11 ii 140 T.eoraero1 t,e Cali et AmemberofChrifl is diuerflydillinguilhed:and is fo either be fore tnen,or God. Before men they are the membersofChril+,who outwardly pro`efsing the faith, are charitably reputed by the Church as true members. But fuchdecei oingat length,both themfelues and theChurch,maybereprobates: and ther- fore inGods pretence they are nomore true tnembers,thenare the noxious humours inmans boche, orawoodden legge or other iovnt cunninglyfade. ned toanother part ofthebodie. Againe,membersbeforeGod,theyare fuch,as either aredecreed to bee fog or ac}uaIIy are fo alreadie. Suchas aredecreed tobe fo,are they,who being eleel from all eternitie,are either asyet not borne,ornot called.;oh. z o. z 6.Otherfeepe haste ',which are net ofthisfold: themalfomull bring. AEtuall members ofChrift,are eitherliuing,or dyingmembers. An a6tuall liningmember ofChrift is, curry one eleaed, whichbeing en- graffed by faith,and the fpirit intoChrift,doth feeleand fhew forth the power ofChrift in him. An adtuall dying ordecaied member is, euery one truely engrafted into Chrift,and yet huh no feeling of thepower and efficacie ofthe quickening fpirit inhim. Heis like vnto abenumuzed legge without fente, which indeede is apart ofmans bodie,and yet receiuethno nourifhment : fuchare thofe faith. full ones,whofor a time doefaint and areouercome veder the heauie burthen of tentations, and their hones: fuch are al fo thole excommunicate perlons, who in regard oftheirengrafling are true members, howfoeuer in regar-lcof the externalscommunionwith theChurch, andeflicacieof the fpirit, they are not members,till fuch timeas they,being touched withrepentance, doebegin, as it vvere,to liue againe. God executeth this elfeauall callingby certaine meanes. The firfl,is the fauing hearing ofthewordofGod, a which is,when the fayd Word outwardly ispreached, to fuch anoneas is bathdead in histhanes, and 'clothnot la muchas dreameofhis faluation. b And firPt ofall, theLaw, "hew- ing a man his Gnne,and thepunifhmentthereof,which is eternal' death: after- ward the3ofpell,fhewing faluation byChrift Iefus,to !itch as beleeue. C And inwardly the eyes.of the minde are enlightened, d theheart and cares opened that hemay fee,heare, and vnderftand the preachingofthewordofGod. a E.. tech. z 6.6. When palled f by thee, I ftwe theepollutedin thine aunebloud,andI flidvnto tbee,whenthon wallin thy bland, thou ralt iárae. Efay . z .Flo,euery one that thirfieth,carneye to the waters,andyethat baneno Per, coins, bay, and ente : came; l fayAnd wineand rnilk,e withoutfluer, andwithout money. loh. r.z 2.4 spun) as receirsedhim,to themhegame thispriuiledge,that theyfhould -become thefensofCod: narxsey,to themwhich be teemed inhis name.b Rotn.y.7. knewnot finne,but by theLa v :far fhadnot l¿,nowne ltá/l, except the Lawe had ffid,Thaujhaltna:%//.c ijoh,2-4, 7. But theannoivtmg,whichyereceitae of
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