the Epiple to the yalatians. n6effiCatic1n any morwns,orperi\val~ons, ttl A thcreOca change,and new creattonof thewtl. The trueanl\v-er 1s rhiS. Outward meane.'> are tffeaual!,becaufe they are icyned with the in– wardoperationof;~eSp~rit. Inward grace IS elfeaual,becaufeGo'daddes to the firll grace, the fccbnd grace.'!'or hau;ng giuenrho power ro bcleeue, and repent, be giueslilfo theMll :iildthedecde: an'dHI'en faith and rcpentanc_c nnlfl needs follow.l\nd herein flatrds the et!i– cacie:of the firfl g·race' thot God;~ddes Vll· to·ir, and rmkt) tile wiq and th• deed:, Phd•. %,'J), ~\ I 'i The lafl quefliori is, whether ir"was in the polverofPau!J will, te refifl the calling, orthe grace ofGod I A•fw.Thewillforllis condiu– onisapttorefiflgrace: neuerthde(fe,ifwe B i:onGderrhe ef!icacie ofGods grace, and the will ofGod, hecouldnotrefifl th-ecallingof God. Euery one that bath heard and learn.ed ofthefather, comes to Chrifl; Ioh.6.45. Gods will determines and limits the will of mart: and manswilJ isan inllrumcnt to effett: thewill ofGod. It may be here demaunded, how the eflicaeic ofgrace,may fland with the libertie ofmans will, ifit bauenot libertie, to acceptor refuferhegraceofGod(Anfw. Li– bertie and freedom aofwill in God,is perfeel libertie: now God cannoi will either good or euill,but onely th~t which is go9d.And mans will, the necrer it comes to this will of God, 'the greater liberrie bath it. Therefore to will that only which isgood,(oit be freely wirhout C compuliion,is true libertie; to be able to will that .vhich iseuill, ~nd to refifl thecallingof God,is not libertie, butimpotencie. And he tlmcanonclywillthat which is good, doth more freely will good,and bath more liberty, then he thatcan will eithergood or <uill. The vfe. M inifiers of the Gofpel mufl learne ChrillasP•u/learned him. They may 'not content themfclues with that teaching which they 6nde in fchooles,but they mufl proceed furthcrtoa real! learning ofChrifl: and that is,to beleeuei9 theSonne ofGod,to die to theirfinnesby the venue of his death, andtoliueto God by rhevettueofhis life. D This is areal! and liudy learning of Chrifl They that mull conuert others, iris rneete they Otould be elfeClually conuerted. John mufl6rfl eatethebooke,and theo prophecy.. Rcu. r0.9 And they that would be firfl Mini– flers ofthe Gofpel,muU6rfl themfelue' care the booke ofGod. And this booke is indeede eaten, when they are notondy in their minds mlightned, but their hearts are mortified and brought in .fubieClion to theword of Ch11fl. Vnletfe Chrifl be rhus learned fpiritually and rcally,diuines Gtal fpoake ofthe word ofGod, as men fpeake ofnddles,and •• Priefls in for– mertimcfafdrbeirmartens,.when they hard- !y knew what they faid. Againe,fludents in e-· UC('y facultie, arc with Paul to learne Chrirl, ~:vt that a-; he learned him. Such perfons dc– IJrc andloue good learning: now this is rhe bcCllearning'o(all, ro learne ro knowand to acknowledgeChri0.Thekn01vledge ofChrill crucified is P_au!J learning. Th<knowledgeof chc remiflion of our finnes ,~jS the le.~rning ofDauid thatgreat Prophet. For thistitle he giues to che p. Pfal. The V!J'dcr!!anding of D••id. Laflly,all menareoi\ thisreall manei wJth P••ito learoe thefame. For he is an ex– amp!~ ro all that!hall bcleeue inhim tolr~e·euer!~fling,r:Tim.r.r>. P••ioiddesvs dothe good things whtch we haue feene in him~ Phii.4•9·Hocvrg,, The third potnt is the end ofP••'' conuec– Gon in thefe words [that h~miqf,t preach himA· ''""!. th' Gmti!.,.] Here I ccihfider what he mufl preach,namely the Sonne Chrifl:andto whome ?na!'uely,among thenations,Againc:, of the preaohing uf Chrifl, I confider two things: the firfits, why Chrill mull be prea• chcdrJthcr then Mt{r1l Anfwer,tllerc bc:[WO caufcs. Oneis,becaufeChriflts thefubflance or fubiect matter ofthe whole Btble. Fot the fuml"e of the Scriptures may be thus gathe· red together: The Sonne ofGod made man, and working our redemption, is the Sauioicr ofmar.kind: but lcfus the Sonne of Mariets the Sonne ofGod made 1)1:\n,workingou;'re– demption: therefore Iefus r)le Sonneot Ma– ricis theSauiourofmankind. The maioris rhefummeofthcold Te(hlinebt:thentinor is t~efummeof the new: :ihd theconc'lufion is rhefcopeof both. The (e'condcaufe is. The law is the minitlerie ofdeath': and rhe{';_~fpel (which is the doctrine offaluation by the Sonn<)is rile inflrumetit'of,God to begin and to contiru1e all graces of God in vs, that aic necelfarieto cim loluatiod. Thcr'efore thedp– Clrtne prilrcip'ally to be preached is the Gof. pell,and not the law. · Secondly ,it may be demanded,what it i!'to preach Chrifl1Anfwer:it is agreat worke;and rtcontaines foure miniflcriall aClions. The firfl,gencrally to teach the doctrine of the in– carnation of Chrifl, and of his threeoffices, his kingly office, his propbcticallofficejand his prtellhood with the exequution thereof. Thelccond, to teach that fatth is an inl'lru– ment ordained ot God to apprehend and to opply Chrt(hvith his benefits. The third is to ccrti6cand torcueale roeuery hearer, that it IS the wil ofGodtofaue him by Chrifl in par– ticular, fo be ir he wtll rccetue Chrifl. ·For when the Gofpell is preached, God thereby fignifiesvncovs, that his will is to giuevs life cuetlaUmg, x.lohs.rt.Thela(! is to cercifie and to rcueale to eu~rypatticular heater,that he IS to apply Chrifl with his benefitstohtm– felfein particular,and that etfeC!ually by his farth,tbat achange and conuerfion may fol• low both in heart and life, r. Ioh.J. z3· And rhus when thcfe thmgs arc rightly performed, Chrill ispreached. Henceitappearcsthatto learl)e Chrifl,is notonely to know him gene· tally, buralfo etfedually to apply hitiHo our (clues by our faith,that there may beachange -- and I
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