7'he Suints Spiritual) flrength. be a glittering thew of fomething that is like gold,and yet no gold: fo there may be a cetfation from finne, and a change from finne, but not truly or thorowly , and fo not at all ; for what will it availe Herod, to forfake fome finne, and like lohn well in force things, if he will not forfake all, and like lohn in the reproofe of all : in like manner, what if you change your opinions of force firmes, what if you efteeme fame finnes to be finnes in- deed ; if you have nor the like opinion of all, whatfoever you thibke of your felves, as yet you never had the Spirit: therefore if you would know whether you have the fandifying Spirit or no in you, then examine, whether there be a thorow change wrought in you, that is, whether you doe not onely efteeme every finne to be finne, but an what fpirituall life you find in you,I fay, you (hall know whether the holy Spirit be in you by this if you find your own fpirit dead in you, and Chrifts Spirit quick and lively in you ; and this you (hall know allo by your aff,:aions;ifyou have otheraf- feEtions both to God and Chrift,to holineffe & to the Saints than you had before , it is certaine you have the Spirit; for this is that which followes the Spirit, for when the landifying Spirit comes into the heart of a Chrittian, it works another kinde of love in a man,then a man naturally harh;and again, it makes a man to live another kinde of life then he did before, thus it was with Paul,in Galatb. 2. ? O. Thus Ilive, yet not I but Cbrifl in mee, that is, there is a proportion and likeneffe,berweene the life ofa V 3 Chriftian 147 Mark.6. to. GaL z:to.
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