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AP .V111.
§:2 S.
Retaewall
of
Grace
from the
I
ndwellìug
Spirit.
204 recovered
to
it by
a
blow upon the
heart,from
fomer,difmall
Confideration
o
the
Iffue,
and fcandall
of
that
which he
was
about.
$5.28.
6.
We have hereby
allo
the Renewall,
daily
Renewall
of
fanaifying
Grace;
Inherent Grace
is
a
thing
in its
owne
nature, apt to
decay
and dye; it
is
com-
pared to
things
ready to
dye
Rev. 3.2.
f
rengthen the things
that
remaine,
(faith
Chrift
to theChurch ofSardis) that
are
ready
to
dye.
It
is
a
thing,thattnay
wi-
ther
and decline from its vigor, and the
foule may
thereby
be betrayed into
manifold weakneffes
and
backflidings.
It
is
not
meerely from the nature
of
the
Trees
in
the
Garden
of
God,
that
their
fruit
failes
not,
nor
their
leaves
wi-
Pfal.1.4.
then
but
from
their
Planting
by
the Rivers
of
water;
Hence are the fcknefes,
I
weakneffes,
and
decayes
ofthe
Spirit, mentioned
in
the
Scripture.
Should he,
who had
the
richeft flock
of
any
living, be left
to
fpend
of
it,
without
new
fupplies, he would quickly
be
a
Bankrupt; This
alfo
is
prevented by
the
In-
dwéllin,
Spirit.
He
is the,
fatneffe
of
the Olive,
that
is
communicated
to
the
branches,continually
to
keep
them fruitfull
and flourifbing: He
is
that
golden
Oyle,
which
paffes
through the
Branches ,
and empties it
(elfe in
the
fruitful
-
neffe
of
the Church. He continually
fills
our
Lamps with new Oyle; and puts
new vigor into our
fpirits.
Pfal,
92.10.
thou
lifted
up my
home, as the home
of
an Vnicorne,
I
am anoynted
with frefh
oyle,
or
renewed
fupplies
of the
Spirit.
And this
Pfal.
ro3:
5.
is
called
a
renewing
of
Tenth
like the Eagles; a
Recovery
of
former ftrength and vigor,
newpower and ability for new duties and per-
formances; And how còmes
that
about?
faith
the
Pfalmift, it
is
by
Gods fa-
tisfying
my
mouth with
pod
things:
he
fatisfyed
his mouth with
good
things;
or
anfwered
his
prayers:
What
there
good
things
are ,
which
the
Saints
pray
for, and wherewith
their mouthes are
fatisfied,
our
Saviourtells us;
your
Fa-
ther (faith
he)
lznowetb how to
give
good thing,. to them
that
asks them
of
him;
which exprefling in
another
place,he faith,
your
Father
will give the
Holy
Spi-
rit
to
them
that
asks him
of
him; He
is
given us,
and
he renewes
our
firength
as
the
Eagles,
making our
foules which
were ready to languifh,
prompt,
ready,
cheerefull, ftrong
in
the
wayes
ofGod; To
this purpofe
is
that
Prayer
of
the
Spoufe.
C
ant.
4.6.
Awake
0
North
wind, and
come
thou South,
and
blow upon my
Garden,
that
the
favour
of
my
fpices
may flow
out;
let
my
beloved
come
into
his
Garden,
that
he
may eate
of
the
fruit
of
his
preciasen
things;
Shee
is
fenfible
ofthe
withering
of
her
Spices,
the
decayes
of
her Graces
;
and her difability there-
upon,
to
give
any
fuitable entertainment unto
Jefus
Chrift; Hence
is
her
ear
-
neftneffe
for newbreathings,
And
operations
of
the
Spirit
of
Grace,
to
renew,
and
revive;
and let on worke againeher Graces
in
her,which,without it,could
not
be done;
All
Graces are
the
fruits
of
the
Spirit.
Gal.
5.2
5,26.
The
fruit
or
theSpirit
is Love,
joy,
Peace, Long
-ruffering,
Kindoieffe,
Goodnefe,
Faith,
Gen
-
tlenefe,Temperance;
if
the
Root
doe
not
.communicate frefh juyce and
fappe
continually, the fruit
will
quickly wither
;
were
there not
a continuall com-
munication
of
new life, and
frefhnefe unto our
Graces, from
the
Indwelling
Spirit, we fhould
Toone
be poore
withered
Branches:
this our Saviour
tells
us,
.loh.
1
5.4,
5
abide
in
mee
and
I
inyou:
as
the branches cannot bring
forth
fruit
of
themfelves, unlefè
they
remaine
in
the
Vine,
no
more
can
yee
stetejJéye
abide in
mee;
I
am the
Vine,yee
are the
Branches: he
who
abideth in
mee,
and
I
in
him,
he
bringeth
forth
much
fruit,
forfeparate
from
mee
ye can
doe
nothing.
Our
Abiding
in Chrift, and
his
in us,
is
(as
was
declared) by the
Indwelling
of
the
fame
Spi-
rit
in him
and
us.
Hence,faith Chrift, have
you
all
your fruit
-
bearing
vertue,
.
and
unlefle
that
be continued
to
us, we
(hall
wither and
éonfuine
to
nothing;
David
in his
fpiritually declined
condition,
in
tangled under
the
power
and
guilt offinne,
cries
out forthe continuance
of
the
Spirit,and
the
refloring
him,
as
to thole
ends
and
purpofes,
in
reference whereunto,
he was
departed
from
him