ge 31 2, VERSE 3. ROM, 8.7,81To. Ma1.347. Sama 543. a Eccid8.11. Prov.14.I+ ier.3.2+ 110E4. t.6. (brillspeoplea villingpeople. fpirituall wickedneffes inhighplaces, tomfifl thedevil!, to Drive againfl fume, to mord&earthly members, to deftroy the bodyoffinne, to denseour felves,tocontra. the reafoningsof theflefh, tochecke andcontroule the &ringsofconcapifcence,to refiffand firbdue the de- fires ofourevil' hearts, to withiland and anfwere the af- faults of Satan, to out-face the fcornes, and defpife the flatteries of the prefent world, in all things to endure hardneffe as the fouldiers of Iefus Chrifi. Our caufe is righteous,our captaine is wife andpuiffant, our fervice honourable,our vi6tory certaine,our rewardmaflie and eternal!, fo that in all refpeols great encouragements we have tobe voluntaries in fuch warre,the iffue whereof is ourenemies perdition,our Maiiershonour,and our owne Salvation. The third thing obferved was the through and ton- verfall Refignatios and devotedneffe of Chrias people unto him.Thypeople shall bewilling,or a people ofgreat devotion in the day of thy Power. From whence I (hall gather two obfervations: Firfl, They that belong untoChrifi as his people are moll throughly and wil- lingly/tablet! untohitgovernn,est,doe confecrate,refigne, and yeeld up their whole foules and bodies to ferve in his warresagainfi all his enemies. For the diflin& un- derflandingof which point we are toobferve firfl, that by nature wee are tetterlytenvoilting to be fubje& unto Chriff. The carnall minde is enmitie againfi God, it is not/objet! to the Lawof God, neither indeedcan bee. For if Chrift be over us, thebodyof finne muff dye; it once crucifiedhim, and hewill be reveng'd upon it. By naturewee are willingly fable&untono Law, but the Law ofour members, nor to no will, but the will of the flefh; full ofcontumacie, rebellion, and floutneffe of fpirit againft the truth and beauty of the word or wayesof God. TheLove ofcorruptednature is whol- ly a fez upon our owne wayes, as an b untamed heifer or
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