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Now because Sanctification is found, partly in the heart, and partly in the life. Let me now show you some such effects of spiritual life, as are found in the heart of a Christian: And breathe forth themselves in his life, by those habits and gifts which are principally within.

Now because Sanctification is found, partly in the heart, and partly in the life. Let me now shew you some such effects of spirituall life, as are found in the heart of a Christian: And breathe forth themselves in his life, by those habits and gifts which are principally within.

And the sum of what I shall now say is thus much. There are certain variety of the graces of God in themselves so different and opposite. As that in nature they are seldom compatible to one person, at one and the same time, or least of all to be found in one and the same business, And yet ⟨p. 110⟩are found where ever the heart of a man is sanctified by the Spirit of grace; where you have the life of sanctification in a Christian, you shall find variety of graces in them, some of them of such diversity and opposition one to another, that in nature the like temper is not to be found in one person at the same time, and in the same business. They are certain kind of conjugations, or companions of grace so fitted, and joined together in the heart of a man, as that nature is not able to compact such sanctified affections, unto such uses upon any occasion; much less able to bring them forth upon any occasion, they are so different in themselves; to name some of them in particular.

And the sum of what I shall now say is thus much. There are certaine variety of the graces of God in themselves so different and opposite. As that in nature they are seldome compatible to one person, at one and the same time, or least of all to be found in one and the same businesse, And yet ⟨p. 110⟩are found where ever the heart of a man is sanctified by the Spirit of grace; where you have the life of sanctification in a Christian, you shall finde variety of graces in them, some of them of such diversity and opposition one to another, that in nature the like temper is not to be found in one person at the same time, and in the same businesse. They are certaine kind of conjugations, or companions of grace so fitted, and joyned together in the heart of a man, as that nature is not able to compact such sanctified affections, unto such uses upon any occasion; much lesse able to bring them forth upon any occasion, they are so different in themselves; to name some of them in particular.