S n e T. Xd, inGods Statutes, and keeping.hieyudgèmems. 54 neth by an oppoftion ; And fo the people of God have been molt holy in times of Troubles, and Oppofitions r They have born the belt fruit , and loo- ked molt green in the Winter time : whereas when men have not inwardprin- ciples of grace, then they prefendy wither as loon as the Swine meth; becaufe they have no root. The godly are Stars, chat thine molt in the night, in dark times. the of Exhortation , Still and bill to look from whence all thy externall Obedience comes. Whence is thy Hearing, thy [raying, thy Family Du- vfe` ties ? Yea, what advantage is it to let up Dagog ? he will fall down again and again; as long as he hachno inward life in him, and it will be no profit to thee, or Comfort at thy Death, or at the day of Judgement, to fay, I have prayed, I have heard, I have been diligent to come to Church; if hrlt this new Spirit have nor been put in thee. But Oh ! How long (hall chafe things be dark Parables, and hidden Mylteries to molt men? Who will give youtin- derltanding in thefe things ? Remember your inwards of Nature decay every day, and your outward body ; lay up then fome enduring Treaháre. ` ¢ ¢tca `,s V-4.5V4r444 WVIAIVP(4441VMr SKR. MON XCII. That true Principles of grace yvithin mull needs Demonflrate themfel'ves Fly an Outnaard godly Life.. Eze K. 36. 37. I äll pat my Spirit mithin them, and carafe them to walk in my Sta- t$tes,&c. WEdefre not tolofe one jot or tittle in this gracious promite, a drop of this eordiall is of great prize. The Order and Method which Godufethboth in promifing and working, hashafforded us one Obfer- vation already ; but its lo fruitful as tobear a fecond Crop. VVemay in the fecond placeobferve a liraetical Dottrine; which is, That wherefoever God worksthe principles of Grace within, there theycannot but fhew themfelves in the outward life andconverfateon. For thus God promifeth, he will fielt put his Spirit within them, and then caafé them towalk in kit Statates. There is a neceffaryConnexion between theft two, God hath put them together, and fo neither man orDevil molt put them afundet, Thus our Saviour fheweth, that theheart within is either the good Treafury, or the bad, out of which flow either good thoughts andations,orbad, Ala. 12, Do
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