The Old.maa and the or-man. 421 v eeuelnIefusChrift, and bath asgood a Faith towards God asanyof t em all:)Will1; I muftnotbe putdowne with thefe formal] brags,but I muff be boldtourge himagaineto acquaint me , by themeans of what Minißry hecame to this faith which hemakesWaft of.Let himPhewme,how hisawai- make light Gods his, hevviillnotrhfeemeto accpntthimfelfebeholdingeheretofor his faith, neither yet (put cafe hehash gotfome beginningsof faithotherwife) willCubmithimfelfeto this courfe, for the perfiting and formingof that faitlt whichhe thinks he hath,certenly he muff glueme ltaueto thinke beebath nei- ther true faith,nor new- birth.Iknow the new-birth iseffefed byfaith;I know faith is (ordinarily) begotten bytheminißcry oftheWord. Be it thata man, liningwyofGodfomewhatwroughtinphim ,kwhiicchtmayingoodconfttuai. mercy on,be rearmed Faith; yet outofall queRion,iEit come onato chat, that hee may enioy that meanes,hisfaith (if itbe true)will cleaveto it,asto theproper end naturallinffrument, both ofthe begetting, andofthe nourifislugoffaith, This then is the vfe of theDoarine : Saluation is in thedefireofcurryman , there is nomanbut hecould be content to goetoheaven. Butnot everyone that pith, Lord, Lord5, fonot currywither tobee lined, frail byand by efcape thekMnlh.1.$t, wrath which is to come. Except a manbe borne againe, there isno pofbbility ofnot falling intohell :What is thisto beborne againe? Is it afecond iffuing from the mothers wombe? No : It is a matter that concernes the foule and fpirit tWhy ? But is not manable toeffe& it ? Not at all:The Spirit ofGod is the Authorofthe bufrneffe. If theSpirit ofGod doeworke it , nodoubt it is bymeanes :andwhereby (hall webee informed touchingthis meaner, butby the Scripture?And what messes can artyman iuftifie by the Scripture,but that which hath been named ; namely, Faith wroughtby the wordofaith which it preached ,andwhich is attended vponby the twoSacraments? whatother lad- 11gm140? I der hauewe toclimeup toheauen by, then this? At the immortali feeddifpen- fedbyafaithfuilMiniftery, wemuft begin : by it we mutt beaduanced higher vetoucetht byenewhweas the new-birth we come tobethe Sons sofGod ire leliaCeththe nth: by I fus hrift. Howcanwe nowmìAe the inheritance, when we haue receiued the adoption offons? This is the goodway,walle therein, and youthail find reft for yourfoules.And thus of the Author andworker ofthe new-birth.Look not backe into the veombeof thy mother fora uewbirth, butlift up thineeyes and thoughts robin, that dwelleth in theheavens. Ifyou fay ,Whefhtll afeend in- to hee: thence Itnnecesndom`(ffaitthDanid )Paxlhath that anexcellentmifart9.9i {perch: Y thee: c By hrtcepureds hpfr k Tell hoeaged the forma ofDoflrine,whereantoya were delivered". Heefee- nBnm.?.eá. meth to compare tbeDoftrineofthe Gofpell to a mould,into which athing is raft, that it may receiue anew fhape : fothat this is it by which wee muftbee made new. If we Mouldhaue an Angel from Hesuen to lead vs , asPeter had to condo& himoutof prifon, wecouldnot have amoreplaine, a motedireft, or amore sertencourfe. á It followeth,cgncerning theWileofthe new-birth,and here this is the do- 'D ftrine : Tbar every Regenerare prifon is by venue ofhis new-birth, a jiritvallman, Such as is thebeginning of thenew -birth, fuçh is bee which muffbee borne a- gaine : thebeginning ofthe new-birth, isehe graciounwothins of the Spirit t This fpirituall beginning muff needs produce a fpirituall efface. Hereupon isìt,thatthe perfons partakingof thenew-birth, andbroughtby the mercy of r Co:i. g!) God out ofthe flareofnature , into the irateofgrace ,aretermedfpirite411o0t',Pt oer,s ,, 'The whole focietyof the Regenerate is called a fpirituall boetfee, theRegent-q GA.g.' Peemap isfaidtobe bornafter theOki, 9, ind t be.ftertheSpiritr, SomekóerFì«ä.1hf
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