ç 2 The Evil ofEvils, Or the the lifeofGod through thedarknef oftheir minds : it was the finfulnefs of their hearts that did alie- nate them from the life of God; therefore it is apparent that theywere capable of the life of God ; and the life ofGod is the excellency of, the Children of men : now the fm of: their] hearts alienatedthem from the lifeofGod, 414. Now youwill fay, what doyou mean whenyouIieakofthe Life ofGod, and thug t the Soul of Man k capable ofthe Life ofGod, andAw hoar fin k oppofretoGod? Certa, nly if ifhouldcome and tellyou oftheflames ofHell, and torments ofHelddue tofisr,per- haps Imight(care f owe more that wáß : but for thofe that have any underftanding, and truly brow the excel- Ilene) ofmany their hearts willmore rife upon the ope- fining sfthir,thanifIfhouldfendmany Sermons toopen :the torments ífHellto,jou é aeell then' what k thisLife ofGod? Anfw. i. That everlafiing Principle ofgrace in the fouls of men united unto Chrift by his Spirit, whereby men come toa& and work as God loth ate, andas Goddoth work forhisown glory as the utmoft end. As life is a Principle whereby the Cre.tture moves within himfeif un- to perfec'ion, untothat which tends to perfe- ction; an at-fivePrinciplewithin it felf tomove towards perfdion,thatwe accountlife. Now that Principle whereby a man fhall come to move and work jun. as God moves and works á + ill fpeaking after the mannerof man) that is, tohave the likenefs of Cod; not in the very fame thing, but thefame in proportion of like- nefs. ,
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