Chap:5, 11Cfflontxtarievpai good gifts of God in them andyet neuer proceede to a tho. row reformation . For they vfe to cherifh in themfclues naughtie affecr}ions, and damnable 1ä(1s. There is fonte one fweeteGnneor other,that they cannot abide to crucifie. II I. They altoare to be blamed,that cannot abide tobeare ; their owne particular fìnnes,to be noted,and reprooued. They are vncrucified and vnmortified perlons. And the word of God is the (word of the fpirit that (ernes tokill and dcflroys the flefh. I V. In allhsìions becontent, and quiet. For we ought to to crucifie the affeflions , and lulls of our fleth and becaufe we faile in this dutie,therefore God himfclfe takes the worke in. hand : and he will crucifie our corruption by his chaflrle- [flints. Further, ofthis dutitof crucifying the firth,. there arethree tS points tobe confidered. I. The time when this aéuion mull beginne ; namely, inour baptifine, or fart conuerfion. There- fore I . Paul faith, they thatare Chritls, bane crucified, C.c. I I. What muff becrucified ? Anf. Thewhole fIefh, with euery in. ordinateaffe!ion and tuft Thismakes again(} them that fie 2° and deter} fore fewe (inner, and runne headlong into others:1 III. What is crucifying ? Vif. In it are two things , the re- (}raint ofthe exercilcof finne, (which is in part in ciuill men,) and`the killing of Orininall corruption, in all the parts and branches thereof. And that is done, when we doe not onely ag mourne for our corruptions, butalfo hateand deteft them in our felues. 25. 'Ifwe lite in.. the Spirit, let vs altowalke in the Spirit. 3° In thefewords is cötaincd,the lad} reafon ofthe rule ofgood' life before mentioned, in the t 6.verfe. For thevnderfianding whereof,two things are to be confidered,what it is to hue in the Spirit?and what towalke in the Spirit ?Totsehing the fir(}.Life ! 35 is twofold: created orvncreated. Vncreatedlife,is the .life of' God. Created is that which pertaineth to the creature. And this is either naturali , or fpirituall. Naturall-life, is led by natural] caufes and meanes,as by meate,drinke, cloathing,breathing,& loch hke.Spirituall iifeis by,andfrom the.Spirit_Of this there; be
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