404 ibe FitalFountain, z. In regard of the connexion. fpiritual life : and therefore itvis called Newnefs o f life, Rom . 6 *4 •. t^ t. w e ilicm ld w alk-in new nefnoflife: b oth in regard o f the n ew p fin cip le, and fountain o f it, tb s Spring o f grace in the fou l. A n d in regard o f the n ew effedfs, and h e w operational w h ich are arifw erable to th e hew roo ti ■ - ' F ou rth ly,th efe is a prop ortion alfo in regard o f the perpetuity o f b o th : fo r as m the R efurredtion o f tne b od y, the b o d y fhall rife an im m ortal b o d y, n otfu b jed t to death any m ore i fo here in the refurredfcion o f the fou l, w hen the ftnner is reft.6red to fp iritu allife,.h e isra ife d u p tb a durable im m utable eftate,he (hall continue .to liv e this.life o f grace, and th e im m ortal feed that is put in to him , it ih all never d ie ; Iq C hrift faith, verfe 26. H e th a t b e lk v e th in m e , iaithhe, and fo fivetR h ijh a lln ever, die, he is raifed to an irpm utable effcate, toTuch a life as fhall never be fu b jed t to jlpiritual death again.’ T h u s you' fee that analogy,-, and proportion betw een thefe tw o , and in this refpedtthey may b o th b e com prehended fitly under one term* i v. I Secondly, in regard o f thd infallible connediion betw een thefe t w o : for whe»:e- •foever the refurredtion o f the foul to the life o f grace goes b efore, there the refor- redfion o f the b o d y to the fife o f glo ry w ill certainly fo llo w after : fo r asth efp ici- tual death o fth e foul did necefiarilyd raw after it the' m ortality , and death o f the b od y, fo the fpiritual life o f th e fou l d oth neceffarily d raw w ith it the im m ortality, land the refurredfcion o fth e b o d y : therefore as in the Sacram ent the n am e.o f the thing fignified, is given to th efigh ,1 in regard o f the neer conju nction, and relation betw een then*: fo here in regard o f the-ncer conjiindfcion b etw een thefe tw o , that th ey are never feparate, therefore th ey m ay b o th fitly be com preh ended under one Iterm. T h u s w e have endeavoured to expound the generaidodtrine in th efeth re e particulars. W e have fh ew ed , yo u that Chrift:'is th e A u th o r and fountain o f the Refurredfcion o f the b od y : he hath the q u ickn in g p ow er in hin i w h ereby he is able to raife th ofe bodies that are dead in the grave.' T h e n he is the A u th o r o fth e R e furredfcion o f the fou l to o ; h e is able to qtiicken thofe fouls that are dead infinis. A n d then w e have fh ew ed the reafo n sw hy thefe tw o , the Refurredfcion o f the b o d y , and o f the fou l, are b oth com prehended under o n e phrafe o f fpeech, / am the % e fu r. reSHen. N o w l com e to th e U fe and A p p lica tio n o f that,that hathbecn d elivered A n d the U fe o fth e p oin t is, F itft, fo r com forts Zlfi V Comfort, Secon d ly, fo r trial'and exam ination. * T h ird ly , fo r exhortation and direction. F itft, th e U fe o f the p oin t may b e fo r com fort: here,here is m atter o f found com - [fort to all thofe that are the faithful m em bers o f C h rift J e fu s : i f thou be united to C h fiftb y faith ,C h rift is the Fountain o f life,h e w ill be the Fo.nntaih ,of spiritual life : therefore here is com fo rtagain ftD cath ,again ft the.death o f thefou jjap d againft the death o f the b o d y. . • > • is. Againft the death o f the foctfl*r • C bfirfort firft againft th e death o f the S o u l, co m fo rt againft fin,: that is the ill o f atl-illV aftdis'thed dath o f the fo u l I f thou b e united .to C h rift.; C h siftb y h isdivine p o w er4ie-i$able:to free thee from the p o w er arid dom inion o f fin,from the bondage o f fin: D o ft thou com plain that th y underftanding is .darkand blirid ? rem em ber C h rift is able to giV6 thee more- lig h t, •Ephej. 5 .14 . Jheak$ thou th a tfleep efi, a n d ftd h d u p fr o m the dead, a n d C hrift jh a ll g w e thee light* D o ft thou com plain that th y h eatt is hard arid-ftony ? rem em ber that C h rift is able to foften th y hard heart, and to g iv e thee a heart o f flefh , as he hath prom ifed, Ez.ek- 36.36. / m il take a- way their flo n j heart, a n d g iv e them an heart offtejh. D o ft thou com plain that thy affedfciorii. are urftufyv and fetu p o ry w ro n g objedfcs? rem em ber to thy com fort,that C h ih ftd s able to re$ifte> thefe affedfcions; h e is able to plant in th ee the true love, and fe ir o f e io d , as he H ith prom ifed, D eut. 30. 6 . I willcircum cife thy heart, and, the ^ d fir b ftth y feed-) 'th a t thou /h a lt love m e with all th y heart, and w ith all thy jostl. ■ A nd. in Jer. 32 .4 0 . I will p u t m y fe a r in th eir hearts, that they Jhall never depart fr b h i fite. D o ft\ h o ft (Complain that thou canft n o t bear afflidfcions patiently 1 re- rheriVbdr that C h r ift thy head, he is able to ftrengthen thee,and h e w ill do it,as he did cfie A p o ffle ^ rt$. faith h e, / am able to do a ll tlfingt through C hrift th a t fh rfrtfflftfth m K : ' ■ ‘■ 7 :i • a o titS y ^ B u t
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