5 lo the Epigle tothe galAtians. Chap.4. 1 33 5 iigeneration in theGalatians:and ifthey areborne againe the .._ fecond time,then in their Apoltafic they fell wholly from god., dinfw. WhenPaul faith,7 tromellosonue,he clothnot prefuppofe any fecond fpirituall generation : for the child ofGod is but 'once begotten to the Lord, and Paul here calls the Galatians, little children,becauCe euen in the timeoftheir fall, the feede of GodRill remained in their hearts . And becaufe the image of Chrift was againe to be reformed and reflored in the Galati- ans,in this refpea he faith,/rrviiiellapsine The end ofPauls minifterie is expreffed lathe words, till Chrift beformeelinyou:thatis till(as it were)the counterfeit or image of Chrift be (tamped and imprinted in your hearts. This image,hath twoparts.The firft is. a Right knowledge of Chrift in refpea ofhis natures andoffices, as they are let forth inthe word . This knowledge was defaced in the Galatians, when they ioyned workcs withChrifl:for then they madehim to be an imperfect Sauiour.The fecond part ofthis image, is a ConformitiewithChrift,Rom.8.29.It is twofold,conformtie in qualitie,and conformitieip pro:Rife. Conformitis in qteaktieis againe twofold . The firft is a COn- fornitie to the deathofChrili,when the vertue thereofworks, in vs a deathoffinne,and when we Puffer as Chrift fuffered,in fi- lence,contentation,obedience, fubieflingour (clues to thewill ofGod.The fecond is,aconformitie to the refkrrerlion or life of Chrift,and that is,when weFlue not onely a natural! , but all() a fpirituall life,which is,to fubmit our felues to be ruled by the word and fpirit ofChrift. Conformitie inprat:lip is, when we carrie our (CluesasPro- phets in the confeflion of thename ofChrift,in teaching,ex- horting,and admonifhing one another:as Miens to offer our bodies and foules in facrifice to God:as fpiritual kings,bearing ('way ouer the lulls and corruptions ofour ownhearts. And thus is Chrift tobe framed in the hearts ofmen. The vfc. Here we fee, the end ofall preaching,is to make finnefull men to become newcreatures,hke vnto Chrift: this is the drift ofthe miniflerie: and the doarine that tends to this purpofe,is found and wholefome. Againe,here we fee,that in the newTeflatnent , there is but ne rule and order for all men, and that is the rule ofChrift, ake vp thycroft and fallawme:and for this caufe the Minifte- _ 31e 5 20 25 o 35
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