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Of
the
parts
of
Sanrftfication.
603
and plucking
vpbÿ
the rootes
foIong
as
he liueth,
but
yet;
can .neuer
ouercome this
great worke,
the°.winter
of-
death whollienipped.and
killed
there
weedes
off-tune.
We
mull not
therefore prefentlic after our conuerflon, dreatne`
of
a
perfeéion
in
fan&ification no
nor
yet
at the Frli,
eíli-
mate
the
truenefhe
thereofby
the
greatnefhe
ofthe
meafure
for
as
it
is
in
the
naturali
generation
and
growth
of
the
bo-
dy,fo
alto in
fpirituall
regeneration
;
all
is
not
finifhed
at the
firfi,
but
perfe6led
by degrees.
As foone
as
wee are
conuer-
ted,
we are
but
babes-.inChrifl, and
in
refpe&
ofourinfan-
i£c6'f'14°
cie
in
knowledge,faithand
other
graces,
filch
as
haue
neecie
"Rom
8
29.
rather
ofmilke, thenwf/fronQmeate: in
the-ref}
ofour
life wee
growvp
from firength
toí}rength,
till
wee
come
to
mans
eflate, vnto
which age wee cannot properly
be
faid
to
haue
attained,
till
by death
wee
whollie
lay
afide
the
old man,and
the
corruptions
thereof:
and lafilie,
wee
attaine
to
our
con-
fumrnation and
full perfeClion,
when at
the
latter daie wee
!hall
rife
again;
and
both
in
bodie
and
-foule
bee
indued
.:
with
perfeói holinffe, whereby
we
fi-tall
be-enabled
to per-
forme obedience
to Gods
will, in
that
degree
.which
his
iu
fllice
requireth.
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CHAP.
III.
Of
the
parts
of
f
.naificationa
He parts
offànclificationarc
two;
mortificati-
§,Seel.I.
1
on,
and viuification,
the which
alfo are
Paid
to
That
fanaift-
i
be
the
parts
of
true
repentance,
but
in
a
di-
cation contai
-
uers fenfe
:
for
they
arei
attributed
vnto fan-
nette
tove
Etification,
as
they
are
the worke and action
parts,lnertif
y
cationand
vt-
:.
ofGod,who
by his holy fpirit
doth
mortifie
and
quicken
tufcati,on.
vs, and
is
the
foie
author and
caufe'
of
our fanetification;
and
vnto
repentance,as
they
haue.
reference
vnto
vs,
-who
being
regenerate
and
indued
with
Gods;
fpirit,
doe labour
in
the mortification
-of
our corruptions]
And
indeuour
to
feruetheLord
in
newnefleoflife
;'for,SpiritufanEfo
4
is
i-
ma,
wee
being
firfi
mooned
.and
let
a
worke by Gods fpirit,
doe.