Nd experience afncivlife no.childofGod. 23,1 Such therefore as have no experienceof Cbrifts ccinmu- u catin the life of grace and holinefiè unto their are none of c ods children ; .their life is a natnrnll, a worldly, acar- nail, and not a fpirituall, a heavenly and holy life ; they liv.ety a fleJdìly and not by a fpirituall principle, by a coro rapt and humane,.. and not by a divine ani4, heavenly rule, they live unto themfelves and not to Chrift ; they are of themfelves, and they incline and move to themfelves as to their pro+fer Center, they confine themfelves within themfelves, they can nor 1c oke, nor move beyond them- felves.' That Which it of the fleils ; of a fleihly originali, coin- pounded wholy of fleihly principles, having no other then flefbiy ingredients in it, that Lt flelh; difierning after a fleih- ly and carnal' manner , and not perceiving the things of God, which are fpiritually difcerned ;favouring and relidi- ing only things carnali and fieíiily; mindingonly that which is vaine, corrupt and earthly ; Walkingby a fleihly rule, the imagination of their owne hearts ; and propefing a flefhiy end, the fatisfadion of their owne corrupt and fïnfull lulls;. they are not of God, as a childe is of his. Parents, they beare not on them the Image of God, as achild dothbeare the image of his Father : they depend not upon God as a' child depends upon his Parents ; they abide not withGád. as a child with his Parents ; they receive -not 'Gods inftru lion, as a childe receives his fathers inftrudion ; they love not God as a child his Parent ; they delight not in God as a child rejoyceth in his Parents ; the meditation of God is not 'tweet, the thought of Gods prefence is not plea. Lint to them';'they frequent not Gods houfe, they make it not their dwelling, and place of their delight, as chip dren doe their Fathers hole He that is without Chrift is without God, empty of; God, a ftranger to God, an e- nemy againO' Gcd ,Chrift is the yacobs ladder by whom God cometh unto man, and man afceudeth unto God. God is knowne as a Father of love, God is beleeved in as a king_ of mercies, God is felt and tafted as the foúntaineof' grace and goodneffe only in and thorough Chrift Jefus. He that 'knowes not Chrift working the life of grace and holines No experience. of new hfr no child of God.- .11,--- ---
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