A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...

CHAP. IX. The operation of the Spirit.

• 1. In Generall.
  • Sanctification.
• 2. In Spe∣ciall.
  • 1. Spirituall graces.
  • 2. Spi∣rituall duties.
    • 1. The kinds of them.
    • 2. The de∣grees of them.

1. The Promises of Sanctifica∣tion.

* 1.1••OD promiseth in the Co∣venant of grace which hee hath made with his people, to take away their hearts of stone, and give them hearts of flesh: to put his law in their in∣ward parts, and write it in their hearts, to put his feare in their

hearts, that they shall not depart from him, and to give them a new heart, and to put his Spirit within them.

The substance of which Co∣venant is this, that all their sins shall be forgiven, and both the guilt and punishment there∣of wholly remooved. Their persons shall be justified, and their natures sanctified; the lawes of GOD and his promi∣ses shall be written in their mindes, so that they shall have the knowledge of them; and in their hearts, so that they shall have the comfort, feeling and fruition of them: they shall not onely have interest in all GODS graces and blessings, but accor∣ding to their neede, shall have the use and enjoyment there∣of.

The LORD often promiseth to Sanctifie and make holy his people,* 1.2 as Exod 19.6. & 31.13. Levit. 22.32. Esay 4.3, 4, 35.8. Ioel 3.17.

Sanctifie them through thy truth, John 17.17. and ver. 19. For their sakes I sanctifie my selfe,* 1.3 that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

The LORD hath sworne that his children shall serve him in ho∣linesse and righteousnesse all the daies of their life, Luke 1.73, 74, 75. The GOD of peace sancti∣fie you wholly. Faithfull is hee that hath called you, who also will doe it, 1 Thess. 5.23, 24. CHRIST is made unto us Sanctification, 1 Cor. 1.30. The LORD hath said,* 1.4 that his children shall not want any needfull Grace, for the leading of a godly life, Psal. 84.11.* 1.5 There shall be a fountaine ope∣ned for sinne, and for uncleane∣nesse, Zach. 13.1. it is GODS Covenant to sprinkle cleane water upon us, that we may be cleane, and to cleanse us from all our fil∣thinesse, and all our Idols, Ezek. 36.25. I will turne to the people a pure language, Zeph. 3.9. See ver. 13. The mouth of the righteous spea∣keth

wisedome, and his tongue tal∣keth of iudgement. The Law of GOD is in his heart, Psal. 37.30, 31. CHRIST gave him∣selfe for us that hee might redeeme us from all iniquity, and purifie un∣to himselfe a peculiar people, zea∣lous of good workes:* 1.6 the LORD will guide the meeke in iudgement, and teach the humble his way, Psal. 25.8. & 12.

In the daies of the Gospell (saith the Prophet Zacharie) shall there be upon the bels of the hor∣ses,* 1.7 HOLINESSE VNTO THE LORD.

Those Promises before quo∣ted in the Chapter of Justi∣fication, Mat. 1.21. Ioh. 1.29. 1 Iohn 2.2. 1 Ioh. 1.7. Rev. 1.5. may be referred to this head also, for they are to be under∣stood not onely of pardoning our sinnes, but, delivering us from the power of them.

Promises. 2. To Sanctification.

In keeping of them there is great reward,* 1.8 Psal. 19.11. Blessed and, happy is he that hath part in the first resurrection, on such the se∣cond death hath no power, Rev. 20.6. Depart from evill and doe good, and dwell for evermore, Psal. 37.27. To give you an inheri∣tance among all them which are sanctified, Act. 20.32. See the like Act. 26.18.

See Rom. 8.1, 13. 1 Iohn 1.7. Esay 1.16, 17, 18.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ier 31.33. & 32.4. which is twice re∣peat••d in the Epistle to the Heb 8.10. & 10.16. Ezek. 11.19, 20. which is repeated, Ezek. 35.27. & 37.24.
• * 1.2

  Ezek. 37.28 Deut 28.9.
• * 1.3

  Ephes. 5.25, 26.
• * 1.4

  God will in∣able his children to live a holy life.
• * 1.5

  1 Ioh. 3.3.
• * 1.6

  Tit. 2.14.
• * 1.7

  Zach. 14. The mea∣nest shall have holi∣nesse writ∣ten upon his forehead as the Priests had under the Law, or they shall be holy in their iour∣neys, in ea∣ting and drinking.
• * 1.8

  The re∣wards of Sanctificati∣on.

  The promise of walking in white hereafter is made to none but such as walk in white here, Rev. 3 4.

  There are promises to holinesse, 1. Of Gods presence. 2. Of his ac∣ceptance. 3. Of his fa∣ther-hood, 2 Cor 6.16, 17, 18.