338 S$ß.1li. Y . Objea. v1n¡17. if New Creature, Thhat. worke would be more than our f rength ; therefore,of neceffity, the heart mull be altogether new moulded. Thercfc:e the Apollle faith, (and what hee f aithis common to all the Saints) 1 can doe all things through Chr, that frrengtbnethme. Every man that hath this new frame wrought in him mmy fay fo: If thou be in Chrifl,thouhaft a new frame in thy heart,which makes thee able to doe all things through Chrift. Confider of this, and apply it to your felves, for it is a matter of much moment, (as the Aponle faith) We are not ofNamed to write unto you (theta things againe, and again : So it is a point we have touched k fore, (yet we will fpeake of it againe and againe.) Confider with . thy felfe,whether there be fuch a general change inthee or no : for the goodncf e of a thing conffts in the or- der, elfe the whole is diffolved; as in beauty there are two things wherein it confins, the frame and order of it , that wee fay is beautifull, when the frame is good, and no part is to bee admired above the reft; fo it is the frame and order of the Soule wherein its beauty confifts, whenthe whole frame is right, and thou art enabled to doe the whole duties of new obedience. Obferve Gods dealing in this cafe; when Saul had failed in one thing, God caft him off. But, you will fay, this was an hard judgement, did not David faile many times as well as hee It is true, but here is the difference, Saul had a natu- rall heart to doe evil], although his profeflion was good ; yet when bee was put to the triall, whether hee would take the fat Shape and the Oxen, he did it; yet you muft know, it was not for that that God caft him off,
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