour felves untohim, as your Lord,whofeLaws you will obey. Thus as many as arebaptized, are laid, To put on Chrift `jefese, Gal. 3. 27 That is, their external profeflion, and Sacramentan obligation, t Pee. ;. al. That flnfwer of agood Confcaence is an .allufive exprel:iìon toCovenants and Contrads which are mutually made between parties. Oh then, that all you who glory in your Baptifm and Chriffianity, and thereby ina kindof holinefli, would remember whatthofe flipulationswere Were not thole ingagements to renounce the devil,` to forfake all wicked ways, and ro cleave only to him ? Becaufe you entred into luchan ageeemenr, and made Inchan external profellion-, therefore thou art in a fenfe under theCovenant, and to haft a Covenant-Saniification. But all this wilt not avail without true, reali, and prallicall holineffe, and amendment of thy life. Firfl, This bedarffe is but titular and nominal ; and although kbe of fume nityand priviledge, as it wasto the ?ewes, tohave the Oracles and promifes bt_ longing to them;Yet it is not advancagious to thechieftft and molt neceflary good, which is theenjoyment of God, and eternal happineffe. Now asin all ocher things thename cloth not fatisfie without the reality, the nameof fiches without riches; thenameof health without health; fo neither may the name of Sandificationa without the thing it fell. Put not thenanyconfidence in this, that thou artunder GodsCovenant, thou haft given up thy Pelf to him in Baptifm, thou weareft this Badge andMark; forall this is but a shadow and no fublance, till chy a[felìions and converfations be made reallyholy. Secondly, 7 boa Covenant. boline ffe will not (erne-, heir:ire is doib but aggravate I andheighten the ts'ie&edneffeof theft Who being under this bond, let Wall¿contrary to Bee 2 God,
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