300 OF SPIItITUAL MINDEDNESS. theymay directly and solemnly ascribe and give glory to God, is precious and delightful to them : and such are all the duties of divine worship. These are some of the things wherein the respect of affections spirit- ually renewed, to ordinances and duties of divine wor- ship, Both differ from the actings of affection towards the same object; which are not so sanctified and re- newed. There are yet other things accompanied with the same evidence of the difference between affections spiritually renewed, and those whichhave only a gene- ral change wrought in themby convictions, and some outward occasions, which must, in one or two instances more, be insisted on, with the consideration of such cases as derive from them. For my design herein is not only to declare when our minds are spiritually re- newed, but also what is the nature and operation of our affections, whereby we are c9nsituted and denom- inated spiritually minded, which is the subject of our whole inquiry. Herein then we shall proceed. CHAPTER XVI. .flssimilation to things heavenly and spiritual in affec- tions spiritually renewed. This assimilation the work offaith. How, and whereby. Reasons of the want of growth in our spiritual affections, as to this assimila- tion. WHEN affections are spiritually renewed in their ex- ercise, or fixing of themselves on spiritual things; there is an assimilation wrought in them, and in the whole soul, to those spiritual and heavenly things by faith. But when there is a change in them only, from other causes and occasions,,_and not from renewing
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