Infinite Bleffèdnefre in the k ngdome of Heaven, 8cc.. then he did in the times of the Law, or in any way can be con- ceived, It's true, there was a generali worke of God upon, the hearts of heathens : In thofe morral virtues of theirs, but there was not a ruling in their hearts by the Scepter and Spirit of Jefus Chrirt the mediator : and though beleevers in the time of the law had the fanctifying Spirit (Come of them) in force high degree : Yet generally it was very poor and low in the hearts fieleevers in the times of the Mefíìah, The Spirit of God is flied abroad in this his kingdome with more fulneife, with more clearnetfe, with more power , with more excellency abundantly,and it was referved for the coming of this King the Melliah to fer up that Spiritual government of his in the hearts of his people, which is a thing that we little underlland : We think there is fuch a duty required of us, and we fall upon it; I but we doe not looke upon Jefus Chrift fwaying his Scepter in our hearts for the enabling of us to doe what he requires of us in his word. And then Thirdly, All tranfaaions between God and them, are in this kingdome, and to go out of this kingdome by that I mean thus, when thou haft offended God at any time , and God bath any thing to-fay to thee for thine offence, thou shalt not corn to have this bufneife of thine tryed in the Court of exa6t Juflice , no, it mull not go out of this kingdome, huc it muff all be within the kingdom: of the Mefliah : As this is the priviledge of one that lives in one kingdome he cannot be cal- led to another kingdome to anfwer for his fault, if he were in another kingdome he might dye for it, but here the Lawes do help him more,and that's a comfort to him : So now, wert thou in the kingdome of Gods rawer, as he is Creator of Heaven and earth and fo rules the wog ld;certainly any,offence of thine would be eternal( death to thee, and it is fo with all thofe men and women that are (I fay) only under the kingdome of Gods power : that is, they are Gods creatures,and God is their Cre- ator,and fo they have to deal with God as under the kingdome of his power, if they o±fend as creatures God in that kingdome dealer in a way of exael jut +ice, fo as to puni+h with death upon every offence, but now a beleever brought into another king- K dome
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