TheOId-Man and the en-Man. 417 ¡byoponCaninggrace receiued,cxa&in knowledge,and (nickeof conceit; j but this,thIgdo&rinofReligion begiunethprefently to reilifhbetter with him, hebeginnethto fee and conceiuefome more ñi then eth me fotiaediheetIohf sü. and though hebaue much fhallowneffe, yet e bath amimicry endofhis knowledge is (as Amid; ,) not Cpeculation,butpraftife: Teachmeth), Pfa1.86. way , and 1will walk! in thy troth'. In his affeftions hee isinclined to fpirituall g Eph°Cte. t,. things. Pawl fpeakethof,iriroall blefngs inheawen things', the fpirituall man loueth their aboue all. Many fay, Who willflown vsanygood? But Lordlift thorsvp the light of thy cenotenanee vpanvsh: TheScripture nameth force particular fpi bnfala.e. rimallmatters, as, the Law is f}'irïtwall i, the Do&vine which is taughtby the i som.7.i 4, preachin° oftheGofpell,is aJpirítwa/l conentedityk,the Sacrament,fpiritwa!l foed ; k t Cof9 rr: tt Cor.to:;,q graifes and prayersvnto God,ffiritaall faerifiea m. Now the heart ofaman re- m t p c,a. generate isto theft; Heloweth the Law., he loueth the do& rine preached, and g, npÍ,!a9 5' defreth itas a new-borne babe doth the mothers milke°; hee loueth the Sacra. o s pct,:,a ment, as the Etwa h'aofoonerbroughttoknowChri(t, but heedelred Bap. Nine : bee louethtobe piaifing God ; My lips will reieyce when I fangvnto thee, Afts 8.;ò, andmyfotde whichthoxh delinereeklnhisoutwardbehauiourhewilibechang- pfal.8t,a. ed,and become fpiritu allA,; Hewer/0th thedeedsofthebodybytheSpiritnand'ft m,q;' ralkes innewweffeoflifet. Thefiefh being crucified ,there cannot but follow fuch behauiour as becommeth iíoline(í'e; the bodyoffranc being drftroyed, there mull needs be aGluing thenumbers 04 weapons ofrighteoufneffe unto Cjodc.Let cue, tRom,6.t3 . Tyman inlarge theftpoints inpis owne thoughts : Let every one thus confute 'andcommune withhimfelfet Wsoldl knowwhether I !hall bee[awed ? Why then, what an?1I Awatwra!!manora regenerateman ? IfIama regenerate man,theSpirit ofGod hathwrowgbt m'm0;1414%1 fpirituall: If1 thinks I amfpiritnall,where aremy fpirituall conditions? How aremh elfions towards hearseio1y things towards grace, to. wardsgadlinefe,to the word,and excrcifes therof,to the Saerameots,to the sixties ofGods worfhip I HowamI refinedandreformed in the ottwardman ? Ifwe beloth andcare. leifeto come to this queftioning with our felues, it is atoken webe carnali. If we canbe petfwaded thus tocommune withour own foules,it is agood figne that Gods Spiritbath begun toworke within vs. If Icauld prensile íomuch with you,as that youwould carry hencewithyou this care toiudgeofyourre- generateeftate,byyourfpirituall qualities, itwerea good dayesworke. And wehaue fpentour time ill,and loftall our páines in hearing: yea, and which is worfe, made matteragainft ourfelues, ifwe (hail goe awayfecure in this be- belle. Itwill be a notable teftimonythat we are fpicrtuallyminded, ifwe (hall be catefull to fearch,andto enquireinto our glues about fpirituall things. T
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