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For the clearing of the Truth before us, 3 Things may be enquired into. 1. What's implied in this Fruit. 2. When Christians may be said to be abundantly fruitful, or to bear much fruit. 3. In what respect such are said to glorify God

For the clearing of the Truth before us, 3 Things may be enquired into. 1. What's implyed in this Fruit. 2. When Christians may be said to be abundantly fruitful, or to bear much fruit. 3. In what respect such are said to glorifie God

QUEST. 1: What is implied here in fruit?

QUEST. 1: What is implyed here in fruit?

ANSW. 1. It does imply a work of Grace in the soul. All those Graces which are wrought in the souls of believers are compared to fruit in the Scripture: yea, unto pl• saint and savoury fruit Cant. 4.13, 16. Thy ⟨p. 98⟩plants are an orchard of pomegranates with pleasant fruits. — let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. Faith is compared to fruit. When the Colossians believed, tis said, the Gospel brought forth fruit amongst them. Chapt. 1.6. And all graces are called fruit▪ Ephes. 5.9. The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness. Thus Gal. 5.22, 23. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Hence godly men are compared to good trees which bear good fruit,