... .d11Chrifisft/thigh arehis children. wora Imer with the ChildrenofChrift are put todenie themfelves many things, and to fuller many things for the fucceffe of their fervice. Iwill eatenoflelhwhile theworldflandeth rather thanmake. mybrother to offend. Iam appointeda Preacher, andas e..fpollle, a teacher of the Gentiles; for the which care I alto freer thefe things. Iendure all thingsfor theelens fake that they mayobtain thefalva- tion which is in-Chrift lefut. And there is paine in the Childe too ; a firmer doth not leave the warmth and pleafure of his former conditionwithout paine; Chrifi comes not without fbaking unto the foule. There is a New being or nature; a corruptionofour old man, anda formation ofthe new. Old things are done away, behold all things are become new; the fame holy nature,thefame minde, judgement, will, a ffeaions,motions,defires,dif- pofitions , fpirit wrought in us which was in him. Hee that hath this hopepurifieth hinsfelfe/yen ept hee is pure; 44 hee rs foarewee in this world; patient as bee is patient, Ho.' 2.2. Holy as hee is holy, i Pft.i .15. Humble as bee is humble, kh.i3.14.Compaffionate as he iscorn- paffionate,Cci..3.1 3. Loving as hee is loving;Ephef.5.2. in all things labouring to chew Chrifi falhioned in our nature and in our alfeaions. There is a newconverfation anfwerable to our new nature; that as God isgood in himfelfe , and dohgood inhis workes, ?fal.119.68. fo weboth are as Chr0was, I hb.4.I 7. and rmikeas bee walketh, Y loh,2.6. There is Newfood,andappetites there- untofinable. A deface ofthc fincere, immediate, untern- pered , uncorrupted milke attic word as it comes with all the fpirits and life in it, that wee way grow thereby. New Priviledgesand ReAtionsitlicSplines ofGod, the brethren ofatilt, thecitizens ofheaven, the hot/1110W of the Saints, New COMMONie0 and1Ofief, 3 the Allow- Alp 0 f tbdFather and the Sow by, the Spirit; fellow with the Heti iitigeit,we have their love,their Chip theirproteetion ; Wow (hip with the fpiriu oho west b sseade ;57 VERSE 3. cor.8.13. z Tim.' a 1,12.. 21114240. Tit.34, 2,Cor.5 Eph.4. 22323. Rom.12.2. I 10h.3.3. 47e Pet.2.2..
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