the love of God to his elect in their state of nature, can∣not produce any love in them to God: why? because it must be a thing known; there must be day-break or Sun-rising, a work of effectual vocation and calling, by which light you may see it; you can no more love God, till not only you have his divine grace, but also know it, then the pavement can be hot, or reflect heat to make you hot, till the Sun hath shined upon it; no more is it in your hearts to love God above self, until the love of God hath shined into your hearts, to make them in love with him. And this is the second thing, the con∣trariety of corrupt nature to God. THirdly, the contrariety of corrupt nature unto grace is manifested in their mutual fight one against ano∣ther: (Remember that I go about to prove that there is such opposition of a natural man to God, as that he can∣not convert himself, and come in to Christ to believe) for neither will sin give grace entrance & admission, nor will allow it quiet possession or dominion; but they are always in unreconciliable war, while there are remains of either: For as it was said of Esau and Jacob, when they strangely strugled and wrestled in their Mothers womb, and she went to the Oracle, and asked, Why is it thus with me? it was answered in Gen. 25. 23. There are two Nati∣ons, and two manner of people in thy womb. This sets forth to us grace and nature, flesh and spirit, which in the same womb of mans heart do fight and struggle; and if you will have the very words, it is in Gal. 5: 17. These are set one against another, the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: And these are of contrary perswasions, principles, byasses, and affections; and eve∣ry man is opposite to this grace, by reason that his cor∣ruption 0