Hence we hear so often mentioned, the _renewing_ of the _inward-man_, the _growing_ and _increasing_ of _Faith_ and _Love_, and other _breathings_ of _Gods Spirit_: the _losse_ (that is in a measure,) of the _Ephesians first love_. Hence the many _falls_ of the _Lords_ best _Servants_, recorded in _Scripture_, and the _sleep_ of the _Spouse_ of _Christ Jesus_, although her _heart_ wake in the truth of _marriage-love_, which can never wholly dye in her and be extinguished.
[Sidenote: A threefold person in _Gods_ children]
The holy _Scripture_ mentioneth a _three-fold person_ in all that are borne againe, First, the body of _Flesh_ and _clay_, this _outward naturall being_, which must be dissolved and dye, then rise againe to _Glory_.
The second is the body of _corruption_, or _old man_, which being deadly wounded by the _Son_ of _God_ alreadie in all that are his, shall shortly give up the _ghost_, and rot, and never rise again.
The third is this holy, heavenly _inner_ man, of whose _health_ and daily _renewing_ I now discourse, who is born of an immortall seed, and therefore can no more die then _Christ_ himself: _Rom. 6_.
[Sidenote: A spirituall cheerfull temper.]
Now as this _outward man_ desires not onely _life_, and _being_, but also _health_ and _cheerfulness_ in all the living _motions_ and _actions_ thereof: So, (and much more ten thousand fold) requires the _inward_ and _spirituall_ man, an _healthfull_ and _cheerfull temper_. For as the Lord loveth a _cheerfull giver_: So loves he also a cheerfull _Preacher_, a chearfull _hearer_, a chearfull _prayer_, and a chearfull _sufferer_ for his Name sake: He loves that the shoes of _preparation_ be on our _feet_ ready to run (all _wayes_ and _weathers_) the _paths_ of his _Commandments_: That like a _vessel_ our _leaks_ be stopt, and our whole _soul_ be ready in an holy _trim_, and _tightness_, for all his holy employments of us in the greatest _tempests_: that like heavenly _souldiers_, our _Arms_ be fixt, or like an _Instrument_, the _strings_ of our _affections_ and _parts_ be all in tune, to make heavenly _musick_ in the holy _ears_ of our heavenly _Lord_ and _King_.
Tis true, as it is between a loving _couple_, (and as it was in the Church at _Ephesus_) it is not easie to keep in the first _flame_ of _Love_, _fresh_ and _equall_, although the _fire_ of the _truth_ and _sinceritie_ of _marriage love_ never die, or be extinguished.