SERMON VII.
Vers. 2.For the Law of the Spirit of life in Iesus Christ, hath made me free, &c.
YOU know there are two principal things in the preceeding verse, the priviledge of a Christian, and the property or character of a Christian, he is one that never enters into condemnation, he that believeth shall not perish, Joh. 3.15. And then he is one that walks not after the flesh, though he be in the flesh, but in a more elevat way above men, after the guiding and leading of the Holy Spirit of God. Now it may be objected in many con∣sciences, how can these things be? Have not all sinned, and come ••••ort of the glory of God, and so the whole world is become guilty before God? Is not every man lying under a sentence of death? Cursed is he that abides not in all things, &c. How then can h•• escape condemnation. Again, you speak of walking after the Spi∣rit, as proper to the Christian; but whose walk is not carnal? Who is it that doth not often step aside out of the way, and follow the conduct and counsel of flesh and blood? Is not sin dwelling here in our mortal bodies? Who can say, my heart or way is clean? There∣fore both that priviledge, and this property of a Christian, seems to be but big words, no real thing. And indeed I confess the mul∣titude of men hath no other opinion of them, but as fancied ima∣ginary thing••, few believes the report of the Gospel concerning the salvation of elect ones, and few understands what this spi∣ritual walking is; many conceive it is not a thing that belongs to