Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life,…

To walk in newness of life is to live for new ends; his end is not now self-interest in the world, not his own estimation amongst men, not his preferment in this world; old ends are inconsistent with a new life: But this mans end is the glory of God; all the actions of his life are ultimately resolved into this, and all is, in subordination unto this: He trades for this end, that God may be glorified; he prays, and preacheth, he reads and studies, that God may be glorified.

To walk in newness of life is to live for new ends; his end is not now self-interest in the world, not his own estimation amongst men, not his preferment in this world; old ends are inconsistent with a new life: But this mans end is the glory of God; all the actions of his life are ultimately resolved into this, and all is, in subordination unto this: He trades for this end, that God may be glorified; he praies, and preacheth, he reads and studies, that God may be glorified.

To walk in newness of life includes a newness of objects, about which he is conversant; such as keep their old course of life look no higher than worldly objects, the honours, and the pleasures and the profits of this world: But such as are risen with Christ, to walk in newness of life, have proposed to themselves new objects, things that are above; God, and Grace, and Heaven, things that are invisible to the eyes of carnal men.

To walk in newness of life, it is to walk as Christ did after he was risen from the dead, i. e. in our measure. Christ did not encumber himself with the things of this world, after his resurrection, he did not converse with the men of this world, neither must we use their company out of choice. Christ after his Resurrection waited for his Ascension into glory: So if we will walk in newness of life, we must have our conversation in heaven, and be continually expecting our dissolution and our translation into glory.