§. Sect. 5 That though a godly life is not the cause, yet it is the way to euerla∣sting happi∣nesse.
Finally, a godly life, though it doe not merit euerlasting happinesse, with which it holdeth no proportion, yet it is the way that leadeth vs ther∣unto, in which, whoso trauaile, shall at the end of their iourney surely at∣taine to eternall blessednesse. And they who neglect it, being quite out of the way, can neuer come vnto that place of ioy: For without holinesse wee shall neuer see God. If we haue not our part in the first resurrection to newnesse of life, we shall haue no part in the second, to glory and immortality, but liuing and dying dead in sinne, the second death also will seaze vpon vs. And if we walke not in this subordinate way of holinesse and righteous∣nesse, which leadeth to life and happinesse, wee can haue no part in the chiefe and principall way Iesus Christ, without whom there is no saluati∣on: For as many as are in Christ, are new creatures; They that are Christs, haue crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts; They that are baptized into him, are buried with him by baptisme into death, that like as Christ was raised vp from the dead, by the glory of the Father, euen so they also should walke in newnesse of life. They that are in Christ, walke not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, and to such onely there is no condemnation. Finally, they that are ingrafted into the true vine Iesus Christ, shall bring foorth in him, the ripe and sweet Grapes of holinesse and righteousnesse, and bearing fruit, shall be more and more purged by our heauenly Father, that they may dayly increase in fruitful¦nesse: So that there is no other way to assure vs of Christ and his bene∣fits, no other meanes to make our election and calling sure, then by adding one grace vnto another, and bringing foorth the fruits of them all in a Christian life and holy conuersation.