NEvvCov~:NANT. ~+J --------~~------~--~~~~--- ------ manner as God now requires; Then his heart melteth, he becomes not onely .appliahle to the Commandement,butis ready to delight in it;this aman gets by applying his heart to the covenan~ofGrace, or by ~pplying theCove– nantofGrace to himfelfe; That very applying ofthepromifes offorgiveneffe, I fay,it begets a difpofition in the heart, which the Scriptures . call a new life, that even as you fee the Sunne, Simile. · when it applyes its beames to a fitly difpofed matter,and frayes upon it, when it pitcheth its beames upon it with any continuance,it hegins · to beget life and motion inir, and makesita li– . ving creature : fo doth theCovendnt of Grace, when it is applyedto the heart ofa m~n, it be– gins te beget life in him, and to ma~ehim a . newcreature, it makes him another man : there .is that power in theCoveNant of Grace, in the promifes ofthe pardonand forgiveneffe offins, · that it hegets another life in a man,it mikes him , a new creature, it makes him a living creature ; to God,which before he was not. · The ground of which you fhallfee,2 Cor.3.6_. : Cor. 1 6. He hathmade m a/;le Mini(lers oftheNewTejla. t.nent,not oftheletter,6ttt tJfthrjjirit:forthe letter kits but thej}irit gives life. Marke_it, the mea– ning of it is this, when the Covenant ofworkes is delivered to you,tha t is,when you heare the , Law,the Commands,theduryyou cannotper~ forme, there isno more delivered to you but the bareLetter, th~t is,you knowth~duty, and no more. And what doth this dutydoe~ What c ' Cc doe I ' I I. I L
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