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1. Temporary Righteousness is a work of the spirit, whereby a man being enlightened to see the privileges that are in Christ for a time rejoiceth in them, yieldeth some obedience to them; yet afterward he utterly falls away. It is a work of the spirit, Heb. 6.4.¹ they that have it are said to be partakers of the Holy Ghost. Whereby a man is enlightened to see the privileges that are in Christ and rejoiceth in them.] Luke 8.13.² the stony ground which represents the temporary professor receives the word with joy, yields a measure of obedience, Matth. 12▪ 43.³ the unclean spirit is said to go out of a man for a time, wherein the temporary Christian is understood; now in the time wherein he departs, the temporary Christian, out of whom he goes, yields some measure of obedience, yet so as afterwards he falls away. So the righteousness of temporaries is compared to the morning dew, that vanisheth away with the Sun; and that this is his estate to fall away is insinuated, Hebr. 6. Examples of this estate two more eminently known. Saul of whom in the beginning of his reign, we hear of many good actions; his wisdom in his patient bearing with those ⟨p. 234⟩wicked men that murmured against him, 1 Sam. 10.27.⁴ his humility in refusing to take the estate of a King upon him, ver. 22. his mercy in succouring the men of Jabesh Gilead, Chap. 11.⁵