The Life of Faith. 42 7 bition, or any fin which is a poffeffing of the heart inftead of God, i John2. 15. ?ones 3. a. Though force remainders of these are in him, they prevail not fofar as fudden passion. 5, There are tome fins which are more easily in the posri r of the will, fo chat a man that is but truly willing, may for- bear them ; as a drunkard may pats by the Tavern or Ale- house, or forbear to touch the cup; and the fornicator to come neer, or commit the fin, if they .be truly willing: But there be other fins which a man can hardly forbear though he be willing; because they are the fins of thofc faculties over which the will hath not a dcfpotical power : As a man may be truly willing to have no fluggifhnefs, beavinefs, flupinefs at prayer, no forgetfulnefs, no wandering thoughts, no inordi- nate appetite or tuft at all flirting in him , no fudden pa f ons of anger, grief or fear ; he may be willing to loue God per- fealy; to fear him and obey him perfefkly, but cannot, Thcfe latter arc the ordinary infirmitiesof the godly : The former fort ate, ifat all, his extraordinary falls, Rom.7. 14. to the end. 6. Lafily, The true.Chriflian rifetb by unfeigned Repen- tance, when 'his conscience bath but leifure and helps to de- liberate, and to bethink him what he bath donc. And his Repentance much better refolveth and firengtheneth him againfi his fin for the time tocome. To fummup all; a. Sin more loved than hated. 2. Sin wilfully lived in, which might be avoided by the fincerely rovilling. 3. Sin made light of, and not truly repented of when it is committed. 4. And any fin inconftient with ha- biturl Love to God, in predominancy, is mortal, or a figia of spiritual death, and none of the fins of fanâified Be- lievers. H h h a 03AI!°o
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