2,24. The good .Fight. dRom. 8.37, then Congdercara, add by'none of theftwas either his comfort impeached, his miniftery andcame endamagcd, or die Churchof Goddamnified. Not his corn. fort impeached, for, Wefaint not, bur though ouroutwardman perJb, yet the inward ezcor.q.le, man is reneweddaily". Not his miniflery and cavfeendamaged: for, albeit I faTtm,x.9: 'liferonto bonds,yet the Word ofGod t1not bound,, and the things which hone come 'gPhil, 1.12.. onto meare turned to-thefurtheranceofthe GofpeRS: LaftJy,nor theChnrchof God hzTim. =ao damnified ; for, lfufer.al!things for theCfettfakee andmany of'the brethren ore i Phil,r.t4,, emboldened throughmybands,and daremerefrankr /yfpeake the word'. ThushamI given youa brieteof Faith fighting; and of Pau(sviaories; tharpe encounters, glorious conquefts. There were they, the remembrancewhereof made the face ofDeath cuon lonely ontohizo, and confirmed his inward certainty ofthe Re. kHeb, t r.z6. eampence ofrewardk,euenbecaufe he was able to fay in truthofconfcience, I bane fought apodfight. Thus faire for the opening of the Text, and the laying the groundsof that which I would fay. I haue reported to you thingsdone, Icome nowto fpeakeof 1 Roma5.4, thingsto be done. For this doofe(anal! otherholy Scripture) isforoor looming' toz Tim.3. and isprofitable to teach.. I willbound mywhole fpeech within thecompalfe of sc. thefe two points : fiat, I will hewthat all Chriflians arecalled to thelike fight: fecondly, I will draw to aninquirie byway ofapplicationofthe whole, how farce barthwebane fought this fight. Marine. For proofeofthe former, ifmenwere(as theÿopght to be)experienced lathe Lorry Chri- Scriptures, I needealleadge nomore then the Apo$lesexhortation to thePhi. Rico ezllcd to lippians,where he calleth them to the/au:g of thepinefight, which (faithhe) you the like fight, hauefeeneinme, andnowbeetreíobeinme °. But for the tan&ificationof all, Iwill that Paul thew youthe truthofit bypoints and parcels. Firft,touching the fight, ina mans fought. f owneboome, eueninhisownehearr ,withhisownecorruption; Pautdeliuereth n-Phd.s.3o, this generalirule couchingall Gods chufen, that in them the fiefh laJlethagainfi o Gals.77, the/jririt, and the (pirit againfl theflefb,° e¢c. AndS. `Peter accords,that the litfls of piPet.z.ar. thefiefbdoefight againf thefadeP. The gift ofRegeneration(meant byfpiris)atrd the corruption of nature (vnderftoodby flelh) aremixed together (like the light ..Q,dtnna and darknes in the aire, in thedawning *, fo throughout in all the powersofthe tenebsar,nee foule,)and theft twobeing in a dire& line ofoppofition,and contrarietyeachCO p f dime ta- other,there muffneeds follow a continuall combate, like the itruglingwhich Re- emuouid. becca felt in her wombeq, making a Chriflian cry in a kinde ofaflonifhment as q Ctn.z me did, Whyam lame ? Happy he which leeksthis combate,who is ever wraft- ling withhisowne corruption, labouringand endeauouringhimfelfe tohavea thane t oß.e4.c6. confcience towards Gode. Thevietory is certaine: For as it was,faid toRebecca (whenupon the llriuing the felt, the asked of God) that theelder flrouldferuethe younger,fo in thiscafe wee are afcertained that the oldman, (ourold natural!cor- ruption) !hall be casI ofandkilled, and thenew man (the grace wrought by Gods (Eph 4.zz;z4 Spirit) ed Secondl ,tschingthe fight with!, ara, theScrri Lure and more Heabarb ut Ptr.5.8. dfredyoutoWinnowyou; faidChriftoPeter, and/reewalked:aboutfeekingtode-. Chap.4.7, ruar, faith Peter tons': weft, refi/ï him weemnft : (it isS. lames his rule*)and that cannot be without fighting,and it is notfteJh endblood we wrafite with, faith our Apofile, butprincipalities andpowers,t$c. end weehadneed toprouide, that z Ep.6.7s I3 we mayfandfail _. He isbut a titular Chrifiarandhash but afbetrufgedlineffit, Y z Tsm. ;.t. who bath not had perfonall experience ofthe StratagemsofSatan, nowpuffing vpto prefumption, nowpulling downeto defpaire,one while working tofecuri_ ty, anotherwhileprefsingtodifmayednes: fometimes extenuating, and hiding, andpainting (nine, that before it is committed it may beguile ; fometimesope- ning.andaggrauating it,that when it is performed, it may affright: turning him- intomany thapes,fomctimes like an induflrious agent toaduanceout profit, fometlanesltike aplcafantcompanion, to further ourdelight, fometimts like a true-
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