Of the rvfnExpojition holy Ghoft. --- .c"lde: fo when a man is benummed and fro- A l4gainjlthefPirit: andthefPirit (ihat is, gracein zen in fin , yea when he IS euenltarke dead m the.heart)lujlethag<injlrh<jlefo; and that after finne, it is the proper:y ofthe holy, Gho!l:.to adouble fort: firlt,by labooringtoouermafrer warme and ql1icken h1s heart, ana to remue and keepe down the: motions thereof:fecondhim·. I r. Fire doth purge and eate out. the ly, by ltirringvp good motions and ifldinati· drolfe from the good mettall: now there IS no ons to ~ietie and religion. In Efay the hcly drolfe nor canker that hath fo deepely eaten Gholt hath moll excellent titles, Efo. 1 ,, 2 , into any mett'all as finne into the nature of The fPiritofthe Lord: the(Pirit ofwiftdomcand man; therefore the hol~Ghpfr tsas a_fire to ' vnckrjlanding:thefPiritofcounfoll,& offlrength: purge and eate out the.htddencorruptions of thefPmt of k._now/edge,atidofthefeareof the Lord, linne ont of the rebellt?us heart of man. ANowhe IS fa called, bccanfe he llirsvpgood gaine, rhe holy Ghofr IS comparedtocl~are ~ottons mthe godly: ofwifedome,ofknow. waterfor two caufes: I. man by naturusas ledge,ofllrength,ofvnder!hnding, 0 fcoondry wood wirhoudappe, and theproperty of fel!,andof thefeorecfthe Lord. And s. Pan/ theholy Ghofris as water to fupple,and to put fatth, that the fruits ofthe fpirit are ioy; pe<u, fappeof grace into the dead and ~otten heart loue,long.foffering,gentlenes,goodnes,fair/;,meekc Gall.» ofman.II. the property ofwarert.sto clea1~fe B neffi,ttmperance~&c. all which are fotearmed, and purifie the filth_of the body: euen fo rne becaufe where the H.Gh<?ll rules,rhere he inH. Gholl cloth fpmrually walh away ourfins, gendreth thefe good gtfts & moti6s ofgrace: which arc the filth of our natu~e, and thts ~s bur among al r~te inward moriens ofrhe fpirit, the fecond benefitofthe~oly uholl. By.thiS t~e moll pnnctpall are thefc: I. an vtter diOi_ we are taught,rhat he whtch would enter mro kmgoffin becaufeit is fin. And thatis when the kingdomeofGod, andhauetheH. Ghofr a man bath an eye not fo much to a~other to dwell in him, mu!l:iabourro f~e!• the work mansfins,asto hisowue,& feeing rhe,is truly of regeneration by the fame fpmt: _and tf a f~rrowfnllforthem, anddiflikeththem, and manwould know whether heharh thiS worke htmfelfefor them' not fo much becaufe there wrought in him or no, .Jer himmarke what is a place oftorment,or aday ofiudgemcnt ro Saint Paulfaith, Rom.S.s ,Th<:jthat4reofthe come,whe~mhemullanfwcrroGod forrhem JPirit,fouour th< things ofrhe/}mt: buttheythut alhbut, astft?cr~ were no hell or iudgemem, /i~~e afterthej/<jhfauourthe thmgs ofthejlefo. If b;caufe Gdd IS dtfpleafedby th:m, who harh thereforea man hane his heart continuallyafbln vnro hutta mofr louing and mercifull Fafec:'ted with that which is truly good either ther in redeeming him by Cbrill. The fecond more or lelfe, ir is acertaine token rhat his c is an hungring deftre aboue all things in thi; wicked nature ischanged,and he regenerate: world, to be atvnitie With God in Chrifl: for butcontrariwife, ifhis heart bealwai\:s fet on the fame fins. This isa moti6 cfthe H.Ghof! the pleafures of finne, and rhethingsof this which no man can haue but hee in whomth~ world,he may iullly ft•fpcc:'t himfelfe that heis holy Gho!l: doth dwell. The rl1ird, the gifr of not regenerated. As tor example.: tf a man heartyprayer._Forthtscaufe the holyGlwll is haue all his mmde fer vpon dnnktng andgulcalled rheJ;mtoffopplrc•ttons, bccaufe itllirs ling in ofwineandllrong drinke,hauing little vp rhe heart.& makes it litto pray: and theredelight or J>leafure m any thmgelfc, It argues fore Pa•i Cuth,that theJPmt ofGodhelperhour ~~~·" acarnall mmde acd vnregenerate, becaufe Jt mfirmttus : forweJ:e!ow notwh.:zt topnry~ a~ wu aff-ihthe thingsofthe flcfh; and foofthe reil. ought,bHt thefome!firititftlfe mak[rh rtqneftfor Ro m, I. And on the contrary, he thar hath his minde '1JJ withfighes whichcannot beexprc.!fod. This is , 6 , affec:'ted with a defire to doe the will of God an ordinary worke ofthe holy Ghofl in al that in prac:'tifing the warkes of chamy and religibcleeue: and he that would know whether he on he I fay, hath a fpirituall and renewed haye the fpirit dwelling truly in his heart fhall he:rt, and is regenerate by the holy Gho!l:. know it by th!s:. A mother carrieth her chi!de The rhird workc of the holy Gholl, IS to D 111 her a•mes;tf 1t cry for the dug,and fucke the gouernetheh~ortH{thceleFf: this may be called fame, iti~ aliue: being obferued many dayes jpirituali reg1mcnt. A man that dwelleth. m a t?gerhcr,tf It n~t~herc~y no~ fbr,nJsdead. In . houfe ofhisowne, orders and gouernes ttac~ hke manner, 1t ts an mfJ.lhble note ofa true carding to his ownc will:eucn fothe H.Gho!l: childc of God to cry ourro his Father in heagouernes all them in whom hee dwelkth, as uen by_Praier: bur he that neuer ctyeth nor fee· 'Paul faith,Rom,8.If·They th•r•rethefonnes of leth htmfelfeHured vp to makelus mone to God,are ledbybi.s/}irit; amofr notable benefit: God,1sm a mtfcrablecafc, and he may well be for looke where rhe holy Gholl dwels, rhere thought to be but adead childe, andthmfore he will be Lord!gouernin£ both heart,minde, let v~ learoe iuprayer vnfain~dlytopoure out will,~ndaffct'l:ions;and that two waies: I. by our touks before God, confideringit is ;a fpe· reprefsiug all bad motions vnto finne, ,ariciall gift of rhe holy Gholl bc!l:owed on the ling either fi·om the corruption of mans nachildren ofGod. tore,from the world,or from the dineI!. JI.by The fourth workeof the holy Ghofl: in the l.lirring vp good atf,llions and motions vpon heart ofthe dec:'t, iscomfortin/.ij/reJ!i,& ther. cucryocca!ion:fl>itisfaid, Ga/,5,17. Theflefh foreourSauiour Chrifl callerh him the Com· (:!ut ~s, thecorn1ptlonofma11s nature) beflerh fortetwhom he willftnd, Ioh, 15· z6. and~~./~ l , p.aune .> .
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