Carnalit`lan an Alien to thefeed oftheChurch. I 365 are d fenf all (faith S. 714de) corrupt, carnali and earthly in diode v.19, their underflandings, imaginations, aff lions and praccîife' even in the very whole frame, fabrick and difpofition of their foules : Not having the Spirit, regenerating and quick- ning them, enlightning and fàndifying them, having no feed, no principle of grace within them, and being de. flitute of the feed cf the Church,_ they are undoubtedly orangers to the true Church, they are in the Church, but as e Servant! or Bollards in a Family, they are not the genu- ; e 'An 8 3 5. ine and proper children ofthe Church. R Heb.11.s. 3. By their being aliens to the condition and quality of ;.Qtlicy of, the Church of Chris? : the ChurchofChriff is qualified with Chwch. grace, a chofen f generation, a royal/ Prieihood, a peculiar' f i et".9. people, called out ofdarkenefe into a marvellous light, like- ned far their fpirituall fplendour of fandity to the a Lilly gCant z.z. among the thornes, to the h Dove among the birds, to h cant4.q, the' Sun, Moone and Morning among the Iights, to the !¿Pfal45: k ueene in gold of Ophir among women, and to a i Ito- ) Rev.t z.I. man cloathed With theSun, having twelvefaarrs upen her head, and the Moan under her feet : The Church being very beau- tifull and glorious thorough Chrios communication ofhis graces to her ; the Church receivingofhis fìtllneffe'" grata m Ioh, i,a6, for grace, as the child;receiveth of the Father limb for limb ; but all profane and carnali men arc farre from this quality and condition ofholineffe, being likened unto Swine for their uncleanneffe and wallowing in the mire of fin, Mat.7. to Goates for their breaking over the hedge ofGods coin- mandements, troublefomeneffe to others and unfavourines of their converlations ; as full of fin as a Serpent of poy- fon, a rotten fepulcher of dead mens Loner, or the Sea of waters, fullof all unrighteoufneffe, faith S. Paul, though they live within the pale of the Church and take upon them a forme of godlineflo, yet they are but like the Bean in the Revelation, which had two homes lih. a " Lambe, but f#ak u Rev. i 3. as a Dragon; thus thefe men pretend Chrift, but ferve Satan. 4. By their F,xcluf :an from the covenant Which Cod hath from the' J from the Co- made With his Church, to give it life, reconciliation, happi- venant. E e ne{fe
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