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such were the Galatians, for they were truly called, and effectually regenerate by the spirit and Gospel of God, as may appear by this, that for the words sake they reverenced the Apostle as the Angel of God; yet they were shared with false doctrine, and fell very dangerously to the choking and quenching of the graces of Gods spirit in them. The spirit it self was not taken from them, nay, Christ did still continue in their hearts, but yet for want of godly graces, he was as it were without fashion and form, so that the Apostle did as it were travel again, until Christ was fashioned a new in them. David also upon the committing of his sin, was brought into the like case, therefore in the 51. Psal. he prayeth: That God will create in him a new spirit: What? was the spirit quite gone? no, for by and by in the same Psalm he prayeth, That the Lord would not take away his holy spirit from him: how can these two stand together, first to pray, that a new spirit may be created in him, and then, that the spirit of God may not be taken from him? Surely the spirit it self was still in him, and therefore he prayeth, that it may not be taken from him: but the graces, & gracious working of ⟨p. 169⟩the spirit they were dead and gone, and therefore he prayeth that they may be renewed in him. By this then we see, that the very chief graces of the spirit may be quenched, even in the most godly, when they fall into sin. But yet that no liberty may be taken hereby, let us a little consider, what grief and punishment they procure to themselves, that do by any means loose the graces of the spirit. First of all we must know, that though the spirit of God cannot be gotten by our labour, yet it causeth us much labour, and we must undergo much travel, and suffer much trouble, before the spirit of God do take possession of us; now when the graces of the spirit are lost, all this our labour seemeth to be lost, and what grief is it to see the whole labour and travail of a man to vanish and come to nothing. Secondly, when a man receiveth the spirit of GOD, and by the same spirit is assured that his sin is forgiven him, and that he is in the favour of GOD; there doth arise in his heart a great joy in the holy Ghost, a joy I say, that is unspeakable and glorious: and this joy is lost and gone, when the graces of Gods spirit are gone:

such were the Galathians, for they were truely called, and effectually regenerate by the spirite and Gospell of God, as may appeare by this, that for the wordes sake they reuerenced the Apostle as the Angell of God; yet they were shared with false doctrine, and fell very dangerously to the choaking and quenching of the graces of Gods spirite in them. The spirit it selfe was not taken from them, nay, Christ did still continue in their heartes, but yet for want of godly graces, he was as it were without fashion and forme, so that the Apostle did as it were trauell againe, vntill Christ was fashioned a newe in them. Dauid also vppon the committing of his sinne, was brought into the like case, therefore in the 51. Psal. he prayeth: That God will create in him a newe spirit: What? was the spirit quite gone? no, for by and by in the same Psalme he prayeth, That the Lorde woulde not take away his holy spirite from him: howe can these two stande together, first to pray, that a new spirite may be created in him, and then, that the spirite of God may not be taken from him? Surely the spirite it selfe was still in him, and therfore he prayeth, that it may not be taken frō him: but the graces, & gracious working of