Evils ofmanscorrupt eflate.Barrennefe,Exilement, 339 rit,for why will yse die ó houfe of Ifrael, for I have no plea. fire in the death ofhim that dieth,faith the Lord Cod, rvher- fore terre your felves and live : The forfaking of fin is the obtaining cf life. Sin as the tarife of mans ruine, repen- tance the way to peace and eternal' happineffe ; though (the ability to repent be Gods gift ; yet it is the duty of every man to repent ; and the changing of the heart from fin to holinetfe is ever attended with fweet and lure mer. cies. All bleffings attend them that come from their na-i turall and corrupt eftate, to walke with God in newneffè!. of life, and for this, faith St. Peter, God having railed sap; i Aet.3.16, bù i Son Pent him to blefe us in turning away every one ofus j from our iniquities : the tranflation of man from the gate offin into theRateofgrace is one of thechoyfeft benefits that cometh byChrift, and they are the moft blefl',:d and happy a- mong all people, whomChrift delivers and turnes from the powerand fervice of their corruption ; therefore as Samp- fon burft his withs and carne away from `Dalila, fo let us burft afunderthewiths and fetters ofour fin, and come forth ofour naturáll and corrupt cítate. Of all elates to live un- Evils ofcor- der thepower offn and tocontinue -a ftranger toChrift is the rupt efface. moil miferableand unhappy eftate. i. An eRateofBarrennefe, thecarnall man is a bad tree, i,Barrennefte. and canbeare no good fruit, a loathfome fountains and can h mat. fend forthno cleane water -; c Michals wombe was Phut up z Sam.6.2L andThe hold no child, till the day ofher death -; the heart of' a carnall man is Rant up, and continuing in that eftate, hee 'brings forth no good finit all thedayes ofhis life ; he is, faith t iode ver. i:. 7ude, Al tree twice dead and pluckedup ty the roots, voyd of all the fruitsofgrace. z. His &late is an &lateof exilement fromGod. Adam, was exiledParadife foreating the forbidden fruit ; the car- nall man is exiledGods prefence, (hut out from all commu- nion with God for feeding and feaRing his foule -upon fin, becaufe (toise waters arefweet, and bread eaten in fecret is pleafant unto him; finch men have nogracious relations unto ,,,'pr,i sois. God, no claime norm title to thecovenant ofGod, no unfai- c loh,46. nedlovetoGod, -no likenefe with God, and therefore God mat .7.zz. Cc 4 dif s.Esilement. Gen.3.
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