246 Zi_r Difpirip-ofelogattO02ate t Or, him, clofe in and-imbrace him, and enter in- tó án aaual Covenant with God in. and by Je- fus Christ, we cannot be faid to be properly God's People ; for before this we were the Epb. 2.3. Children,of Wrath, and the Slaves of Sin, and Satan : But fo much to the first thing pro- ofed. What a Secondly, Ifhall endeavour to fhewyou what a kind of kindof People there are that are thus brought into People of Covenant with God. People Qod are. I. They that 'are God's peculiar People, have renounced all other Lords fromhaving any claim to them, or interest in them. z . They have broke that Covenant which they had made with Sin, that Union is diílòl- ved, theirLove to Sin is gonefor ever ; I do not fay the Beingof Sin in them is gone ; no, Sin will be in their Hearts, and in their Con- verfations too, but it is not in. their Af'eai- ons ; they approve not of it, they regard it Porn. i. 15. not ; The Evil which I hate, that do I, faith Pfal. 119. Paul ; I hate vain Thoughts, faith David ; to 113. love Sin is worfe than to commit it, and to hate Sin is better than to leave it ; a Good Man may commit Sin, and yet loath it, and a wicked M:admay leave Sin and yet love it Te that love the Lord hate Evil : Ye do fo, orelfe you are none of God's People, i. e. it is your Charaaer, and alfoyour Duty. 2. They have renounced the Love of thisWorld, they aredead, nay, Crucified to the World, they that are God's peculiar People have not only Crucified theFlesh, or are becomedead toSin, p4l.6.14. but have Crucified the World alto ; But God forbid
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