Ver. 3,4, the Epifile to the Romans. in Chriftianity more and more. Tim. Thus farreofthe parts : now to sie the true and prdper wife of our Sanîlif cation. St L. Our communion with Chri( Jelus,dead;buried, and railed againe, or our tellowfhip with the death , buriall, and refctrreáion of Chrill; which is meant by thole phrafes of being bapti- zed into the death of Chrift, and of be- ing bury ed with him: hereby fignifying unto us thus much : both that Chritt When he dyed and was buried , was in our Read as our furety ; and allo Rill communicateth the merit and verme of his death and refurrehìion to filch as are one wich h im for the deftru&ion of fin, as well as for remiffion. Tr na. Shew us this more plainly, what yourmeaning is. Sit- They which are the members of Chrift by faith, there is a power and vertue derived and conveyed into them, from his death 'and buriall, for the beat- ing down and conluming the ftrength of finne 3 and from his reftirre &ion, to the quickning and .raifing up their min dsand wils to the ffudy and love of godlineffe. T I nt. Tell us now di ffinlily and parti- cularly,bnw doth the death of Chrifl availe to the mortifying and killing of fin? SIL. Thus: GhritJefus confitts of two Natures,he is God and Man,as Man he dyed.Now the power of hisGodhead did in his death uphold his man -hood from finking, and gave merit to his death : and the fame Divine power works in his members, for mortifying fin through his death. T I re. How Both his buriall profit to the buriall'of fin, or to progref of mortification in us? S r L. Chrifts body buried, was by his Divine pc ver kept from corruption in the grave, and that very power of Chrift buried workes the continuall wa- lling of fin, that it may dye by little and little in his people. T t M. Shew no now bow our Praifing to dual) life iseffeEled by Cbrift hit refnr- reílioñ? 1 SIL. That Divine power that railed a 169 the dead body of Chrift out ofthe grave, worketh in the cleft the refurreëtion of their foules,frorn the death of fin to the life raft ighteoufneffe. I Tim. What doh follow of all this? S t L. Firft,that Chrift is a Saviour, not by meritonely, but allo b , vertue and' efficacy. Secondly, every Chriltian that defireth to partake in the merit of Chrifts death for Juftification, muff la- bour to have feliowfhip with him in his death for mortification, and to feel I the vertue of his refurre&ion unto new - nefTe of life. Thirdly, filch as have fel- lowfhipwith his death , for the leaving of fin,with a hatred of it; and with his refurre &ion for the leading of a godly and a juft life,out of a love unto God and to his Law, doe thereby declare, that they are one with Chrift himfelfgraffed in them. T r M. How is our SànElifacation made lvrtown to a man, JelJ,and unto others? Si L. By two pledges and teftimonies: the one inward,the other outward; the inward,is the change of our'affe&Rions, when the heart loatheth the fins it was wont to love,and ftriveth againft them, and loveth fuck veitues and duties as once it did abhor, endeavouring to doe them with a defireto pleafe and glorifie God. The outward pledge is baptifnie, which is no empty and bare,but a pow- erful) ledge and inftrument thereof. Therefore it is Paid, We are baptized into bis death, that is to fay, it is an effeáuall pledge of our fellowfh'lp with Chrift in hisdeath,as well to fan&ification, as to juftification. TIat. Declare howBaptifine is a pledge of fanïiification in allcarts of it ? S i L. The holy Ghoft by the wa- ter of Baptifine (being fprinkled upon the childe)as by an initrument,not one - ly fealeth but worketh fanptification,by linkingand knitting the cleft neerer un- to Chrift,from whom they draw verme and power,not onely for themortifying and burying of their finnes, but for che pleating ofGod in a new courfe of life. Or thus the death of finneis effeCtual- y reprefentedby the water call on us t our baptifine; and buriall of finne,by Q our
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