42,6 TheOld-Manandthe .pets.-11an, kiiow theword or titlefpirituall isotherwife vfed,fomewha t afteron fF1ofe.y.,; nary tpcaking,in whichwetearme theMiniftry thefpiritna> Jf but,etthat dot not preiudicethis, that hewhich is renuedby theholy Gbofi;is afpirituallmaw: In this kindoffpeaking,fpiritwd1is oppofedto eatxal,and as bycarnal wemean one corrupted,foby fpirituall we intend one reformed. This then is the fenfe of the do&rise: o.4menregenerate,ieamanreformed: Indeedit midi needs becfo: Forwho fo is regenerate,isrenewedby theholyGholt,and how can it be,but a reformationmiff/ follow,where the Spirit ofGodworkes? The (oases of God ,Rom,E.[4 areled6y theSpirit' and they whichare led by theSpirit,doe allo according to the Apofilescounfell, :mikeinthefpirit; andwhile they doe fo, they cannotfwl- aGalat%.ró.fißthe lw/IsoftheflefZia. Thisis a matter fomanifeft, that Ineednot toinlarge theproofethereof: only it thanbe necessarytoanfwer onedemand, Whether as bewhichit berme oftbeFlelh it wholly cared,fobees ichkdorme againebytdepower ofthe holy Ghofi, is wboljfpiritwall? It is anfwere that albeit by our natured birthwe are wholycorrupc,yet by our renuedbirth,webenot wholly fan&ifi_ ed.Iaone fenfe the regenerate maybePaid to bewhollyfan&ified,becaufe cue. ry partia purged,thevnderftanding,will,affedlrong,memory, confcience, out- wardman; in cucry part andfaculty both offoa;ody, a leaning and a fao&ilicatiou isbegun, but it isnotperfited all at once: That Fkilineffeand carnalitywhichcommethby nature,is not quitenoouedat the find: There aóalat.q.ty. isFle/bklieg ageing theSpirit, ewe it; the bella. Thelatwo,Fle/J and Spirit, the corruptionofnature, and the gift ofregeneration -, are mixed together in the wholeregenerate man, like heat andGold in aveffell ofwater luke warme. It cannotbe laid thewater is in onepart hot, andin another cold ; but thewhole wateris partlyhot, and partly cold throughout.So the manregenerate isnot in one partFlefb, andinanother Spirit ; butthneRole regenerate man is partly Flefh, andpartly Spirit throughout. Thus itn' in the gracious pleafure ofAl- mightyGod, for mans better humbling forthe increasingofhis thankfulneffe, because bythis meases he (hall feelein himfelfehowhisregeneration isaccom. plifhed, and toby thatexperience, which inhis owneparticular hee hathofthe combat betwixtcorruptionand grace,be the more prouoked toacknowledge Gods rnercy,whoispleafed todeliver him from the one, and to call himto the partakingofthe other. Thus then istheDo&rine: A regenerate manis a (piri_ twill man,a man reneued and reformed,yet not perfitly:euerypart and faculty is reformed,butnot all of ruttypart:the rime offullperfe&ion is notyet come, y*Cat;.so. in which, that which isinpartfliagbedoseawayy. The p. The fpeciall vfe to bemade Al*Doârine,is toenable vs to lodge ofour fclues,whether or nowebe regentare : apointwithoutaffurance whereinall our hopes ofbeing fauedare invaine. Thematterisplaine, a natural! man is meerelycarman , a regenerateman is changed from carnali into fpirituall. So much isdire&ly here affirmed. To this then our Inquiry into our felues muit ayme, whetheritbe fpirituall men,orno ? Thatwe maydetermine aright in this important cafe,leeme glue you fomedireétion;we cannotbane aPurer rule then that;Tbsywhichare afterthcF14,fnxoer thethingsofthe Fle/h; dntthey which tl(oat:84; areafter theSpiro, the thingsefthe Spirit.. Every thing naturally followethit owneproperkind, and doch incline towards fuch thingsas arc agreeing tothe nature thereof. A fpirituall man is fpiritually qualificd,andhash fpirituall con- ditions. Glue me leave todeclare vntoyouthe fpirituall qualitiesofthe man regenerare,inhis vnderflanding,in his affe&ions,anpl in hisoutwardbehavior. In hisvndrrfianding,whereas by nature hewas not able toperceivethe thingsof e t Cor, s.t4. God,tb:ywerefoolifhneffeunto him a, now they fauourbetter,andhebeginneth to b aCor.4.6. fee into themmore comfortablythenhe did. This is it which israidof there_ s&pheí .a. generate,rhat Godflsineb i,stotll tirhearts b, and they re madelight is theLord:: rflca;i.l ;. Godwrite: hit Litwin theirinwardpartta¡ pot that entry regenerate man is by and
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