236 Lifeofgraceoppofed. fl:rength and iledfaf}neffe, for his truth and unchangeablettes, for his union of 7ew and Gentile, and for his fupportation of all Gods children; to an elcti and precious fittone for his worth and excellency, and to a living /lone, for his ever- living vertue, miniffring the life of grace to all the faith- fill, and preferving them therin to the life of glory, and all true beleevers are called livelyflones; for their being founded upon Chriff, and enlivened by Chrift, the head-Rona ; and of this life they participate by coming unto Chrift; comming to Chrift, by the dorineofthe Gofpell inviting them, and by a lively faith refting upon him,incorporated intohim,and recei- ving fpirituall life from him;and this is Chrifts promife,hethat' 6eleevethinme, that is united and joyned unto me, and made one withme by faith, heJhalllive,he (hall live the lifeofgrace' firf,and the life of glory lafl ; and it is the plain affertion ofthe Evangelií, het hat beleeveth on the Son bath everlafling life, he bath it in inchoation, by the work ofgrace,hebath it in prop ife by faith, he bath it in expectation by hope ; hebath that life begun in grace, which shall beconfummate in glory. Oppofition 6. By the oppofition made againfl the mooringofthis life in the again# the foles ofmen; the workingof grace in the heartsof men is op- worki ago£Cpi- pofed bycorruption,as naturali life is oppofed by death;all men ritual' life, by naturebeing deadinfins andtrefpafes; this life is oppofed by fin, as naturali health isoppofed by a mortali, anover- fwaying and incurable difeafe ; the cure ofthedifeafed woman in the Gofpell, was fo oppofed by her bloody iffue, that no Phyfition could cure her,fhe bellowed all her fubuance upon the Phyfiti- ons in vainc, fhe could not be healed until! fhe came to Chrift; the cureofthe difeafe offin is fo difficult, that neither the mi- niftry of man, or Angell can accomplifh it; Chrift alone is the Phyfitianhealing thedifeafed foul ofman;he is the fon ofrigh- teoufiaes who herb healing in his wings; in the wingsofhisordi- nances inftrumentally,in the wings ofhis gracious gifts ando. Aeration efficiently:the Apoftie layeth down the oppofitionof Sin opporerh fin againfl the working offpirituall life 4.1vays.r.Through io fpiritualt life, norance, alienated from the lifeofGod, through the f ignorance By ignorand that is in them;hey are ignorantofthe abfence and want of it, fEpb.4. 18,19. they fuppofe they are alive to God, when they are dead in fin=
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