Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…

Also there is a Conformity to his Resurrection in newness of life. Thus the Apostle, Like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father; even so we also should walk in newness of life, Rom 6.4. Those that are in him walk in newness of life; they do not walk, as they did, in the way of sin, but, ⟨p. 295⟩as becomes them, in a way of Holiness. In this new life, two things may be noted, the Matter of it, and the Manner.

As for the Matter of it, those that are in him apply themselves to do that which God commands; they do not walk after the flesh, but after the spirit; they do not walk after their own wills, but after Gods; like David, they are for all the wills of God; like Zechariah and Elizabeth, they walk in all his Commandments; they are for both Tables, not only for Piety towards God, but for Charity and Justice towards men; their Piety is not hypocrisy, for it hath Justice and Charity joined with it; their Justice and Charity are not mere Morality, for they have Piety joined with them; as God hath coupled his Commands together in the Law, so they couple them together in Obedience; it is a never-failing rule, Quicquid propter Deum fit, aequalitèr fit. True obedience, as it disputeth not the command, but obeys immediately; so neither doth it divide the command, but obeys equally; those that are in Christ, have an universal respect to the holy Precepts; the same Holy Spirit which led Christ to a sinless obedience, leads them to a sincere one: This is the matter of a new life, it stands in doing that which God commands.

As for the Matter of it, those that are in him apply themselves to do that which God commands; they do not walk after the flesh, but after the spirit; they do not walk after their own wills, but after Gods; like David, they are for all the wills of God; like Zachary and Elizabeth, they walk in all his Commandments; they are for both Tables, not only for Piety towards God, but for Charity and Justice towards men; their Piety is not hypocrisie, for it hath Justice and Charity joyned with it; their Justice and Charity are not meer Morality, for they have Piety joyned with them; as God hath coupled his Commands together in the Law, so they couple them together in Obedience; it is a never-failing rule, Quicquid propter Deum fit, aequalitèr fit. True obedience, as it disputeth not the command, but obeys immediately; so neither doth it divide the command, but obeys equally; those that are in Christ, have an universal respect to the holy Precepts; the same Holy Spirit which led Christ to a sinless obedience, leads them to a sincere one: This is the matter of a new life, it stands in doing that which God commands.