The Saints Spirituaü ftrength. , 141 as true fire ; this then I fay,men may be fandified, and yet be milde,and not of fo hot and fiery a dif- pofition. They may not fo burne in the Spirit as others doe, but yet it is not good to conclude that !, it matters not therefore whether you be zealous or ,r no: for howfoever it is true in him , yet it may be falfe in thee, and know alto that this meekenefle is joy zed with much holy Zeale though it be not Outwardly expreffed; for as cerrainely, as where true fire is, there is heate , fo where there is the Spirit, there is zeale , therefore examine whether you have heate in you, if you have not, you have not the Spirit. The fecond time whereby you fhalI know, z. Signe. whether you have the fandifying Spirit or no, is this : If you finde that you are not only able to doe more, then you could naturally ; but you have alfa ho- linefè joyned with it. This figue I make of two parts, becaufe a man ihiere: may do many things that may carry a fhow above nature and yet want holinefTe; but if they bee a- bove nature, and then have holineffe joyned with them, then it is a fine that you have the fandify- ing Spirit. Era, fay, it will make you.to doe more then i. you could doe by nature , it puts another manner of ftrength in you , by which you are ably; to doe there things, which before you were not able to doe; as for example, it will worke in you a pati- ence above a naturali patience; this wee fee in Chrift himfelfe when he was crucified he opened: not
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