234 I C H 1 I S f's Worm 3, Thirdly, now for the Parts of it. The parts of it are three. r. The fiat part is the life of Juftification; yee know every man by nature is a dead rnan ; as a malefat.}our that hath committed an offence that is death by mans Law, we fay he is a dead man; fo we have all offended God from the womb which is death by Gods Law ; and therefore we are dead men; now when God hash jul}ified a men freely by his grace, when God bath given him a pardon in Chris Jcius; now hee is alive man ; and therefore Juftification as yee heard, is called !ufti ficatisn of life, Rom.S.r 8. Now beloved this life is not in the man that does live, but in Chrif} that he lives by ; this life fuppofeth no life in this party; no, it lookes upon him as a dead man in himfelf. But God counts him alive in Jefus Chrif'c ; as the Apof}les layes, CbriIf M onrlife; Col. ;.4.q.d. This life is not in us, but in Chriff ; fo that this life denominates a man alive ; as Chrift denominated the Damofel alive, that was yet dead. The nanssfsll ti net dead, fajes he, Matth.9.a4. Yee know the Damofell was dead at that time, when Chrill; laid Co ; and yet he fáid fhe was not dead, ecaufe he had life for her ; the had life in him; now when he railed her up,then fhe had life in her too. a. And fo J come to the fecond part of this life ; and thatis the life of San&ification, and this life is in him that doth live ; for though he were dead before to all goodneliic and hoar nefie, and alive unto finne, yet now he is made dead unto finne, and alive unto God ; as the Apo411e Ijreakes, Lio ewife al f. sc esr yes your felves to h: dead in deed mats fame but alive uesto G,d. throagb 3efat Chrijk our Lord, Roaa.6.i r . This 1 fe is c ' lied the life ofgrace, and new obedience, when a an is q+ickenrd up to all the ways of God ; rose kath he gaickeued,who were dead intrefp.:fssand far, Eph.z.r. And this is the quickening that I won 11 faine open to yotì: 3. Tl:e Third part of this life, is the life ofJoy and comfort ; pee knew when a mans eyes are opened to tee his finnes, and his
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