is an excellent Guide: and as far as it Demonftrates, we may be Certain. But then there are Demonftrations of the Spirit, as well as of Reason: And I hope, Thofe fhall be allowed Superior to Thefe. For tho' the Spirit of a man knows the things of a Man: Yet the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God. 1 Cor. 2. 11. But even these things, fome notwithstanding, would be thought as able to Mafter, as any thing elfe. And where they are Above them; Even for that Reason, they'll take leave to Reject 'em: Nor think it enough to pass by 'em; But they must also caft their Scoffs at’em ; and Blunder on fill, even as much as that Ruler of the Jews did; Joh. 3. concerning Regeneration, and the other Doctrines of Faith, thereon dependant.

But what Chriftians indeed can they be this while, that were never Born of the Spirit of Chrift; Nor by that Spirit and Faith conjoined to the glorious Head of Chriftians? Tea what part are they like to have in Regeneration, or in Chrift himself; that feem neither

to know nor to care, Whether there be any Holy Ghoft; by whom alone they can be fo Renewed and United? And inftead of Seeking to Partake of him, are readier to do Despight to him? And how can we ever believe 'em to be Led by that Spirit, which they have the Foreheads to Mock and Blafpheme? Let 'em pretend to be never fo Good; I cannot admire the Goodness of those men, that are for Tearing up the very Roots, upon which all true Goodness Should grow. Rather do I admire their Confidence, to pretend either to Goodnefs, or to the Chriftian Name; who fet fo Light by that Bleffed Spirit, which makes all the true Chriftians that are in the World.

How allowable foever it might be for Heathens, who knew no better, To fet up Natural Light above all: Yet when fuch as have the Bleffed Gospel, cannot forbear to Burlefque and expound it even all away: They may look for the heavier Sentence from him, with whom they make fo Bold. When one of his great Indictments now against the World, is of Sin; Because they Believe not on

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him. Joh. 16. 19. Tho' this they may not think fit to reckon among their Sins: Tet is it, indeed, the great Leading Sin; that threatens them with a dreadful Doom; If they do not mend their Creed, as well as their Morals; and make better Friends with the Son of God; and acknowledge his Deity, and beg his Mercy; and look to be Pardoned and Saved by his Merits. But O how far are they from this, whofe Confidence of their own Opinion rifes fo high, as even to give Defiance to all that dare but make any question of it, Whether they may not be Deceived?

'Tis true, They had a Noble Mafter here in England, for one of their Foun ders; Whofe Writings we know: And Some of his Dying-words to his Children, (I have heard,) were to the fame tune: Saying, "They talk of Trusting in Chrift for Salvation: But I would

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learned Deift at home; Notwithstand•ing all the Helps they have, and all the Pains they take; Never are they like to find a quiet Trade, and good Success; As long as the Gospel lies but open, and fo Clear against them: Unless we Should put fuch an unreasonable Value on their Reafonings; as to hearken to 'em, more than to our Lord him felf, and all his own Infpired Meffengers.

Such as fet up their New Fangles, inftead of the Faith once deliver'd to the Saints; and not only Vilify, but Nullify the Grace of Faith; and while they make fuch a Scorn of others Sytems; and pretend to give us a Pandect of the Christian Doctrine: Either quite leave out Faith, as an Ingredient of little or no Ufe: Or if they cannot, for fhame, omit the Mention of that, which the Gospel all along fo much Inculcates; yet peak of it, fo Sparingly. or Triflingly, as if 'twere Needlefs to Infift upon it; and we might even do as well without it: Or call that the Juftifying Faith, and a Faith as much as is Needful for any, to make them Chriftians, which is indeed a Belie

ving no more than the Devils do; No more than any Hypocrites, Unregene rate perfons, and Impenitent finners may Believe, viz. That Jefus of Nazareth is the Meffiah. (A Stingy, Hidebound Faith; by which they shall not be oblig'd to Believe, either his Incarnation or Satisfaction: Nor fo to Degrade themselves, as to put all their Truft in him; and to look for their whole Salvation from him.) And when they take upon 'em, to Enumerate all the Eenefits we have by our Bleffed Saviour; Speak not a word of his Merit, or Redemption thro' his Blood: No, but rather deny his Death to be in the Room and Stead of Sinners; and Depend not on the Blood of God, to make their Peace, and Reconcile all things to Himfelf: And while they are fuch bufy men,to Ruin their own and others Comfort and Salvation, would be thought yet the Only Christians: Our Church (Hom. of Sal:) will not allow 'em to be fo much as Chriftians at all. When it tells us, [That this Faith in the Merits of Chrift's precious Blood, as the true Caufe of Juftification, the

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