\ ,· NEVV bOVBNANT. ~4S and theSpirirgiveslife; That is, when a man ·. lookes on theCovenant ofGrace he lookes not ' on it n,owas an enemy, as he did before upon the Commandement, buthe feesin it much . love, and much friemdlhip towar11s him; he fees . G-ud intends not any hurt,any evill to him,as he apprehended before; hefees Godexceeding kindeand mercifull,and willing to put away all pis finnes,and willing to accept the fincerity ofhis obedience,though there be not aperfe– ction of obedience, now he begins to change his opinion, bothofGod and ofall his Lawes, and precepts;Whenhe fees Gods kindndfc to– wards him, and his compaffxon and readinelfe to forgive him, then his heart beginst9 relent towards theLqrdagaine,hebegins to rpagnifie Gods goodnelfe, and to condemne himfelfe be beleeves thofe promifes, and thence he growes up in love, towards God; ~fay, he growes up ~n Faith and Love,and in this act of Faith is the Spiritinfufed into his heart; This Spirit being thus infufed, writes the Law in . his inward parts, that ~sit that breed~s in him a holy difpolidon, ·that enables him ~n fame meafureto_keepe the-Law,kprintsin him aU ~ th<:le graces that give him llrength to obferu~ the_ Commandements that Godhath given hi~: fo thar,ifa Manwill goe about -th~s great worke,toc~ange his heart, and 'ro·c'hange'his ~i~fe, I~t him not goe abo.ut it as amotall man i - That IS, let him.not onelyconfider what Com– mandements there ·are, what the re&itude is Cc~ that - ------~~--------~ ' -i. .. I
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