3 46 Spiritual .Perfeation. the Holy Spirit, will gradually attain to ? To naked Nature, the Commands of plucking out the right Eye, and cutting o the right Hand, are extreamly hard Carnal Men pretend they can as eafily flop the circulation of the Blood , as mortifie their fenfual Inclinations. But by the Grace of God 'tis not only políì- ble, but pleafant, to abfiain from flefhly Lufts that war againft the Soul. I can do all things through Chrifi that frengthens me, faith the Apoftle ; the word implies, I can eafily : St. fohn declares, his Com. mands are not grievous : The yoke of Chrift is a gracious yoke. The impotence of Men to obey Chrift, conliifts in their obMMinacy. They are not infeaed by Fate , nor determin'd by Deftiny , and conitrain'd by ftriEt Neceffity to follow their finful Courfes, but are chain'd to their alluring vicious Objeas by the con fent of their own Wills. I will, to convince thofe who areChri9 ftians only in title and profeffion , and pretend invincible impediments againfi performing their Duty, propound the Moral Excellencies that íhin'd in force Heathens in regulating the angry and defiring Appetites. Socrates, who had a fiery Nature, that inclin'd him to fudden Anger, yet attain'd to fuch a confiant equal
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