79% re fleſh; here he direfteth them to the beſt means for the avoiding thercof, viz. walking in the Spirit. Where by Spirit he doth not mean our own $/7r7ts, or the guide and condudt of our own reaſon for the term Spirit ſet (as here) in oppoſition to the fleſh, is in nQ place of Scripture underſtood of any other than the holy Spirit or God, which dwelleth in, and influenceth Believers, guiding them both by a rule from wirhour (which is the word of God, given by
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; Thoſe Habits, which the Holy Spirit of God produceth in thoſe jn whom it dwelleth and worketh, with thoſe atts which flow from them, as naturally as the Tree produceti its Fruit 3 are, #2 Dove ta God, and to our Neighbours. 7 27 3 the Souls ſatisfaction in its union with God, as the greateft and higheſt Good 3 with an attual rejoycing in Chrift, and in what is for his Honour and Glory 3 called a rejoycing in the truth, 1 Cor. 13. 6. and in the good of our brethrev, ROM» 12+ 15. 0 Quietude of Conſcience, or Peace with God (of which Peace ot Conſcience 1s a copy) and a peaceable dif- potition towards Men, oppoſed to Strife, Variance, Em ulations, © C Lons-{uffering, oppoſed toan haſtineſs to Revenge, aad inclining 2s patiently to bear Injuries. q Sweetnels and kindnels of Tem- p2r, by which we accommodate our ſelves, and become mutually 'eful to eath other. » A Diſpoſition in us to hurt none, but to do all the good we can to all. s By Faith ſeemeth here to be meant, 11th in Words, faithfulneſs in Promiſes, and in Dealings one with another. ;
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; Forbearance of Paſſion, raſh Anger, and haſtineſs of Spirit. A ſober uſe of Meats, Drinks, Apparel, or any thing wherein our &nfes are delighted. Many of theſe are moral Virrues, and (uch as tome have attained to by moral Diſcipline, the cultivating of their Natures by Education, and moral Philoſophy : Yet they are alſo the Eruits of the Spirit of. God, ſuch as it doth always work in the <uls wherein it dwelleth, tho* in different Meaſures and Degrees. Only the moral Man, thus comporteth himſelf from Principles of Reaſon, ſhewing him the: beauty and comlineſs of ſuch a Converſa- tion, and aims no higher in it, than an happineſs of Converſe in this Life, his own Honour and Reputation. But the ſpiritual Man doing the ſame things, aimeth at an higher end: (the glorifying of God, and ſaving his own Soul) and doth theſe things from a Fear - of God, 'out of Love to him, and out of Faith, as ſeeing in them the Will of God. w Againſt ſuch (faith the Apoftle) there is 70 Law. X 1aw to accuſe or to condemn them ; for theſe are the things which the Law commandeth to be done, and are atts of Obedience to the Law. So as thoſe who do theſe things are led by the Spirit, and are not under the condemninz Power or Curſe of the
Law. X m.6, 24. And they that arc Chriſt's x, have * crucihed the
:. flcſh y, with the + aff-ctions and luſts z.
x Thoſe who are ingrafted into Chriſt by Faith, united to him, \j- and ſo his Members 3 y By virtue of a Power derived from the Croſs of Chriſt, have got their unregenerate part in a great mea- ſure mortified. ' + With the mordirate Defires, Affettions and Paſſions of it 3 not that they have wholly put off theſe ;, (they are Men Kill) but the inordinateneſs of them is corretted, mortified and ſubdued. OT we. :.% 25 * If we live in the Spirit a, Let us alſo walk in
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a If (as we profeſs) there is an Union betwixt the Holy Spirit of God and us, ſo as that Holy Spirit is to us the principle of our Life, and we live more from him than from any principle in our ſelves. b Let us manage all our converſation according to the guidance and direttion of the fame Spirit. Operations naturally follow the principle of Life, from which they proceed, fo that as thoſe who only live in the Fleſh, walk in and after the Fleſh, and its inclination ; ſo thoſe who live in the Spirit, ought to produce, and will produce effetts ſuitable to the cauſe ct them, and the principle from which they flow. :
\> 26 * Let us not. be deſirous of vain glory c, provo- * king one another 4, envying oneanother e.
c Ambition or Vain-elory is a natural Corruption diſpoſing us to boaſt and commend our ſelves, and to ſeek the Honour and Ap- pauſe of Men. d This is an Effett of the former, diſpoſing us out of hope of Victory to challenge others to a Conteſt with us. Or it may be underſtood, of provoking others by Injuries and Wrongs done them ; which is contrary to the Duty of Leve. e Not repining