Liles Original. 407 comes forth: as Lazarus as foon as he was quickned, and his foul returned to his body, prefendy he came forth, Verf. q¢. He that was dead cameforth out of his rave. Examine therefore whether thou be come forth of the grave of fin ? whe- Cher haft thou left the focietyof inners, of prophane perfons ? and whether haft thou left the grave ofthy fin? Is there hot fame luit, fome fin that Will holds thee captive in this Grave, towhich thou willingly, and wittingly obeyeft ? If thou live in anyone known fin,ifthou be ruled by anyone luft, whatfoever it be,be it fwear- ing, or drnnkennefs, or uncleannefs, or covetaufitefs, or lying, or open andpublick prophaning of the Sabbath. I fay,if thou live in thepladice ofanyof thefe,orthe like known fins, this is a plain cafe, thou are ftill in the noyfomc grave ofthy-fins :' thou art not rifen out of thegrave of thy fins, and therefore thou art not quickncd by the Spirit of Chrift ; and if thou art not quickned, then thou art not a member ofChrift, thouart not a true Chriftian. Again, Secondly, thou maiftknow it by the newnefs of thy life : whether dof 2. Necinefs of thou feel a fpiritual life wroughtin thee ? and whether doth it appear outwardly ? e. Dolt thoufeel a fpiritual life wrought inwardly? that fpiritual life that Chrift re- flores to the Soitl,is tiniverfally, fpreadthrough the wholeSoul. As when the Soul ofa man quickens thebody, it quickens the whole body, every member of it;. fo here the Spirit of Grace quickens thewhol.Soul. Thereforeexamine whether croft thou find ipiritual life wrought in thy whole Soul, or no ? whetherdoff thou find this change wrought inthy underftanding and judgment ? whether haft thou a new judgment, and thoughts, andopinion of God, and of the wages ofGod ? a new opinion of Chrilt? anew opinionof the Members of Chrift ? Whether doftthou find this change in thy heart and affeftions ? whether haft thou newdeliires, new, affections, fpiritualinclinations? whether are theftudies, anddcfires ofthy foul let upon heavenly things ? )fye be rife?: with Chriff, fcek thole things that are above, Co!. 3. t. Whether are thy affedionsandmeditationsheavetily, and fpiritual? Doff thou feel this change inwardly in thy Soul? Again,doth this fpiritual fife appear outwardly alto by thy fpeechesandaaions ? Death it appear outwardly in thy fpeeches, is there a change there? canftthou now fpeak to men in the language ofCariaan, and to God in the voice ofhis Spirit, cry- ing Abba, Father ? Again, is there a change inthyoutward adions ? haft thou left the focietyoflin- ners ? anddolt thouconvene with living Chriftiana? Dof thou lovethofe that-ex- cel in vernie ? anddoff thouma tifeft thegraces ofthe Spirit inthe confcionableper- formanceof all the dutiesof thy general,and particular calling? As foon as Lazarae was quickned, prefently ashe left the Grave, fohe converfed with livingmen, and walked in his Calling: fo examine ifthou have left the fociety of thedead,and con- ver£e with living Chriftians, anddelight in them; andwhether thou walk on con- fcionabty in the place thatGodhathfet theein,makingthe Word ofChrift the rule ofall thy actions. If it be thus with thee, if thou feel thisfpiritual life wroughtin thy foul,and it appear outwardly in all thy fpeeches and actions ; thisis a good figs thou partake!' of the firft Refurredion to the life of Grace, In the third place, thoumaift know this alto by thy progrefs in both there. Firf, I. Progrefi in by the progrefs of thyMortification : Is fin daily more and more mortified in thee? both. Dolt thoudaily get groundof thy corruptions ? Isfm in thee like eh a houle ofSaul, as that waxed weaker and weaker, fo cloth corruption in thee daily ? Is fin in thee like an old man, as it is in every member of Chrift ? and therefore it is filed theold man; an old man grows weakerand weaker, till at the lait hedies: fo it iswith fir in every Chriftiani examine if fin be filchanoldman in you, that it growa'weaketd daily. Again, thou- mail know it by thy progrefs in thy vivification : bolt thougrow in grace daily ? Is grace in thee, as thehouse ofDavid; as that grew ftronger and' ftronger, fo cloth grace in thee? Is grace like a youngman, as it is in every mem- ber ofCh rift ?" and therefore it is filed the 2Ke19 man; becaufe it is as a youngand tuftymass that daily grows ftfonger, till he come to his full frength clothgrace in thee grow ftronger daily? anddoft thou go forward in thy Chrifiatkou:fe2' It is '. Gáá die i
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