treaſure is, the Apoftle here repeats his exhortation, ufing ano- ther word, importing they ſhould intenſly md things above, Rom. 8, 5. viz. the Inheritance reſerved in the Heavens for us, x Per. I, 4. with heart and afettions, together with all that God hath appointed to be a furtherance to the enjoyment of it ; not curiouſly to ſearch the deep things of God which cannot be found out, but to mind things above with ſobriety, Rom. 12. 3, e Taking off the mind and heart from all that is oppoſite to heavenly things, viz. not only thoſe humane, carnal ordinances and ceremonics, ch. 2. 22. with Phil. 3.18, 19, butallo from the eager purſuit of the pleaſures, profits and honours of this World, which the Men of it do inordinately defire, v. 5. with Mat. 6. 33. Gal. 5. 24. and are carried away with, 7zr. 2, 12, Fam. 4. 4. 2 Pet. 1. 4. 1 70þn 2.17, Chriſtians ſhould not be, to the negle& of things ſpiritual; however they are oblig'd in a
due {ubordination to take care of themſelves and families for|
theſe things below, ſo far as to put them into a capacity of raifing them more Heaven-ward.
2 For ye are dead f, and your life is hid with Chriſt in God g,
f The Apoſtle adds another reaſon why the believing Colof- fans ſhould not be earthly minded, becauſe they were dead, not abſolutely, but in a certain reſpe&, viz, of fin, and the World, (1) in regard of that carnal, corrupted, fin infected life, re- ceived from our firſt Parents by carnal generationSthe Jife of the 014 man altogether depraved, the real members of Chriſt are dead; ſeech,2. 11, 12, 20. Kom, 6, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11. & 7. 9. 2 Cor. 5.14, 17. Gal. 5.34. (2) in regard of the World by communion with Chriſt their Head, 7/al. 22.15. 1ſa. 26. 19. Gal. 6. 14. 27im, 2.11. 1 Pet. 4.1,2, g And their ſpiritual life (oppoſed to the life of tin) which is received by their re-
cciving of Chriſt, the life they now live by faith, quickened to- gether with Chriſt, ch. 2. 13. John 11. 25, 26, & 14. 6, Gal, 2. 20, Heb, 10.38. 1 Foby $5.11,12. this is bid with Chriſt by virtue of their union with him, as Chriſt is in God by union with the Father, Chriſt in God, and our lite in Chriſt, Fohy 17, 21, becauſe in him lie the ſprings of our ſpiritual life, which in, and by our Regeneration, Renovation and SanCtification is com- municated to us: and its progre!ls in fruitfulneſs *till it arrive to perfeQtion, Phil. 3. 10, 14. 4 * When Chriſt who is our life ſhall appear b, then ſhall ye alſo appear with him in glory z.
þ Which will be according to the purpole and promiſe of God with whom it is laid up, cþ, 1.5. when Chriſt by whom
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nature dwelling in us, is compared to a perſon, the 9/4 31; vr old Adam, or body of fin, v. 9g. Kom. 6.6, & 7. 24, Eph. 4.22. and, continuing the metaphor, the parts of the corrupt Body are called Members, and our Members the whole Body of thc old Man being made up of them, which are ſaid to be upon 112 earth, as being enclined to earthly things and employed about chem, taking occaſion from ſenſual Objetts here below, to zet ſtrength, unleſs we be continually upon our watch to aboliſh all chat contributes to the life of the old Man, in the particular Mem- bers, vi2. m Fornication, (ee the parallel place, Eph. 5. 3. with I Cor, 6, 5. Where he begins with this, as moſt turbulent, un- derftanding by it not only the outward att, but the inward at- feion, which the Heathens were apt to reckon no fault tho'the Spirit of God in the Scripture do greatly condemn it, Mat, 5,23, KFom, 1. 29. 1 Cor. 5,1. &6. 18. & 7,2, & 10. 8. 1 The, 4 3. # Impurity, ſee Epheſ. 5. 3. which is more unnatural, whereby they diſhonour their own Bodies, &om, 1. 24, 27. Gul. 5, 15. 1 Theſſ. 4. 7. Kev. 17.4, 0 That paſhon whick ſome render ſoftneſs, or eafinels to receive any impreſſion to luſt, 7, c, the filthy diſpoſition of a voluptuous effeminate heart delighted with laſcivious objetts, P/al. 32. 9, Kom. 1. 26, 27. 1 Cor, 6. 9, Witl 1 Theſ. 4. 3, 5+ þ lhat concupiſcence which in naturs and meaſure is exccftive, being an irregular appetite, and an -ndue motion againtt reaſon, eſpecially againft the Spirit, Gal. 5..17- q Andan immoderate defire after, and cleaving, to the things 0! this World, either in progging for them, or potleſſing of them to the feeding of other Lufts, and ſo eftranging the heart from God, Eccleſ. 5, 10. Luke 12. 18, trufting in riches rather than in the living God, Fob 21, 24. Mat, 6. 24, 1 7in. 5. 17. 7 Upon which account it may paſs under the Title of 146/4try, 33 the covetous Perſon is an Idolater, ſee Eph 5, 5, and farther, he might reckon Covetouſnels to be 79)urry, becanſe noting was more exccrable in the judgment of the Fcws than Jdolarty was, it being ordinary with the ZZehrews to note fins by t!. names of thoſe moſt detefted, as rebellion againſt God, 1 +4. I5. 23. by witchcraft, not that it is ſo formally, but rhat *c Spirit of God may ſhew how odious an incorrigible obſtinacy ot mind againft God is unto him, Hence confidering the o\liouticls of theſe Vices, the Apoltle would have us not to content our {elves to cut off ſome branches of them, but to grub them vp by the roots,
6 * For which things ſake { the wrath of God * hiv {cometh on the children of diſobediencet. 15s
ſ Eipecially remembring how the indulging or ſparing any ot
they live ſhall lo appear that they ſhall be like him, 1 Fobr 3. 2, and be taken to be with him in the heavenly inheritante, 1 Per, 1.4. then their conformity to him began here partly in holineſs and partly in ſufferings, Kv7:. 8. 15, {hall be compleated at laſt in glory and felicity, Phil. 3.21. Heb, 11. 29, 35. 7 And then ſhall theſe adopted Children be brought into glory with him, eb, 2. 10. out of whole hands none ſhall be able ro pull them, Fobn 1c. 28, but however the World look upon them,
them will be of dreadful conſequence, ſee Eyh:j, 5. 6. for bow ever they may by carnal Men be Jooked upon as little 15111ts, which God will over-look on courſe, 7 Yet they do certainly - cur divine diſpleaſure, and will bring moft inevitabie ju cums upon thoſe unperſuadable, rebellious, and contumaciu!s 0105, Who would be thought God's Children, and yer remain inicorrigibicy Mar. 24. 38, 39. 1 Cor. 6.9. Gal, 5. 21.
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