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The new birthThe nevv birth
The new birth: or, A treatise of regeneration delivered in certain sermons; and now published by William Whately, preacher and minister of Banbury in Oxfordshire.The nevv birth: or, A treatise of regeneration delivered in certaine sermons; and now published by William Whately, preacher and minisiter of Banbury in Oxfordshire.
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Thomas Man, 1618
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. V. Showing the effects of Regeneration.
CHAP. V. Shewing the effects of Regeneration.
And so have you (brethren) the order, and (so far as may be collected out of scripture) the manner of the bringing to pass of this most excellent and wonderful work, of a new begetting: by the most excellent and wonderful begetter, the Spirit of truth: and by that excellent and wonderful seed of life, the word of truth.1 Now I will declare unto you (that which is the third thing I promised) the effects that follow hereupon. Not every particular, (for who can name them? the life of grace abounding in multiplicity of actions and operations, (as it were eating, drinking, breathing, grieving, striving, smarting of the soul) as the life of nature); but alone some principal, and most eminent; by the seeing of which in it self, the soul of the new borne babe of Christ shall have cause to receive much comfort. The principal effects therefore of regeneration are these four. First, a spiritual combat. Secondly, a good life for all this combat. Thirdly, a knowledge of that good estate, whereinto the regenerate is translated. Fourthly, Spiritual growth in those graces, that at first were but weak ⟨p. 41⟩and feeble in the regenerate. For alack, an infant is a very tender thing, and so are Gods infants.
ANd so haue you (brethren) the order, and (so farre as may be collected out of scripture) the manner of the bringing to passe of this most excellent and wonderfull worke, of a new begetting: by the most excellent and wonderfull begetter, the Spirit of truth: and by that excellent and wonderfull seede of life, the word of truth.1 Now I will declare vnto you (that which is the third thing I promised) the effects that follow hereupon. Not euery particular, (for who can name them? the life of grace abounding in multiplicitie of actions and operations, (as it were eating, drinking, breathing, grieuing, striuing, smarting of the soule) as the life of nature); but alone some principall, and most eminent; by the seeing of which in it selfe, the soule of the new borne babe of Christ shall haue cause to receiue much comfort. The principall effects therefore of regeneration are these foure. First, a spirituall combat. Secondly, a good life for all this combat. Thirdly, a knowledge of that good estate, whereinto the regenerate is translated. Fourthly, Spirituall growth in those graces, that at first were but weake