theEpifle tethe CÇalatiotnt. Chap.s. not unifhadultcric, drunkennes,bla hemie,&c.witheternall death, yet would a Chriftian manabitine from theft things bccaufe he knowcs that they difpleafeChrift, andheisgouer- nedwith another fpirit, towhich theyare contrarie. 5 Alfo therewords areareafonof v. 16.7-here ï3 no lawagain 1 them., thatdoe thefething:: therefore make in:hefirrt. 449 24 For they that are Chrifs, to hauecrucified the flefh, with the al- ferions, and The fcope. In there words , Paul prooues that which hefard immediatly before, namely, that there is no law againit'(piritu r 5 all men. And of this he glues adouble reafon.Onc is, fpirituall men are Chrifis : therefore there is no law againfl them. The fecond is this : that iscrucified in fpirituall men, which the law condemneth , namely , the flefh, with the affalionsand lulls : therefore there is no law tocondemne the fpirituall man. no In the words, I confider threepoints. The fir fl is, What isa Chriftian ? An/.' AChriftian is one that is Chrifts,(fäith Paul.) And heis Chrifts flue wales. I. by the right ofcreation. And fo are all men. 1 I. by right ofredemption. 1.Cor.6.I9. I II. by thefreegift and donation of God the father. Iob. 17.1 t. this 25 donation is begunne in the ctcrnall EleftionofGod, and itis accomplifhed in our cffeauailvocation. I V. bypropagation. Forall truebelceuers fpringout ofthebloodofChrifi: and are ofhisbone,and of his fleih, as Euewas ofthe boneand flefhof Adam. V. by our donation inbaptifine, in whichwe conit- 30 crate ourfelues toGod and to Chrifl. Thevie. This muff teach vs to refigneour felues toOrin.,1 and to fuffer him to raigne in our hearts : and to take theyoke ofthe Gofpel vponvs. But alas, it is fame othcrwiie withmany ofvs. For Come hue inthe tranfgrellion of thevery lawofna-1 ;5 tune, fo farre are they from obfcruing the Gofpel . Others thinke it fufficient to follow the teaching of nature. If they worfhip God in force generall manner, itthey hue peaceably, and hurt noman, and meant well (as they fay)thcn all is well : and thedoingof further duties, is reputed curious precifenes. And fuchperfonsvfually reduce religion to the praftife ofna- LII r turc,
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