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Eleventhly, If ye be come unto Chriſt, ye will find his ſpirit leading you unto all truth, fobn xvi. 13. Teaching thee and leading thee unto, and confirming in duty; but do not miſtake, we mean no enthuſiaſtieal ſpirit, but his word and ſpirit which he hath enjoined, Iſai. lix. 21. My ſpirit which is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, ſhall not depart.
Twelfthly, If ye be come unto Chriſt, then ye will find his ſpirit convincing you of ſin.
Thirteenthly. If ye be come unto Chriſt, then ye will find his ſpirit ruling and commanding you, calling down all things exalted againſt Chriſt's kingdom.
Fourteenthly, If ye be come unto Chriſt, then ye will find his ſpirit in you by ſupplication, leading unto ſenſe of ſin, and apprehention of the neceſſity of mercy, which makes fervency, letting the ſoul ſee God only appeaſed in Chriſt, and ſealeth the truth of God's promiſes and records.
Fifteenthly, If ye be eome unto Chriſt, then ye may find faith in you, that will be your ſtay in all eſtates, actions, temptations, and afflictions. This is hard to find out, yet it may be found out, if ye have a deſire for it, ye may have it.
Sixteenthly, If ye eome unto Chriſt, then ye will find an admirable change in you, a new ſpirit without guile, a new judgement, new deſires, new affections, love, hatred, ſorrow, joy, new ſenſes, eyes, ſmelling, ears, taſte, feeling.
Uſe. Now find ye theſe, or any of theſe marks really in you, then doubt no more, misbelieve no more, all is ſure, ye are come unto Chriſt, and ſeeing ye are come unto him, preſs ay for more and more of his likeneſs, for a progreſs in ſanctifica tion. Remember, John ii. 6. He that faith he abideth in him, ought himſelf alſo to walk even as he walked. And it leads us
unto the third thing in the opening up of this point, to wit, to declare who are his people; they, as we were ſaying, who are righteous, and live righteouſly. Now theſe who are righteous, are theſe who have fled unto Chriſt, and they indeed live righteouſly. Yet to make it more clear, we fall in ſhort tell you, who they are who live righteouſly: Theſe, to wit, in a word, who walk as he walked.
Omnia nos Chriſti vita docere poteſt.
Firſt, They live righteouſly, beginning all things with God, referring all things to God. Secondly, They do all things by the warrand of the word, contemning their own wills, that they might do the Lord's: Not my will, but thy will be done; they muſt loſe their life, before they loſe their obedience. Thirdly, They walk holily, be ye holy, as I am holy. John iii. 3. Every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himſelf even as he is pure. Fourthly, They walk fruitfully, they go about doing
good; o ſad! not only the unfruitful walking of this generation, but even the ſtumbling that they are. Fifthly, they walk
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