N&vv CovENANT. 41·1 you, then is-the witnelfe ofthe bloud, and of . tile water -and ·of our ownc; fpidt; . there be thre.e that ·beare witnetfe in earth, I Ioh.lf. the 1 lob+ J!jirit,~tnd tht water ,An,1. t'he,kloud:by fpirit thfte is meanrour·owne fptrlt enlightened, by bloud . :is meantjoftilication,by water is meant fandi· . fication ; fo that thefe goe together with the witneffe of~heSpirit. . . The firllif:s the witneffe·of the bloud; tnat is, t.Thewitncs . · whenamanishumbled, whenaman"is broken ofbloud. ·." ~;: (, · with die fpirit of bondage, then hee beginnes · .: · to make out for apardon: whenhefees he ·is ·' · _arrefied,asit were,when he is lhut up, as that phrafeis.ufed, Gtd.3.andfees whatadebtisre• · quired ofhim,:and he-is,notabietopayth~Ieall: ··farthing, now heebeginnes to looke ;Out for a fun~tie, now be beginnes to hunger aod .thfrft exceedinglyafter :chrift,nowhe is not COf1tent . onely towatch with him, to fcruehim, and ·to · -obey•him, but hce is willing· to pa·rt with i1is · life, andall that he hath~ up0n that condition. · 'Nowwhen aman isinthis cafe,whentheL1rd 'beginnes to:fbewhi-D:) the bloud of 'his Sonne, .hebegins to opena:Iittle,crevis oflig'ht, and ·ro lhewhim thenewTdbtmentin his 'bloud, that is, the New Teftamentconfirmed in his Moud. foulfor manyfor the Femi(ftcnof.finf!eS.lfay,'he begins then·to Iookeupon thepromife~to con-: · fider fuch promifesas thefe,Come tomee,all yee : · thatilrew.eary;&c.and,Ifanymanftnne,weehave ; .Ar~-t.A4v,cate, and let whofoever will, coine . and takeof the water ·Gflife freely ·: and; Gee, ' rt · - Gg4 · _an..J ~-- . ~J :
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