to dy'olvfe SAINTS. 209 Laftly by getting the Lord to goe along with our Mini - 1try; for it is not our Preaching it felfè that bath any life ; no, it is but a dead letter, as Micha (ayes, J am full of power by the ' pirit of the Lord, Mich. 3.8. Now J come to the words, as they have relation to the Church rt feile. Thou art dead. Thou are a dead People ; though thou haft a name to Live, yet, Thou are dead ; that is, thou art outwardly reformed, thou haft goodly order'dCon - gregations, good lober, civili and faire earriaged people, all profeffing the crue Religion, and frequenting the good Ordi- ances ofGod, yet, Tham art dead ; that is, thou art even as good as nothing. The Doátrine hence is, A dead Cbr,ffian ú as no Chriftiau at all. Yee know we are all dead by nature; in trefpaffes and in firms ; that is, we are alive to the workes of the Flefh,and to the World, but dead towards God. And a true Chriltian is /ace that is made dead unto finne and the world, but alive unto God ; as the Apottle Paid layes. Lekewefe recten yee your (elves to he dead unto ¡ism, 6at alive unto God through Jefne Cbreft our Lord, Rom. 6. xi . This is a true Chnftian, that fo leaves his Granes, and fo takes up the worlhip and fir- vice ofGod, that hce is Dead to his frnnes, and alive towards God ; now when a man it may be leaves his fines after a manner. and takes up the profetlion of Gods Service, and yet he is alive (till unto the flefh, and dead towards God, this is juif noch ng, By Dead J meane five things ; firft, deadneffe of guilt ; when a a9an is guilty of any offence, that is death by the Law, lace is faid to be a dead man ; therefore every man bath fin- ned viol} Godd, which is death by Gods Law, fo that every man isdead by ;azure; when a man is pardoned of God, then he is alive g in ; and therefore it is called luf ificatlam of life Rem.s:t . Now wt en a man is not pardoned of God, he is dead, thou h he have never ih many hopes and conceits offo givencffe, though he aopr,ihead himfelfe to be pardoned, yet as long as God bath not patdcned hita indeed, he is a dead man._ E e Second- Doffr. s
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