4. Univerfally Holy in refpect of the Subject; wholly Holy in Spirit, Soul and Body, 1 The. v. 23.

Sunt tria ex quibus perfectus homo conftat, carne, anima & fpiritu. Iren.

1. The Spirit, the high Part of Man,vs, Davoid overs. The Reafon and Understanding; which, in a true Saint, is fanctified, 1. In refpect of God: Having,

1. A right Judgment concerning him, Deut. iv. 39. Exod. xxxiv. 6. c. iii. 14.

2. Clear Apprehenfions of him, Deut. iv. 15, 16. Fob xxxi. 23. c. xlii. 5, 6.

3. Frequent, yea, conftant Thoughts and Meditations upon him, Pfal, cxxxix. 17, 18. Pfal. civ.

2. In refpect of others,
xiii. 5. Phil. ii. 3.
3. In refpect of himself,
xxxii. 1o. Fob vii. 20.
Ifa. vi. 5. Luke xv. 18,
1 Tim. I. 15.

Matt. vii. 1. 1 Cor.

Rom. xii. 3. Gen. Pfal. li. 2, 3, 4 19. c. xviii. 11, 13.

I THE S. V. 23.

And the very God of Peace fanctifie · you wholly.

E that is truly fanctified, is fanctified wholly in Spirit, Soul and Body.

Sunt tria ex quibus perfectus bomo conftat, carne, animâ & Spiritu. Iren.

I. In Spirit; the higheft Part, i võs, i dávala, Guves, Reafon, Understanding; which, in a true Saint, is fanctified.

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1. In refpect of God: Having,

3.

1. A right Judgment concerning him as one,
Deut. iv. 39. Glorious, Exod. xxxiv: 6. Eter-
nal God, c. iii. 14. And yet Three Per-
fons, John v. 7.

2. Clear Apprehenfions of him.
J. His Infiniteness, Deut. iv. 15, 16.
2. His Greatnefs, Job xxxi. 23. c. xlii. 5, 6.
3. His Power, Sovereignty and Providence
over the World, Matt. x. 29, 30.
3. Conftant Meditations upon him, Pfal.
x. 4. Pfal. cxxxix. 17, 18. Prov. iii. 6.

2. In refpect of others, not thinking Ill of
them, Matt. vii. 1. Phil. ii. 3.

This is robbing God, Rom. xiv. 10.

In refpect of himfelf; always thinking humbly and lowly of himself, Rom. xii. 3. Gen. xxxii. 10. Job vii. 20. c. xl. 4. Pfal. liii. 3,5. Ifa.vi. 5. Matt. viii. 8. Luke xv. 18, 19. xviii, 11, 13. 1 Tim. i. 15.

II. The

II. The Soul; that is, the Will, the Elective
Faculty, by which we chufe or refuse.
So wa is put, Gen. xxiii. 8.

Targ.
UD, The Will of my Enemies, Pfal. xxvi

12. So Pfal. xli. 2.

Hence in a Saint, the whole Soul, the Will, and all its Affections, are fanctified.

1. In refpect of God.

1. His Will, that is conformed to the Will of God; willing what he wills, nilling what he nills, Luke xxii. 42. 1 Sam. iii. 18.

2. His Love: He loves God above all Things, Deut. vi. 5. Luke xiv. 26. Mat. x. 37.

He that knows God, muft needs love him; because he knows,

1. How good he is in himself, Luke xviii. 19. 2. How good he is to us, Pfal. cxix. 63. Pfal. xxxiii. 5.

3. His Defires: They too are carried only
after God, Pfal. xlii, 1, 2. Pfal. Ixxiii. 25.
Pfal. xxvii. 4.

4- His Fear: That too is only of God,
Prov. xxiii. 17. Ifa. viii. 13. Matt. x. 28.
1. His Excellency and Majefty, Gen. xxviii.
16, 17.

9.

2. His Anger and Displeasure, Pfal. xxvii. 3. Hence he fears none but God, Matt.x. 28. 5. Hope: That too is only upon God, Prov. iii. 5. Pfal. cxlvi. 5. Pfal. xlii. 5, 11. Pfal. xxxvii. 3, 6. 6. Ufing Means, but trufting only on God, Efth. iv. 14. 2 Chron. XX. 12. 6. Joy: Rejoicing in God, Phil. iv. 4. 1. In the midst of Troubles, Heb. iii. 18. 2. Of Comfort, Pfal. cxix. 14.

2. In respect of Men.

1. He loves his Neighbour as himself, Lev. xix. 18. Matt. xxii. 39. Gal. v. 14. 1. He

3.

1. He wifheth no more Hurt to his Brother than to himfelf.

2. Doth him what Good he can. Gal. vi. 10. He that doth not this, is no true Saint, 1 Job. iv. 20, Job. xiii. 35.

2. He moderates his Anger against others. 1. He is not angry without Caufe, Matt. V. 22. Mark iii. S.

2. Not long, Eph. iv. 26.

3. Not fo as to revenge himself, Proù. XX. 22. Rom. xii. 19, 20. Deut. xxxii. 35.

In respect of the World.

1. He is not overjoy'd at the Encrease of worldly Riches or Honours, Pfal. Ixii. 10. Pfal. xlix. 6 1 John ii. 15.

He is above all fuch Things, Phil. iii. 20.
2. He is not grieved at the Lofs of them,
Fob i. 21. c. v. 20, 21, 22. 2 Cor. xii. 10.
Acts v. 41. Phil. iv. 11, 12.

3. He doth not covet the World.

1. He defires not great Things, Jer. xlv. f. Prov. xxx. 8.

2: Not in the firft Place, Matt. vi. 33. 1 Reg. iii. 5, 9, 11.

3. Not fo as to ufe unlawful Means, Acts viii.
18, 19. Numb. xxiv. 13.

Not fo as to trouble his Head about them,
Matt. vi. 25, 34. 1 Pet. V. 7.

III. Body; that is, his outward Actions are Holy.

1. In his External Duties towards God.

Praying, Pfal. lv. 17.

Hearing.

Sacraments, Luke xxii. 19.

2. In all his Relations towards Men.

1. As a Subject to his Prince, Tit. iii. 1. Rom. xiii. I. 1 Pet. 2. 13.

2. An Husband or Wife, Eph. v. 22, 25, 33. 3. A Parent or Child, Eph. vi. 1, 2, 3, 4. 4. A Master or Servant, Eph. vi. 5, 6. 3. In his Words, Matt. xii. 36.

1. He dares not lie, Epb. iv. 25.

Non aliquando commitet Chriftianus ut lingua interpres animi a fenfu & cogitatione difcedat. Juft. 1. Lying proceeds from the Devil, John viii. 44

2. Contrary to the Nature of God, Tit. i. 2. Hence it is an Abomination to him, Prov. xii. 22,

3.

2. He speaks Evil of no Man, Tit. iii. 2. Fac.

iv. 11.

2. In his Actions, he is juft and righteous, Matt. v. 20.

1. He doth Evil tó none, Matt. vii. 12.

2. But all the Good he can to all, Gal. vi 10. Job xxxi. 19, 20, 22.

So that he, who is a true Saint, fhines as Light in the World, Phil. ii. 15. Matt.

V. 16.

US E.

Labour to be Saints:

Confider,

r. How miferable you are without Holiness. I. Without it none of your Sins can be pardoned, Luke xiii. 3.

2. You can have no Peace, Ifa. xlviii. 22. c. lvii. 20, 21.

3. You can never get to Heaven, Heb. xii. 14. 2. How

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