5 ro 15 20 5 y5 1 the Epflle to theGalatians. Chap. 2. hell , death , and condemnation ; muff flic to the throne of grace, andcrie out , faying ,. Girre riseofthe treeof life,giueme of the water of life: I perifb ftrthirfl. Then fhall our wretched foules be quickncd,.and rosined to eucrlaflinglife.Math.5.6. Rev. 2 1.6. Ir, the fourth place,heas is fet downe the Meaner offpiritu-' all lifè, in thcfe words, Andin that Thew lirern thefefb, Il, a 6j, thefaith of thefiniteof God, whohash lowedme, andgi,en rife forme. And that the doctrinemay the better appearc,.I. willftand a while to Thew themeaningof them.Byflefli,is mcnt the mortali bodie, or thehale condition of this temporali life. Heb.5.7. and t .Pet. 4.2. And therefore to lice in theflelh,is to hue a naturali life by eating, drinking, fleepìng. Further, Paul faith that liuing in the flefh , hehuedbyfaith : and for thebetter conceiuingofthis, two queflionsmay be demanded. The firff is, Why a belecuer it Paid to hue by faith ? An¡ T=here be two caufes. Firfl, faith is an Infirument to vnite vs to Chriff i and bymeanes ofthis vnion,werccciuc life from Chrillsfor Chrift dwells in our hearts by faith. Eph. 3. 17. Secondly , faith is a Guide, to order and gouerne:tcrnporall life, inall good man- ner according to the Will ofGod. And this faith cloth, bya di. uine kindof reafoningframed in the mind, whereby it vrgcth, and perfwadcthto.gooddut.ies.Rom.6. i i. The fecondqueftion is ; Howmen lineby faith? Al. The child ofGod hues a. double.life.in this world: a (pirituall, and a. temporal!. Thefpirirrrall Hands fpcciali ' in three things.; Re conciliation withGod: renouationof life : and good workes. Now in our Reconciliation with.God , we hue in this world onelyby faith. For we haue,and cnioy pardonof Gnncs,itnpu- tation ofiuflice,and acception to hieeternal!, onely by meanes ofGUY faith.Rom.4.4.& Againe , in the renouation and changeof our lites, we linty by faith. For our faith in Chriftpurified our beams, AÜ. r 5;.9. [partly, by dcriuing bolines. and puritie fromChriff vinovs,, who is our faarftif.cation : andpartly,bymooning and perfwa- dingofvs to bolines and newnes of life. i .lob.3. 3 Laflly, in thedoingof euemgoodworke , we mu (f hue by our faith. For fiifl there muff he a general] faith that the workeJ inhis.kindpleafeth-God. Rom. 14. 25. Secondly , iuflif ing faith muff gluea beginning:to.theworks. I6rleemed, therefoej T 1
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