(brillsPoverty forus. have felt gr.ice and love, they will be ready to re- fled, and (hew that to others that they have felt themfelves. Thofc that arehard hearted and bar- ren in their lives and converfations ; is is a figue that the Sunne of righteoufnefhe never yet (pined on them. There is a power in grace, and grace knowne to affimilate the foule to be like unto Chrifl, it hath a force to flint us up ro that that is good. Tn.2. i I.I a. The Apofile enforceth felfe- dénial, a hard lesion, and holineffe toGod, ¡Alice toothers, and fobriery toour (elves. What is the argument he ufeth a Thegrace of God bath appea red. The graceofGod hath shined, as the word fignifieth. He meanes, Ch:ifl appeared, but hee fai h, Thegrace ofGodbath appeared ; when Chrifl appeared, grace appeared. Chrifl is nothing but pure grace clothed with our nature. What doth this a raringofgrace teach usf To deny allungod- lrneffé andworldly lofts, and to live holily, and righte. oufly,and (oberly, &c. Holily, and religioufly in regard of God; juf}ly, in regard of men, and not only jufily, but bountifully for bounty is justice. It isjutlice togive to the poore, With- holdnotgood from the owners, they have right to that we have. Grace when ieappearesin any foule,it is a teacher, it reacheth todeny all that is naught, and it teach- eth to praclife all that is good"; it teacheth to live holily and righteously in thisprefent evil! world. Many men ltke the Text thus farre, The grace of Godbringeth jabvation.: Oh it is a Tweet Text ! I but what followes, what doth that grace teach thee It teacheth to denyungodlinefïèe and world- 59 ?iiur2. 71.12
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