of Spiritual) Deathand Life, 93 Thirdly, they carenot what they lofe to get advantage toGod they are content to be defpifed,contenaned, to fufer 'torments, Heb 11.37. iraprOnnetnts and death ; they are content to doe that which is the ruine of their lives, which theywould not doe, had they not a more fpeeiali life within them. 2. Cor. 4 r r. we which live are alwajes given ap to death:fir leftssfake, that the tifà all; ofIejtss, ?night bee made ma,*.iffl in our mortalifi'é/b: That is, for this caule God fufered his children, tobe in danger, that men might know, that they live another life, and haveother comforts: this appeares by our readineflc tobee expofed to death ; all which íhewes, that thereare fore that leadean other hie. But it will be bbjec ed, that the fizpertliti- O6icFl. eus, and thofeof another religion, will _fuffe,r death as well as the Saints : and morali_phi - lofophers are retired as wellas the Saints :and thofe who have but common graces, live this life as well as the Saints: therefore thefe .experiences proue not the point fufcicnt- ly. I anfwer,that it is rrue,tbat faperfl?tiers doth worke much like Religion, morali verrue Moth many things, like true holineffc 5. and Commongrace, doth ti uCh like truegrace ; yet it is no good argument to fay, that be caufe a dreaming mandreames that he fees, therefore a living trial) that loth fee,doth but G 3 as 3. "P0r.
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