Heautonaparnumenos

It follows then; this Him must be something in us, above our selves, yea above any Angelic Nature whatsoever: and what is that but God alone? You will say perhaps; That's true indeed, ⟨p. 32⟩God is every where, fills Heaven and Earth, and all things, as well as Man, yet does not this enable them to Deny themselves. It may be so; But then it is, because nothing but the Intelligent, Rational Creature is disposed for such an Ability or Assistance, and so that alone is thereby enabled to this great work. Man therefore (and we may say no less of Angels) is only properly furnished and disposed thereto, seeing he ha's an Understanding, to be enlightened, he ha's a Will, to be excited and sustained in the performance of it, which Will, though Dead and depraved before yet, by this exciting, assisting, and subsequent Grace of God in us being quickened, is elevated and raised above it self, and so becomes this him, or Better Nature, in us, that is to Deny our Selves.

It followes then; this Him must be something in us, above our selves, yea above any Angelick Nature whatsoever: and what is that but God alone? You will say perhaps; That's true indeed, ⟨p. 32⟩God is every where, fills Heaven and Earth, and all things, as well as Man, yet does not this enable them to Deny themselves. It may be so; But then it is, because nothing but the Intelligent, Rationall Creature is dispos'd for such an Ability or Assistance, and so that alone is thereby enabled to this great worke. Man therefore (and we may say no lesse of Angels) is onely properly furnisht and dispos'd thereto, seeing he ha's an Ʋnderstanding, to be enlightned, he ha's a Will, to be excited and sustain'd in the performance of it, which Will, though Dead and deprav'd before yet, by this exciting, assisting, and subsequent Grace of God in us being quickned, is elevated and rais'd above it self, and so becomes this him, or Better Nature, in us, that is to Deny our Selves.