136 rhe Saints Spirituatifßrength. cannot matter and fabdue them, and it may heat a part of his heart , but it cannot heat all his heart ; but where the fandifying Spirit comes,it heats all the foule, kindles a holy fire in all the faculties, to burne up fitine which is there ; And this was the difErencebetweene John Baptifla B3ptifine,and the Baptifine of Chrift. Jeer would baptize them with water; but C .rift in the fpirit and with fire: therefore examine what heate there is in you a- gainft evill,and what zeale there is in you to good, are you cold in prayer, in conference, in the Com- mu yion of Saints, it is a fitine that you have not the fpirit : it may be you heare, and reade, and pray , and conferre , but fee with what heat yOu doe them. Is it with you in thefe things,as the A- poftie would have you to be in earthly, z Cor. 7. C °` °7'' °' 1- 31 7oforrow, , s if yee forrowed not to ufe the 3 world as if you ufed it not : doe you performe holy duties with that coldneffe as if you cared not whe ther you did them,or did them not, doe you heare as if you heard not , and doe you receive the Sa. crament as if you received it not,and do you pray as if you prayed not , and doe you love as if you loved it not : then furely, you have not the Spirit: And on the contrary, if you finde fpirituall heate and zeale in you , a nimbleneffe and quicknetîe to good , it is a fgne that you have the Spirit, for it is the properrie of the Spirit to beate the foule; therefore the Prophet faith, That the zeale of thine Houfe bath even eaten mee ap : Intimating, I have fuch a rucafure of zeale wrought in mee by thy Spirit,
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