470 Chap. 6, AnExpofition upon the Book, of J t; B. Verf.io 'Antos ;bene. placitt. tloluntatfigni , Sicut impuri- tar nafcitur ex nonaflu infe - riorum, ut cum faciet7aut ve- lute afpers gitur, vel cum anima per offe, flus inferiori- \ bus inordina- te' inh,aret;tta púriras oritur ex contaíiu fu eriorum cum a,fpfC!w, adfub limiorá no - bilieraofj'urgit Úr hi inhsrrt t.eff:de,perfefl , ?Jiv, lib, b,c,8 (ìrates in regard ofhis power depofited in their hands, Ihavefaid ye are gods; we alfo may fay ofall;the faithful!, in regard of his ho- linefl; infufed into their hearts,ye are.gods; and as to live or do fan- fülly, is (as the Apoffle phrafeth it) towalk (x.44' itA3 aor) as men, fo to live and doe holily is in our ;fphear to walk (r,1 ior) as God. And as this holinefs arifes from a refemblaiice of God in his Attributes, fo in his Affee`l:ions ; when we love what God loves; when we hate,what God hates ; when, what pleafes God ,pleafes us allo ; when, what provokes his Spirit provokes ours. This is holinefs, - Secondly, Holinefs is our conformity to the will of God. That is, to whatfoever God wills us, either to do, or not to do. The will ofGod is the ruleofholinefs, as his nature is the pattern of it. His internal will, calledby the School-men, The wil l of his good pleafure, is the firffly-firff rule as they fpeak; } his external will or his will expreffed and fignified by his word,is the fecondly-firff rule ofholinefs.Every adion ofman is holy or unholy according to its conformity with,or variation from his will.There is no more holinefs in any work, then there is of the will ofGod in any work ; to doholily,and to do the will of God,are the fame. Da- vid a holy man is defcribed by both thefe,Alis 13.22. I havéfound David , the fonof Jeffe , A man after mine own heart, there's conformity to the will of God ; which (hall fulfill all my will, there's conformity to the will of God, the refult of both is, ho- linefs, llnholinefs and impurity arife from our conformity or adhefion to thofe things, whichare unclean and unholy. In externals and corporals, ifa mans hand or his garment touch an unclean thing he hath the mark or impreflion of that uncleannefs upon his hand or upon hisgarment ; and this likenefs to an unclean thing, makes his hand or garment unclean. So for inward uncleannels or de- filement,when -the foule inordinately cleaves, and the minde dren- ches it fclfin filthy,thìngs, or drinks in filthy objets, when our thoughts are Beeped in puddle waters, this defiles the mind, and makes our thoughts unclean ; Our thoughts arefuck, as the things they are familiar with t Ifthey converfe with ;filthy and unclean things, with worldly and bafe things, the image and isnprJlion of Thch Things is fealed uponour thoughts, and the fpring of them our fpirits. On the other fide, by our converfing and reverend fa- miliarity withChrill inholy Ordinances, we receive fiamps and
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