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Secondly, where the life of righteousness is, there is a suitableness of the spirit, and an agreement of the heart to the whole law of God. I beseech you observe this, The body of righteousness is nothing else but as it were the stamp of Gods Law, there is a proportion and conformity between the one and the other; therefore in whomsoever the life of righteousness is in his spirit, there is a suitableness of disposition to the whole Law of God; so that howsoever there is much antipathy, and deformity, and unlikeness, and disagreement from the Law of God, yet notwithstanding there is something within that soul that is agreeable to the whole Law of God; so that there is no particular branch nor part of the Commandment of God, but it doth find a principle to which it is suited and agreeable, in the heart of all them that have the life of righteousness in them. And this I take it, is the meaning of that of writing the Law of God in their hearts; that is, the very Law of God in all the parts of it; it hath a stamp and impression, and a resemblance in the spirit of all them that have the life of righteousness. This the Apostle largely expresseth in that seventh of the Romans, from the 15. Verse and so forward, I consent (saith he) to the Law, that it is good, and that it is holy and just. They that have the life of righteousness, they do not only find a truth, and a ⟨p. 64⟩justice in Gods Law, but they do find a goodness, a loveliness in Gods Law; there is a suitableness and an agreement between their spirit and the whole Law of God, not only in some, but in all particulars. Those branches of Gods Law, which are most contrary to their customs and natural dispositions and inclinations, they see them good, they behold them amiable, they find a disposition in their souls suitable and agreeable thereunto: And hence is that of David, Psal. 119.6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy Commandments. There is the second thing.

Secondly, where the life of righteousnesse is, there is a sutableness of the spirit, and an agreement of the heart to the whole law of God. I beteech you observe this, The body of righteousness is nothing else but as it were the stamp of Gods Law, there is a proportion and conformitie between the one and the other; therefore in whomsoever the life of righteousnesse is in his spirit, there is a sutableness of disposition to the whole Law of God; so that howsoever there is much antipathie, and deformitie, and unlikeness, and disagreement from the Law of God, yet notwithstanding there is something within that soul that is agreeable to the whole Law of God; so that there is no particular branch nor part of the Commandment of God, but it doth find a principle to which it is suted and agreeable, in the heart of all them that have the life of righteousnesse in them. And this I take it, is the meaning of that of writing the Law of God in their hearts; that is, the very Law of God in all the parts of it; it hath a stamp and impression, and a resemblance in the spirit of all them that have the life of righteousnesse. This the Apostle largely expresseth in that seventh of the Romans, from the 15. Verse and so forward, I consent (saith he) to the Law, that it is good, and that it is holy and just. They that have the life of righteousnesse, they doe not onely finde a truth, and a