460 An Expofition upon Chap,_>Gl; ly to reach this do&rive of reconcile- God mull draw us to Chrift, yob 6.44.- ment, and the people to learn it, that ' alfo,work in us both the will and deed, they may be throughly acquainted with Phil. 2. 13. and becaufe of our will be- sods mercies,to their comforting after ing dead, God is not only to help it, heavineffe for fin, and their own mile - but to revive us by putting (as it were) ries ; and to their humbling after grace a new foul of grace into us. This muff beftowed on them. For as nothing will lhr us up to give the whole praife of fo cheer uy a troubled fpirit, as the de- ' our new birth to God, as Col. 1.21. claration'of the fweet and fore mercies Ephef. i. 1,2,3. Again, from hence we of Ghri{t,unto firm and full atonement may learn, that we may not defpair of with God ; fo nothing is more available the falvation of any either others or to humble them then the remembrance our own, how hopeleffe foeven For if of their unhappy condition, in being God can revive the Jewes, now fixteen firangers from God. Ages rotten in the grave of fn,then how T i Ni Come to the latterpart of this verfe, much more others alto ?See Ioh.5.25,2S. and tell ut what k meant by +[ receiving, ] as T I M. What ufe of thin lafl point ? alfoo, by [life ?] S 1 t. This mutt nourilh a charkable S r L.Here the efie& or confequent,is opinion of the grate!' finners,and pre put for the caufe or antecedent, which ferve men in hope of themfflves, fo is an effe &hall calling or receiving of they do not deferre, but betimes en- the Jewes into the Chriffian Church ; deavour to turn from fin, and feek' and by [life] is meant the quickning by to God, who is rich in mercy and grace to live to God, being before dead power : whofe example fhould teach in trefpaffes. Thus Occumeniur expounds us not to be cruell and rigorous ( as this place : What (faith he) Thal be their many Chrittians are,) being fade un- affumption but this,that we may fay of like to God, who enclineth to, pity, him that aftumeth or receiveth, that he pardon, and to fare even ntoftfdrlorn reviveth them being dead in fins? This offenders : Whereas many (through fpeech is borrowed from the lati great hard heartednefk) be fo implacable, reftrre &ion of the body,whereunto the as nothing will appeafe them ; no fills- Scriptures do often refemble the refd- million and confef lion after crimes; tution ofthe Jewes,both front theirbo- yea, fundry parents be herein worthy dily and fpirituall calamities, See Efay to be blamed, that as force are too 26.19. Hof. 13.14. Ezek. 37.11, I2, &c. indulgent,fo others too too fevere, Rev.2o. 11,12. to teach us,that the re- refuting to take your their relen- flitution ofthelewes(bcingfpiritually ting and repenting children. Oh, what . dead) to the faith of Chrift, toward the would become of themfelves,if God fo end of the world,fhall be as certain and deal with them ! Büt there is much fuse, as that the corporally dead (hall be mercy with God, and plentiful) corn- raifed out oftheir graves at the laft day; pafliions, fo ought there alto to be with which is an Article of our faith. men. Ti M.What el are we taught from hence? S I L. That in all men naturally, DIALOGUE XIII. there is no more ftrength to do a good work (no not to think a good ÿerf. 16 thought) pleating God, then there is For if the firfi fruits be holy, fo it the whole force in a dead man to do any worldly lump ; and if the root be holy, fo are the work, 7ob.is5.2 Cor. 3.4. t Cor. 2.14. branches. This confuteth thecouncell of Trent, which teacheth, that we have power T I M o r n s ü S. (if we wí11) to receive grace offered, to l beleeve and repent when we are exhor- \77Hat do theft, wordsperforme ? fed. Seffon 6. But this is falfc, becaufe War S I t. A proof of the for
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