Perkins - BX9315 P465 1597

of/aluation anddamnation. 4 him, dwelleth inyou: anelyeneede not that any man teachy®u:but as thefame annointing teacheth you ofall things, and istrue, and is not lying, and,as it is taughtyou,yelhallabidein him. dA61.1 6.14. Acertaine wornannamedLydia, a f !terofpurple, of the citie ofthe Thyatirians, a worfripperofGod, heardvs, whofe heart Godopened,th.atfheattendedto the thingsthat Paulfake.Pfal,4e. y.6.Thouart not delightedwithfacrifeceandburntoferings,but mireease: haft thou opened.Ioh.6.44.Noman can comevntome,except theFather whichbath Pent me, draw him : and1will raife him vpat the Left díß. Efay 54.6. ? heLord hath caned thee, beingasawomanforfake.n,anda1ayowng waft, when thors waft refufed,faith the Lord. The fecond,is the mollifying ofthe heart, the which mutt be brufed in pee- ces,that it may bee fit to receiueGods fauing grace offeredvnto it.Ezech. a i . I 9. /will glue them one heart, and Imill put anewefjiirite within their bwelr, e4nd Iwill take thefionie heart out oftheir bodies,and willgisie them anheart offc . Thereare for thebrufing ofthis !Ionic heart,foure principal! hairuers. The firft,is the knowledge ofthe lawe of God. The fecond, is the knowledge of finne,both originall,and aauall,andwhat punifltment is due vnto there, The third,iscompun; ion, or prickingofthe heart, namely, a fence and feeling of the wrath of God for the fame finnes. The fourth, is anholy defperationofa mans ownepower,in theobtaining ofeternall 1ife.A61.2.3 -.when they heard theft things, they werepricked in heart, and[aid visto Peter,andtheref ofthe Apos`itles,e `enandBrethren,whatfallwe doe?38. Peter[aidvistothem,Re- pent, andbeebaptizedeueryone o fyou in thenameoflefts,: into the remiionof finnes, and ye[hall receive thegift of theholy Ghof at . Luk. r 5.17. Thenhecame tohirnflfe,and f id,Howmanyhiredferuantsat myfathershaue breadenough, andIdyeforhunger? 18. I willrife,andgoe tomyfather,andfayvetohim, Fa- ther, lhaue finned againfiheauen,andbefore thee, a 9. Andam nomoreworthie tobecalled thyforme : make me asone ofthy hiredfruants,&-c.Matth,a5.24. Heanfivered,and f id,[arr notfont,but to the loftfheepe oflfrael. The third, is faith, which is a miraculous and fupernaturall facultie ofthe heart,apprehending Chrift Iefus, being applied by the operationof the holie Ghoft,andreceiuing him to it felfe. Ioh. a.a a, 6.35. leftsfaidvnto them, lam the breadof life, he that comrnetb vetome(hallnever hunger: andhethat be- leeueth in me,fhallneuerthir/l.Rom.9.; o.Whatfhallwefay then?the Gentile: whichfollowed not righteaufes,hateeattainedvisto righteoufnes, euenthe righw teoufnes which isoffaith. Chrift is receiued, wheneuery feuerall perfonBoth particularly applievnto himfelfe, Chrifl with his trterites,byan inwardpertvafion ofthe heart,which commethnoneotherway,but by theefeduall certificate by theholieGhat concerning the mercie ofGod in Chrifl Iefus. i.Cor.2.a a.Wee haste receiued, not thef jirit oftheworld, but thef jiirit which isofG ©D, that weemight ;new the thingsthat aregiuest tovsof GOD. Ezech, t 1.10.1willpowre the Jpirit of grace

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