The 7rörthofthe Water oflife. ZIo shofen,but the fpeciall, and choice and feleaed graces,thefe he keepethonly for the true members ofhis Church. And thereare thegraces meant byChrist in this place ; and they are inorder there whichfollow. I. The gift ofregeneration, which is that,whereby a manofa limmeofSa- Thepropee tan, is made amemberofChri(t; ofa childe of the Diuell, is become the tonne ,B'1 ofGod. That thisis aworkeof Gods Spiritappearethby Chrüt hiswordes: . jExaptanun be borneofwater add oftheSpirieh2e c. And therefore fitly is the hIob.3.5. holy Gholtcomparedtowarer,becau(e as water dothmoiften that which is hard: Sotheholy Gholi Bothfupplband teal-ten, andput the lapof grace into thedry, and dead, and rotten heart ofman t Sothatwhere theSpirit of Godis, there the heart isrenard, the nature changed, the delightin Gnne a(fwaged, and a loue of bolineife and godlinelfe, as it werea netviuycebegun in thefoule. This is the firft proper gift. - a. The knowledge ofa mans owtre reconciliationto Godby the meases of Christiefus. Hereof Ipraketh theApoille, TheSpirit beareeb wirnfl with ear iRom.L,S. f,birit that the are thechildrenofGod. It is true, the nature ofmancannot amaine. . to this knowledge,Baiwekhave receivedthe Spirit which ie ofGod .That wemight k r Cor. Lie. knave the !hinge that are einento vset God. And indeede, it cannot be, bur, that if God hauebeen pleatedof his goodneffe tomake any man or womanhis childe, hewill like.vife make knowne the fame fauour vetohim or her : efpecially feting it is fo greatly forourcomfort. For as, on the one fide it is the greatefimifery for a thanto be incontinual! fufpenfe, not knowing whether hisfinnes areforgi- uen him : fo, what greatercomfort can there beto a man, then tobee alluredof Gods fauourcowards him ? 3. The giftofobedience: for, as a man that dwellethinthehaute asthe ow.: der ofit, ordereth it, and gouerneth it, at his pleafure: fo the holy Gholi goner- neth all cleft in whom heabideth': they are led by the Spirit,whichare the Lords. I itow.Li4. The Spirit repref nthall bad motionsdrawing onto Gnne,fpringing from the cor- ruptionofour nature,fuggefted by Satan, and occafioned by the beguiling en. ;fitments of this eudl world, and withal! itairreth vpgood defares, and holy thoughts, inclining ro piety andgodlineffe. 4. Prayer : that is, awill and ability in Come goodmeafure, tohauerework into the Lord byprayer spoilall occafions, and to poureout a mans wants and necefsities before him. For this is a general!and a certaine rule, that as natural- ly euery childe, beingpinched with want, acquainteth the father withhis ne. cefsities, building uponhis loue and willingnefle todoe him good : fo he which is the childeofGod, harp alwayesthis property, tomake prayerveto God, his fire meases whereby roobtain that which bee doth delire, and to bee freed from that wherewith hee is oppreffed. Now that which workes this in vs, is Gods Spirit e For Peeingwe ofour felues doe neither knowour neceflities, not knowing them cad tellhow tobemoane them , therefore Gods Spirit is glues tohelpe our infirmities, toafsiftvsin the framingofour fuits, that fo ourpray- ersmaybe pleating vino God, andcomfortableto our fouies. Andfor this, the SpiritofGodis called the =ft./ph-it offvppGtaiiovt, becaufe it furnilheth a man mZae>fóso. both with will and knowledge alto to ponce out his foule vnfainedly to the Lord. ç. Comfort indi(ireffe. For Whereas the childrenofGod are Cubit& toma- nifold grieuances, partly is regardofinward conlli&swith rinse,and theterror oftheir owne confcience,partly in refpea ofoutward annoyances, the Spiritof God isgiaenontothem, torelieuethem, tomini(ter Comfort vntothem, tovps hold them,tomake them able with cheerfulneile to hold outin themidiof the greate(texereamitieswhatfoeuer. Forthiscaufe the Spiritiscalled the. Cernfor. otoh.aÇ.ts,,, ter, and oOyle ofgla4ne becaufe he cloth refrefhand eheerethepoore diftreffed og sr±' folliesofGodschildren, é. Strength'
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