to drdwfie SAINTS. joyning his 1pirit to our fpirits, his mimic to our mindes,and his will to our wills, lice revives all the powers of the foule with his Pretence; and therefore this life is called the life of God ; which the world are flrangers to, and aliens from; Yeingalienated from the lifeof God ;Eph.4.1Re Solikewils it is called the life of foftss, z Cor.4.s r . He onely is the au- thor of it. Thus ye fee the efficient caufe of it. Secondly, the Inrrrumentall caufe of this life, is true Faith ; this is the ligament that couples this life and a man together ; that now he is laid tó be a living man ; ye know God is the onely living God ; they that are not united unto him, remaitye in the eoñgregation of the dead; now faith unites a man unto him ; faith is the having of him ; He that hatb the Sow bath life, and be that bath sot the Some bath not life, a J oh. 5.t s. When a man cleaves unto God, by a true and lively faith, this man hath life ; as Mofes fayes, That thornily/ love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayf obey lore voyce, and that thou mayft cleave unto him, for he a thy life, Deut. 30.20. Though a man hath not that firong faith that finite have, whereby he bath a clearcovidence of Gods love and fa- vour in Jefús C hrift, though a man have not this faith, yet if he have a faith of adherence, and cleaving unto God, this man is a hying Chr:ftian -, this mm is joyned unto the true life ; Tbis is the true Yod, and life, eternal!. t Joh.s .5 2. And therefore whof_.evc r cleaves to him, hath life ; if he will not away from him, h: will ¡till lecke Nina, fill pray unto hirn, ûill make h;rn his re` ige, though he have no feelings, that is not it; if a man will never give over feeking of God; He beleeves God is the fountains of all life and peace; and grace and comfort, and Gods way, is the onely way ;" he beleeves hirniëlfe is a curled wretch in him1elfe, and that all hope is in Chrdi, now if this man have fuch a faith whereby he adheres, though with never fo much weakneffe, this man is alive. This is the faith whereby a Chriftián lives; as Pawl fayes, The life that ! lived' live by the faith of the Seems of God,Gal.2.ao. Thus ye fie tile Initrumextallcaufe of it. H h Thirdly, z;; x.
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