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isOrim.rdr

That

mhom

Chrif

red

eenseth,them he alto

ffní

ifieth.

2

g

peareth Phil:

2.1 3.

hash

our

Saui

our

redeemed

and freed

out

ofthis

fpirituall

bondage,

and by the

good

motions

of

his

holy

fpirit

loth

fo

rule

and incline them,

that

to will

is

pre-

fent with

vs,

and

we

are

delighted

in

the

law

ofGod

concer-

ning

the inner man,as the

Apof

}le

fpeaketh

of

hi,nfelfe

Rom.

p

flm.7.

ta

s#

7.

8.2z.

And

though the

law

ofour

membersand corrupti-

ons

of

the flefh,

doe rebell againfl the law

ofour

minde,lea-

ding

vs

captiue

to

the

law

offinne,

yet doe we

abhorre

this

finne, and

earnefily

delre

to be

freed from

it,and to

ferue

the

Lord

in

holines and righteoufnes,

indeuouring

and

firiuino

to

mortifie the

flefh

and the

corruptions thereof, and

to

rife

againe to

newnes

of

life.

Our

affe&

ions alto were

whollie

corrupted

and

difordered,

fo

that wee

hated;Cod,and

-loued

the

world,fcared man, and

not

the

Lord,trufled

vpon

the

in-

ferior

meanes,

timer regarding

the fountaine

ofall

goodnes;

in

a

word

wee

were giuen puer to our ovine hearts

lufis,and

vnto

vile affe&ions,as it

is

Roma

.24.26. but

by the

redemp_

Rom.

1.2426.

Lion

wrought

by Chrifi beconuning

his,and

being

quickned

and

firengthened by

his holy

fpirit, wee

haue

crucified

the

flefh

with

the

of

}gelions

and

lufis thereof,,asthe

Apolile fpca-

Gal.s44,

keth,

Ga1.5.24.

Lafil

,

the

members

ofour

bodie were

fera

wants

to

vncleannes

and iniquitie,to

commit

iniyuitv,Rom.6.zc9;

Rom,6.

19.

our

eies

full

of

adulterie,

our tongues-

forges

oflies,

our

feet

fwifc

to

flied

blood

:

but.

our

Sauiour

Chrifi redeeming

vs

bath deliuered our bodies

alfa from

the thraldome

offinne

and

Satan,

fo

as

though

finne

dwell,

yet

it

fhall

no longer

Rom.6.j4

raigne

in

our mortall

bodies,

that

wee

fhould

cbey

the

lufis

thereof,

as

appeareth

Rom..

za._In

a

word,both bodie

and

foule were

is

miferable captiuity

to our

fpiritual

enemies:but

our

Saarior

hat

h

bought

vs

with

a

price,to the

end

We

may

glorifie z.Cor.ttso.

God

in

our

bodies

and

in.

ur

f

frits, for

they

are

Gods,

asit

is

t.

Cor.6.2o.

And bath

redeemed

vs

not with corruptible

things

,its

Auer

and

gold from

our

vaine

conuerfztron,

but

with

his

Darne

moll

precious

blood,as-peterteachethvs

.Pet.L1

8:

r9.

,,Per.,.18asy

If

therefore

we are

redeemed.by

Chrif,then

our blind

vn--

derfianding

are

inlightned by

the

preachingof_

the Gofpell,

and

we freed

ftom

our former

ignorance

:

our

willes

which

were

rebellious.are inclined

to

obedience,

fo a

s,

we earnefily,

delre