. ~~~--------------------------------------- O · FTllE I maygive my body to!Je ~urncd, and yetifrhef~ ·,great workes to bedone, without love they lfrt nothing. But,on theutherftde,ifyou findethi s, that you do, but the leafl:worke, i:fit b~ but t<> giveacupofcold Wlter,:md do iroutoflove, ify0uabfbia~ from ondin, if you overcome · anyone lufl: whatfoever, that is acereand deare to you, becaufe you love I efus Chrijl, ifyou fer . " . l yourfe!vesupon any worke,upon any imploy,_ D~mgduues ment andendevour, and thy heart witneffcth· wttblove,a l . . ·b r. l figneofFaith, t 11S:to thee, It 1s ccau1e I ove the Lord,. and ( <delire exceedingly to pleafe him·,he is one that lwould faine have communion with, my-de:. , light kin.him, therefore Idoe thefe workes·; for it is"my meateand drinke to,doe his will; . HOW thou art on·a fure ground; now thou -maift .. -know thou art within·the Covenant: For thou , · beleevefi as Afirtthamdid, and therefore thou · art within the Covenant,as he was;thoumayft " know ir, becaufe thy Faith w.orkes, and then thou mayfi know that k worke~ right,. becaufc it is done by-love• ! · Well; ,yct there is anotherway t<Yknow this, :&y beinggraft · jl ~l,lto..C.Prift. . that is)J h; thyfeede ·(faith theText) nzll aU the · Nations of the wor~e-U.e.lfed: -Ifamanbe then ingrafted.iotothisfe d,into the utteffiahonce, then he lhall be ble ed, ifbnce:·bebelong to him. Weli,how ihall aman know that? . Howt&know : · lfthou have received theSpirit ofthe Sonne, we:tre ingraft for whofoever is in chrift; .hath recdved the ' intoChrHt. · 5pirit ofC!Jrifl, if-henavenot received the fpi· rit ofChrifl; h~ is not in him. Confider whe · them
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