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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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.
The second property of an assumed body of grace, is if you have it not in a feeling manner. The sanctifying 1spirit works a spiritual sense and taste in the soul. That is, if you have the sanctifying spirit, then holy things will have a good taste, it will be sweet unto you: it will purge out that which is contrary to the growth of the inward man. On the contrary the common spirit will never make you to taste grace, as it is grace, or because it is grace. That is grace will not be a dainty thing, and it will be without a good savour: therefore examine, what taste of good you have: whether you can relish grace or no: if not you have not the sanctifying Spirit but an assumed body and show of grace, That is, a common spirit without the life of grace.
The second propertie of an assumed body of grace, is if you have it not in a feeling manner. The sanctifying 1spirit works a spiritual sence and taste in the soul. That is, if you have the sanctifying spirit, then holy things will have a good taste, it will be sweet unto you: it will purge out that which is contrary to the growth of the inward man. On the contrary the common spirit will never make you to taste grace, as it is grace, or because it is grace. That is grace will not be a daintie thing, and it will be without a good savour: therefore examine, what taste of good you have: whether you can relish grace or no: if not you have not the sanctifying Spirit but an assumed body and shew of grace, That is, a common spirit without the life of grace.
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The third property of assumed bodies, they are unconstant: That is, assumed bodies walk for a time but they 1walk not always: even so if you have but a common spirit you will not be constant in good, but off and on from the Rule: A man that is living in Christ, you shall find him living and moving, and doing the Actions of the new man. A man that hath a common spirit may do some things that are good: he may keep, and press down sin, for a while, but not always, nor then neither as it is sin, but because it crosseth his profit or pleasure, or some such thing: Again he may have some taste or relish o