Spiritual .Perfection. i o a ual and Content to the doing it, renders as obnoxious to his inlightened and impartial Tribunal , as the Perfor- mance. His pure and perfea Law, the Rule of our Duty, forbids all defilements fleíhly and fpiritual , and that Than be the Rule of our Judgment. And as the Soul is the 'firfr and principal agent in Sin, it (hall firf} receive the recompence of it : In the interval between Death and the Refurreaion, while the Body is without fenfe in the Grave, the Soul is tormented in Hell. Before I proceed to the next Head, it will be ufeful to add, That many fincere Saints are in perplexity from the injeEli- ons of Satan , fearing they arife from their own Hearts. I. They may be diftinguifh'dby their quality Unnatural Thoughts againf} our felves, and blafphemous of God, are ufu- ally from the Tempter. 2, When they make terrible imprefíi- ons upon our Spirits, they are his fiery Darts : For the native ofdfpringof our Hearts are conceived with freedom and complacency. 3. They are our infelicities, but in- duce no Guilt when refitted by us. A Rape may be committed on the Mind ; and as the ravith'dVirgin, that cryed out for refcue from Violence, was de- clared
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