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For Spirit is nothing else but the inclination, and disposition, the habit of it; the spirit of wisdom, is an habit or inclination to Wisdom; the Spirit of grace, is an habit of Grace; the Spirit of prayer, is an inclination or an habit of Prayer: they are several words, but all mean the same thing: Be renewed in the spirit of your minds, that is, be renewed in the inclination and disposition of your mind, Epb. 4.23. And not only be renewed in the mind, or judgement, or understanding of a man; but there must be a renewal of the whole soul of a man, the disposition and inclination of the whole must be changed and altered. Caleb and Joshua was of another spirit, they could judge of things otherwise then other men could do, other men not renewed in the spirit of their mind, have no alteration; but the truly regenerate they see a great change, they never saw the danger of their sins before, nor ever before judged themselves for their sins, but now their spirit, and soul, and affection is changed, and now a spirit of fear, and love, and care, and every affection is altered; now a man is turned quite off from earthly things, so far as they hinder him in the enjoyment of his Spiritual life, and now we are set upon the things of God, so as that he that is borne of God to a Spiritual life, is become a new Creature, and old things are past away, 2 Cor. 5.17. He hath a new mind, and a ⟨p. 99⟩new heart, new affections, new Language, and new employments that he was never wont to do before; now he can read Gods Word, and confer with Gods people about the things of God, and can instruct others, and fashion himself to a new mould, and all upon the renewal of the spirit of his mind; so that if you see that God hath put another spirit into you then ever you had before, so as not only this, or that part, but the whole man is changed, and put into another frame, that though there be still a taste of the Old man, yet the frame both of the body and soul is of another mould, and all things are become new in some measure; then you live a new life indeed, else it is not a perfect change, though this and that alteration be wrought in you. By these causes you may clearly discern whether God hath given you a new life or no; consider it therefore I beseech you, how do you now find your hearts apt to speak, when you speak of that estate you are in?

For Spirit is nothing else but the inclination, and disposition, the habit of it; the spirit of wisdome, is an habit or inclination to Wisdome; the Spirit of grace, is an habit of Grace; the Spirit of prayer, is an inclination or an habit of Prayer: they are severall words, but all meane the same thing: Be renewed in the spirit of your mindes, that is, bee renewed in the inclination and disposition of your minde, Epb. 4.23. And not only be renewed in the mind, or judgement, or understanding of a man; but there must be a renewall of the whole soule of a man, the disposition and inclination of the whole must be changed and altered. Caleb and Ioshua was of another spirit, they could judge of things otherwise then other men could doe, other men not renewed in the spirit of their mind, have no alteration; but the truly regenerate they see a great change, they never saw the danger of their sinnes before, nor ever before judged themselves for their sinnes, but now their spirit, and soule, and affection is changed, and now a spirit of feare, and love, and care, and every affection is altered; now a man is turned quite off from earthly things, so farre as they hinder him in the enjoyment of his Spirituall life, and now we are set upon the things of God, so as that he that is borne of God to a Spirituall life, is become a new Creature, and old things are past away,