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The Difference between the Renewing in effectu al Calling, and the Renewing in Sanctification, lies here, that in the former new vital Powers, in the Jatter new Qualities and Habits of Grace are infused into us: John v. 25. Verily verily I fay un< to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead fhall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear fhall live.' Compared with 1 Cor. v. 6. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Heb. viii. 10. 11. 12. For this is the covenant that I will make with 'the house of Ifrael after those days, faith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God, and they fhall be to me a people. And they shall not teach every man his neigh bour, and every man his brother, faying, Know the Lord: for all fhall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their fins and their iniqui'ties will I remember no more.' Thefe new Qualities and Habits of Grace are, the Seeds of Repentance unto Life, and of all other faving Graces, making an entire new Creature, or new Man: 1 John iii. 9. Whofcever is born of God, doth " not commit fin; for his feed remaineth in him: and he cannot fin, because he is born of God.' Acts xi. 18. Then hath God alfo to the Gentiles granted repentance unto Life.' 2 Cor. v. 17. Eph. iv. 24. both forecited. These new Qualities and Habits of Grace are derived to us, from the Allfulness of Grace in the Man Chrift: Col. i. 19. For it pleased the Father, that in him fhould all

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fulness dwell.' Compared with John i. 16. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.' And they are communicated from Chrift unto us, by his Spirit: John xvi. 14. 15. The Spirit of truth fhall glorify me : for he shall re'ceive of mine, and fhall fhew it unto you. All

things that the Father hath, are mine: there'fore said I, that he shall take of mine, and fhall 'fhew it unto you.' The Effect of that Communication is, that we are fealed with the Image of Chrift, receiving Grace for Grace in Chrift, as the Wax doth Point for Point in the Seal: Eph. i. 13. In Chrift ye also trusted after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your falvation : ' in whom alfe after that ye believed, ye were feal❝ed with that Holy Spirit of promise. Compared with 2 Cor. iii. 18. But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the fame image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.' And John i. 16. Gal. iv. 19. forecited. And by that Means our Union with Chrift iffues in our being one Spirit with Chrift, as really as Eve was one Flesh with Adam, being formed of him: 1 Cor. vi. 17. 'He 'that is joined unto the Lord, is one fpirit.' Compared with Eph. v. 30. 31. 32. For we are mem'bers of the Lord's body, of his flesh, and of his 'bones. For this caufe fhall a man leave his fa'ether and mother, and shall be joined unto his C wife, and they two fhall be one flefh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Chrift and the church. Now, to be one Spirit with Chrift, is to be of one and the fame spiritual Nature with him, as his fpiritual Seed: Heb. ii. 11. For both he that fanctifieth, and they who are sanctified,

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all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Compared with John iii. 6. That which is born of the Spirit, is fpirit.' And . liii. 10. When thou shalt make his foul an offering for fin, he fhall fee his feed.'

But though, in Sanctification, we are renewed in the whole Man, yet we are not renewed in any Part: but there are Remains of Corruption still indwelling in every Part: Rom. vii. 18. For I know, that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing for to will is prefent with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.' verf. 23. 24. I fee another law in my members, 6 warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of fin, which is in my members. O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death!' Eph. iv. 22. Put off concerning the former converfation, the old man which is corrupt accord" ing to the deceitful lufts.' That is to fay, there are Remains of Corruption ftill in the Mind, Will, and Affections, and in the Body by way of Com munion with the unrenewed Part: 1 Cor. xiii. 9. 'We know in part.' Gal. v. 17. The flesh luftagainst the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the othe other; fo that ye cannot do the things that ye would.' Rom. vii. 14. I am carnal, fold under fin. Phil. iii. 21. The Lord Jefus Chrift ⚫ fhall change our vile body, that it may be fashion⚫ed like unto his glorious body."

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What enfues on these two contrary Principles of Grace and Corruption, being together in every Part of the renewed Man, is, the continual Combat between the Flesh and the Spirit, Gal. v. 17. forecited.

forecited. The Difference betwixt that Combat, and the Struggle against Sin, fometime found in the Unregenerate, lies here, that in the former, the Conflict is between the Flesh and the Spirit in one and the fame Part; in the latter, it is between the Flesh in one Part, lufting, and the Flesh in another Part, fearing: Rom. vii. 15. 16. That which 'I do, I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do 'that which I would not, I confent unto the law, 'that it is good.' 2 Pet. ii. 15. Which have for'faken the right way, and are gone aftray, fol'lowing the way of Balaam the fon of Bofor, who 'loved the wages of unrighteoufnefs.' Compared with Num. xxii. 18. And Balaam answered and 'faid unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his houfe-full of filver and gold, I can'not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, 6 to do lefs or more.' The immediate Iffue of the Combat between the Flefh and the Spirit, is, that neither the one Principle, nor the other, carries the Action to the Perfection it tends unto, Gal. v. 17. forecited. And in that Combat, the remaining Corruption may prevail for a Time, Rom. vii. 23. forecited. But the renewed Part overcomes : Rom. vi. 14. Sin fhall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the law, but under grace.' I John v. 4. Whatfoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our 'faith.'

The State we are in, with refpect to Sin and Righteoufnefs, by means of the Renewing in Sanctification, is, a State of Death unto Sin, and of Life unto Righteousness.

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The State of Death unto Sin, for the Kind of it, is fuch a State of Death as a crucified Man is in, who being nailed to the Cross, shall never come down, till he breathe out his last: Rom. vi. 6.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with 'Chrift, that the body of fin might be destroyed, ' that henceforth we should not serve fin.' Gal. vi. 14. God forbid that I should glory, fave in the 'cross of our Lord Jefus Chrift, by whom the 'world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.' And we are, by the Renewing in Sanctification, put into fuch a State of Death unto Sin, inasmuck as thereby the Dominion or reigning Power of the whole Body of Sins is deftroyed, and the Pollution or Defilement of Sin is purged away from off the whole Man, though not perfectly in any Part: Rom. vi. 6. 14. forecited. Tit. iii. 5. 'Not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the 'Holy Ghoft.' Compared with John xiii. 10. 'Je'fus faith to him, He that is washed, needeth not, 'fave to wash his feet, but is clean every whit:

and ye are clean, but not all.' The Dominion or reigning Power of Sin is deftroyed in us, by means of the Renewing in Sanctification, in that a contrary reigning Principle of Grace is thereby fet in us: Rom. vi. 14. forecited. 1 John iii. 9. 'Whofoever is born of God, doth not commit fin; for his feed remaineth in him and he cannot fin, because he is born of God.' The Pollution or Defilement of Sin is purged away by the fame Means, inasmuch as the restored Image of God in us, makes us really pure and clean in the Sight of God, as far as it goes: Tit. iii. 5. above cited. Compared

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