The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

Use. 5 Lastly, are the Saints knit to Christ thus firmly? then it shows us our duty; we ought to take notice of the goodness of the Lord vouchsafed unto us; hath the Lord advanced you thus highly? then walk worthy of this advancement, it is the use that the Apostle makes, Walk worthy of the calling whereunto the Lord hath called you; are ye the members of Christ? why then behave your selves as the members of Christ; are you joined thou nearly to Christ? then carry your selves as beseems you; let the dog return to his vomit, and the sow to the wallowing in the mire; but let the Saints that are knit unto a Saviour, walk worthy of that mercy, and union, and prerogative that God hath vouchsafed unto them; it is a shame to see, that servants of Christs family, and the plants of his vineyard do walk after the conversation of the world: what manner of persons ought we to be in all manner of holiness of conversation? we are knit unto Christ, and therefore ought to be holy, as he is holy; pure, as he is pure: we ought to do nothing, but that which may beseem and content a Saviour; but ye will say, the world will hold up their hands at us, and their mouths will be open against us; why God hates the world, and ye are redeemed from the world, ye are called out of ⟨image 22⟩the world, therefore live not as if ye were in the world, but as God hath called you to live with himself in heaven, your conversation should be such, as if ye were in heaven: I would not have a Saint of God tamper with the least distemper, or be addicted to any base course, but walk exactly before the Lord.

Vse. 5 Lastly, are the Saints knit to Christ thus firmly? then it shews us our dutie; we ought to take notice of the goodnesse of the Lord vouchsafed unto us; hath the Lord advanced you thus highly? then walke worthy of this advancement, it is the use that the Apostle makes, Walke worthie of the calling whereunto the Lord hath called you; are ye the members of Christ? why then behave your selves as the members of Christ; are you joyned thou neerly to Christ? then carrie your selves as beseemes you; let the dog returne to his vomit, and the sow to the wallowing in the mire; but let the Saints that are knit unto a Saviour, walke worthy of that mercie, and union, and prerogative that God hath vouchsafed unto them; it is a shame to see, that servants of Christs family, and the plants of his vineyard doe walke after the conversation of the world: what manner of persons ought wee to bee in all manner of holinesse of conversation? we are knit unto Christ, and therefore ought to be holy, as he is holy; pure, as he is pure: wee ought to doe nothing, but that which may beseeme and content a Saviour; but ye will say, the world will hold up their hands at us, and their mouths will bee open against us; why God hates the world, and ye are redeemed from the world, yee are called out of