Signes of a New Creature. 327 man after the flefi,therefore whofeever is in Chrift let him SERM.II, he a New Creature : As if he fhould fay, I am a New Creature, or elfe I could not be in Chrilt; as I,fo every man elfe mutt be : for that inflance he gives of living to the Lord, of being a New Creature, he knew no man after the flesh. Looke to thy felfe in this, dolt thou looke upon every thing in the world with a new eye, (that is) upon all the particulars; thou looks& upon fin in another fafhion than thou didit before, thou feat more in it, than ever thou didit Thou lookett upon fpirituall grace in another manner, thou feat more ex_ cellency in ir, than thou diddeft ; thou lookeft upon the world in another manner, than when thoudidit magnifie it, and the things of ir, the dignity, the ho- nour and thewealth ; thou art nor able to fay as Paul: They areas droffè,as a withering flower : thou lookeft upon good and ill men after another manner, a vile perfon will bee defpifed inthine eyes, let him have all outward excellencies,and he that feares the Lord,thou wilt honour him, let him be never lobate : thou loo.. keft on thy felfe after another manner, thou doeft no more behold thy felfe as thou didft, to thinke thy felfe perfe6ted, by adding to thy outward condition, to thy outward comforts and conveniencies, though that be a thing that is not to be defpifed, yet a mans felfe lyes not in that, but himfelfe is the inward man, the Rege- nerate man; thou wilt not care to have thy outward man perifh, thou wilt not care what lofer thou be in any thing elfe, thou wilt reckon that thy kite, there- fore thou wilt deny thole things,becaufe thou reek; nett not them thy felfe; for it is impoffible that a man should deny that which is himfelfe, but thy judgement Y4 is
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