538 The Promife oftheSpirit, and walking S x C r. XI. 444MItalatAtatItItt'*44441 SERMON XCI. Of the Order and e`Method that god takes in our Converflon; Fir ft, Working in us imn andPrin- ciples , and then caufingus to Dal( in his Sta- tutes, oppo /ite to theDofrineofPelagians, Pa. pi>}s, Arminians , ande.Vforal`Philo[phy; el l/o fgnes to difover whether our outmard Duties proceedfromgrace 'within, orfromHu- manerefeEls. E z 9 K. 36. 27. 'willput my Jpirit withinyou, andcameyen to walk inmy Statutes. He preciousand great mercy of converfion promifed in this Text under fe- Tswat Titles andNotions, bath been fully confideredofand improved. There remain feveral other particulars , which arenot without their great weight and moment. As in the firth place, The Order and Method of thepromife is tobe taken notice of; for he worketh in the famemethod ashe promifeth: theMethod iit(ris: Firft, Hepromifeth to give the inward root, then the fruit; first the foun- tain; then thefirearm: He heft promifeth the inward principles, and habit ofgrace, a newheart, a new fpiriyand then he will caLife them to walk in his command- ments. God is both-the Author of Nature, and the Author ofgrace; now as the Authorof Nature, he first worketh the principlesof life, hegiveth theprinciples of Motions, and all vital Actions, and afterwards the exercice . So it is here , God Obf. doth in the way of grace bellow a tupernamralprinciple upon men , and then be- Gods method in Putt made good Trees, then they bring forth good fruit. The Obfer- erst to give vatlun. the inward That God doth NIwork thefoundationsandprinciple: ofboliaeffe, andfrom theta of men walk, andlive bodily. Thus the Apuftle faith, We are bù VvorkmanPubp , created thlingra , and k then grace to to every good work,Eph 2.10, Wedo not firg do good works, and fo become Gods lire holily. workmanfhip; but we are fug his workmanthip, and then we exercite our (elves The point el, in good and holy works. lone c by ThisDoctrine bath its great ufe both in matter of information, and exhortation; fame eoaGde- g ' nations. and there is more confcquencein it,then an ordinaryapprehenfion will at Ed con- y. ceive. Therefore to clear this,wewill fiat illugrate this Truth,by the oppoliteof Grace doth not it,or contraryopinions. come into the And firg , Grace dale notcome atfact into theheart, at fin came into the world'; heart at tirit,as forAdamwas not made a bad tree,and fo brought forthbad fruit; hisperfon was fin came into ,he,t,rtd, notmade wicked,and his nature,and thenthat inflected his fictions; butGod made ac
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