.e CHRISTS 9larm the lufts of his flefh. And wherein foever he failes, he la- bours to be humbled, and yet to look (till up to Chrift for forgiveneffe, and more help againft another time : This is to fee the Son of God. Every one that fees the Son hath ever - la:ting life, Joh,6.4o. This is to look up to Chriff, to be- leeve in Chrift, to have Chrifl:, to be in Chrift , to dwell in Chrift, and Chrift in him. But you will fay, I am afraid I never lookt up to Chrift then, I never yet had him,for I have not his holy Spirit,how fhall I know whether I have the holy Spirit ? I anfwer,,ìrft, I will tell thee, what bee not lignes ; and then fecondly, what be liignes. Firft, What be not frgnes, there are route lignes that peo- ple take to be lignes, and are not : Firfi, a civill life, when a man is a mercifull man,kinde to the poor,quiet and peace- able among his neighbours, gentle, affable, courteous, well - conditioned : Thefe are no Ggues of havingGods holy Spi- rit ; True, they are very commendable , and they that have the Spirit of od, mutt have them, and better than them. But a man may be without the holy Spirit of God, and yet have all thefe; Paal fhewes that the very Barbarians (hew- ed him no little kindneffe, they kindled him a fire, though they were meere naturall men, Atli 28, 2. Our Saviour Chrift fhewes that Tome are chafe by nature, that are born fo ; fo, many are temperate by nature, and loving by na- ture, and meek by nature, patient by nature; therefore there are no fupernaturail graces, thefe are no figues of the holy Spirit. Secondly, the profeffìon of Religion : This is no ligne of the holy Spirit neither; for many profefie they know God, and yet are Reprobate to every good work,Tit. r.16. That is, many profeflè Religion, they will heare the Word, they will have prayers in their families,they will be of the better fide in their Parifh where they are, if there be any godly ones,, they will be of their company, if they can,and feeme to doe as they doe, and yet they have acarnall heart , they doe very good works every day,but they have aRe-
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