TheOld Man and the t(eta=-Man. ny.def ofman,which might eitherprocure ,oraffeft,orwi(h that kindof fora-flip. It is nowifdome,or power ofman, by whichthey do arife tothat dig- nity, but meerely and onely by themighty worke of God himfelfe.. Somuch haue we gottenby this one place, thatthe new-birth fpringeth notout of any thing inman,but is theworke of Godwholly,Of hit eyedndl he begat vs,euen be niam.:a8: from whom entryperferfgixingdeth defeated.. T the fame effe&, Peter, Stalledbee o pet.i.;> Gesl,trio. whiebbad, begottenvt,againe.,cc. Thus farre then we arecome , that this new-birth is not inany refpeft procured or eaufedi or effeetustedby man; but isaltogether from the Lord.NOW as it is generallyproued to be the worke ofGod, fo more particularly it is a(cribed to the holyGholt : not toexclude Om. Trixá. Tricia the other perforas in the God-head, theFather and the Sonne, (it being a true f to rdtset- role, tbatix thole worker whicharewithout themfelxet , all she threepeeled worke in náa cems,en,) but becaufeitis thefpeciall officeoftheholy Gholl,tobe theimme- diate and next applyerof the new-birthvato the conference. Godthe Father begets aman anew,asbeing the foundation andfountaineofall disineaftions, and goodthings whatfoeuer : God the Sonnereneweth, asbeing theMediator and meriterof this changed e(tate: butyet in the fore-named refpeLi, this is more particularly afcribed to the Spirit of God; according as theworke of eletion is more efpeciallyattributed to the Father, of redemption,to theSon,: This is not muchvnlike to that limitation ofthe fume, culled, Tbe/r¡nne againfb theholy Ghst ; which is not to be foconceiued,as ifit were not a finne agarnfb God the Father too, an lAgainihGod theSonne , (for hów is itpollible that a man (hould fo finagainit the one,as that therein he fhouldnot trefpaffe againfl the otheralfo?) but iris fo re (Irainedto the holy Goff,b caufe less ails com- mitted againit the particularoffice and worke ofthe holyGhoft, and fo is this new-birth, though it bean aftof the whole Trinity inoommon; yetis itter- med the worke ofthe (pint, betaufe he is the more-mmediate author therein. Hence is it that thewafhingand fanaaifying,which are teflimoniesof thenew. birth,are Paid tobe by theSpurtn :apd our changing into the linageefgad, whichp: is the very forme and lifeofthenew-birth, is reputed tobe by the Spirit of the Lardtthofegraces which accompany the renewed a(late , are called thefeasts gaCor.;.ta; eftbeSprritr,and that renewing which maid be in all that lhallbe faued, is called Gsts¿ssa,, thereneseiegofthe holy G'heffc Ihope wee_prefufficieutlyfatis tied touching this ebùús s., point.ehat the new-birth is nogrolFeof carnoli matter, and fonowork of man any way,but the foieand peculiar woskr of God eatery way,It is he whichere- teethnor hearts, andqutreth a eewfrsrsrsu/: ;hen' ¡: :, and then againc, this is np:ats:. so: alto I truft plain, that this worke,albeit commontoall theperforas oftheblelfed xEtek.t s.sy Trinity, yet is moreparticularlyafcdbedto theholy Gott, wholeproper of- fice it is to worke vpon thehearts ofGods ciea, and toapplyoffered grace in fochfort ,asthat it maybemade effeCruall. Now it (hall notbe amiffeto (hew alfo bywhat meaner the Spirieworketh in thismakinga man to beborne again. The manner is fecret,but themeanes is expreffe. Goddoth fanftifieCome courfe for theeff'eing of whatgoodbeset hee iaatnds: and ifthe new-birthbethe workeofGods Spirit , no doubt Go,l lath ordained a meanes by which it is accomplifhed. Andthis meanes is two fold. The held is anoutwardmeanes, namely, the miniileryof the Word andSacraments. Hence is it that Tad Told the Corinthians lee had begattex them through the 6'afpell r; lee tearmethr tCor..;.ì ;a Timethys, andTitter a, hù fanner in the rash t Hce told the Gatathians how'`r Tima.s. heetraxailedin theduties of hisminiftety fortheirRegeneration e. Hence is iteGas, t4. againe that the Word.difpenfedin the ordinaryrniniftcry, is rearmed the In:- mortall feeder' the Next-birth , Co amainefor thisvery caufe the Sacrament of e r per.:.zt, Baptifineis called,the taxer efregentrariena, becaufe in isand by it(ás a meaner) dTisús 3.4a theholy Gho(l . freely worketh his grace in the veffels of grace. The other meones is iuward,and that is Faith, This is a worke orfruit ache Spirit and e Gil-st: 43
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