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How
the Chriftiati 6emg
Meaty,
be
ruffed
the
end,
and
then the
defire
of
grace
is
the
grace
it
felfe
;
the
delire
offaith
is
faith;
the
delire
ofrepentance
is
repentance;
notinitownenature,-butinGods-
acceptation, who
accep
teth
the
will for
the
deede.
4,
Sea.4.
And
in
truth
this
is
the
chiefe perfe6
iorrofour
righteouf..
The
cbri(tians
nes,when
as
we
feele
our imperfeslions,and labour
camel-fly
perfe6tion
con-
after
more:perfe
&Zion
:for,Chríf
iani
flmrss
potins
affeff
quane
fillet'
in deft-
of
è
hi :W
e
are Chrillians
rather
in our
affe
&ions
and
del
res,
ringa
tabou-
than
iii
our
workes and
abilities
:
neither
Both
the Lord
be-
ringafter
per
-
fe
ho.
f+ow
vpon his children
the
full meafure
of
his fpirit and
the
graces
thereof
in
this life,but onely the
firfl
fruites,which are
as
it
were_but
an
.handfull
of
corne
in
refpe&
of
the
whole
field
;and
the
earnefl
to
affure
vs
of
the
reíl; which
is
but
as
a
peny
in refpe&
of
many
thoufands, which
are confirmed
un-
to
vs
thereby,as the
Apoille fpeaketh
Rom,8.23.
2.Cor.1.22.
and
S.S.
Trueittsindeede that
Godlefloweth
his
fpirit and the
graces
thereofvpon
force
of
his children
in
greater meafure,
and
vpon
forcé
in
leffe,euen
as
the
firll
fruites maybe
a
grea-
ter
or
leffer
handfull,and the
earnef+ is
fometimesa peny,and
fometitiics à
Ihilling;
fometimes more and foinetinies
leffe;
but
yet the
greateflmeafure which
any recciuc,
is
butas
an
handfull
of
the
firfl
fruites;andan
earnefl -pent'
in
refpe&
of
the
Maine,
futnme
and
-full meafure,
which the
Lord bath
hereby
afütred
vs
that
he
wil
bellow
vpon
vs
in his
kingdom:
and
hee
that
hath
receiued
the
leaf+
earnefl,hath
as
full
and
perfe&
affurance
of
the whole
bargaine,which
God
hath co-
a
make
good
the
nature
ofan.
earrnefl
to
which
he
greateU,acc
meafure
of
grace here receiued
is
compared.
But
wherein
doth
this
tneafiire
of
grace and
chiefe
perfe
&ion
of
a Chrillian
confifl in
this life? Surelie,
not
in
their
workes,for they
are
all
itnperfeál, and
fo
full
of
corruptions
that
they are odious
in
Godsf
ght,being
confidered
in them_
felues,and oxaminedby the rule
of
his exa&
iuf
ice
;
neither
in their inherent righteoufnes, and
begun
fan
&ification,
for
when
they
are
at
the
holiefl they
are
polluted with
.
the
re
liques:oforiginal+
corruption, which
bring
foorth
the
fru
is
of
R0111.8.13.
x.Cor.
I.13.
and
SS.