1His appearances are many, for a new Creature, according to the meaning of this Text, is one that is born again, born of the Spirit, as Christ speaks; He is one in whom Christ is formed, one in whom Christ lives; He is one that is sanctified throughout, in soul and body, and spirit of his mind as the […] one holy […] and […] He is […] from the […] old thing• […] new, as ⟨p. 101⟩this Text speaketh; He is one whose heart and spirit, principles and practises are all new and holy; He is one, who having received a new life from Christ, desires and endeavours to live, as a new Creature unto Christ only: one that in every condition, labours to live for the honour of Christ, and so as he may truly say, To me to live is Christ; to me, thus and thus to live, is for the honour of Christ: he is one in whom the name of Christ is glorified, and the Gospel held forth: one, who in all things whatsoever he doth, in word or deed, labours to do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory of God by him: one, who desires and endeavours to have his whole conversation, such as becometh the Gospel of Christ, and to have every thought brought in subjection to the Obedience of Christ. He is one, who though he have fleshly lusts in him, doth not make provision to fulfil them, he doth not habitually design, and take thought, how to fulfil them, but how to mortify them: he is one,2 who though he walk in the flesh, doth not war after the flesh, but against the flesh; He makes not his liberty an occasion to the flesh: He is one, who though he cannot live without sin, doth not allow himself in any known sin, but hates every false way, and groans under the remainder of the old man in him, as his greatest burden; He is one, that carries a holy jealousy over himself, and all his ways, and thence labours to keep a spiritual watch within, and without; He is one, that worships God in the Spirit, and puts no confidence in the flesh: one that serves God in newness of Spirit, not in the oldness of the letter; one that labours to be filled with the Spirit: He is ⟨p. 102⟩one, whose conversation is in Heaven, whilst he is on Earth; one that delights in the Law of God after his inward man, he delights to do the will of God. He is one of another Spirit, then the world hath; one that walks by another rule then the world doth, to wit, the Word of God. He is a growing Creature, he grows in grace;
1His appearances are many, for a new Creature, according to the meaning of this Text, is one that is born again, born of the Spirit, as Christ speaks; He is one in whom Christ is formed, one in whom Christ lives; He is one that is sanctifi•d throughou•, in soul and body, and spirit of his mind as the 〈…〉 one holy 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 He is 〈…〉 from the 〈…〉 old thing• 〈…〉 new, as ⟨p. 101⟩this Text speaketh; He is one whose heart and spirit, principles and practises are all new and holy; He is one, who having received a new life from Christ, desires and endeavours to live, as a new Creature unto Christ only: one that in every condition, labours to live for the honour of Christ, and so as he may truly say, To me to live is Christ; to me, thus and thus to live, is for the honour of Christ: he is one in whom the name of Christ is glorified, and the Gospel held forth: one, who in all things whatsoever he doth, in word or deed, labours to do all in the name of the Lord Iesus Christ, to the glory of God by him: one, who desires and endeavours to have his whole conversation, such as becometh the Gospel of Christ, and to have every thought brought in subjection to the Obedience of Christ. He is one, who though he have fleshly lusts in him, doth not make provision to fulfill them, he doth not habitually design, and take thought, how to fulfill them, but how to mortifie them: he is one,2 who though he walk in the flesh, doth not warre after the flesh, but against the flesh; He makes not his liberty an occasion to the flesh: He is one, who though he cannot live without sinne, doth not allow himself in any known sinne, but hates every false way, and groans under the remainder of the old man in him, as his greatest burden; He is one, that carries a holy jelousie over h•mself, and all his wayes, and thence labours to keep a spirituall watch within, and without; He is one, that worships God in the Spirit, and puts no confidence in the flesh: one that servs God in newness of Spirit, not in the oldness of the letter; one that labours to be filled with the Spirit: He is ⟨p. 102⟩
- 1The appearances of a new Creature.The app•arances of a new Crea•ure.
- 2A new Creature doth not allow himself in any one known sin, nor in omitting any known duty. He is one that doth not follow after sin•, but after grace.A new Creature doth not allow himself in any one known sin, nor in omit•ing any known duty. He is one that doth not follow after sin•, but after grace.
