The new covenantThe nevv covenant

And so for pride of life, that is honour,¹ and dignity, and esteem, and place of preferment, and applause of men, all things of that nature; What is the reason that this lust rules and captivates a man? Beloved, it is because he thinks that there is an excellency in these things, but when CHRIST hath taught him, ⟨p. 186⟩when he hath written the New Covenant within him, when he hath written his Law in his heart, when he hath taught him with his own teaching, he begins to see a vanity in all these things, as the Apostle saith; the praise of men is empty glory, the applause of men, that pleased him before, he looks now upon it, as a bubble blown with the breath of men, an empty thing; he esteems it a thing that quickly lives and dyes, and vanisheth he seeks no more after it. And so for the lusts of the flesh; when a man before thought it the only life for a man to satisfy the flesh, and the desires of it, now he begins to look on it after another manner, he begins to see the filthiness and the bitterness of those sins, he begins to see, that fleshly lusts fight against the soul, as enemies, he looks upon them as things more bitter then death, more sharp then a two-edged Sword. Now when GOD hath enlightened a man thus, and hath written his Law in his heart, and hath taught him that he judgeth so of his sins, and lusts, now his sins and lusts are dissolved in him, his heart is circumcised. now they are cut off, now the building of Satan is pulled down; and yet beloved, this is but one part of this Covenant.

And so for pride of life, that is honour,¹ and dignity, and esteeme, and place of prefermen•, and applause of men, all things of that nature; What is the reason that this lust rules and captiuates a man? Beloued, it is because hee thinkes that there is an excellency in these things, but when CHRIST hath taught him, ⟨p. 186⟩when hee hath written the New Couenant within him, when hee hath written his Law in his heart, when hee hath taught him with his owne teaching, hee beginnes to see a vanity in all these things, as the Apostle saith; the praise of men is empty glory, the applause of men, that pleased him before, he lookes now vpon it, as a bubble blowne with the breath of men, an empty thing; hee esteemes it a thing that quickly liues and dyes, and vanisheth hee seekes no more after it. And so for the lusts of the flesh; when a man before thought it the only life for a man to satisfie the flesh, and the desires of it, now hee beginnes to looke on it after another manner, he begins to see the filthinesse and the biternesse of those sinnes, he beginnes to see, that fleshly lusts fight against the soule, as enemies, hee lookes vpon them as things more biter then death, more sharpe then a two-edged Sword. Now when GOD hath enlightned a man thus, and hath written his Lawe in his heart, and hath taught him that hee iudgeth so of his sinnes, and lusts, now his sinnes and lusts are dissolued in him, his heart is circumcised. now they are cut off, now the building of Satan is pulled downe; and yet beloued, this is but one part of this Couenant.