304 r6s-rCty'svo, ariRdOet.lib.Z. ...WM. 71c. Chryfofi. Rom. Z. 2r. Doctor Sibs in his fouls confikt - makes the hatred of lin the fureft and never failing charader of a good foul, page 40. A B ox .of precious Ointment: Or 'tis fin, hates every fin, Pf4/. 119. 12 8. I hate every falfe way. (True hatred is ever againft the whole kind of a thing) Every fincere Chriftian bath in him a general hatred of every falfe, way, and dares not allow himself in the leaf' fin ; what 1 do I allow not. Rom._la. 9. Abhor that which is evil. The Greek word 'mrocuyts)Tes is very fignificant ; the fimple Verb imp4ts extream deteflation, which is aggravated by the compofition ; the word fignifies to hate evil as hell it felf. Though an hypocrite may hate fome fins ; Thom 4bhorreft Idols, yet that is out of fame peculiar and particular indifpofition to a particular fin;but this hatred of this or that particular fin,a- rifeth not from an inward nature or gracious principle, as it dotes in him that is a fincere Chriftian; & the reafon is this,be- caufe that contrariety to fin which is in a realChriflian arifing from this inward gracious nature, is to the whole fpecies or kind of fin, and is irreconcilable to any fin whatfoever. As contrarieties of nature are to the whole kind, as light is con- trary to all darknefs, and fire to, all water ; fo this con- trariety to fin arifing from the inward man, is univerfal to all fin. Though a fincere Chriflian has not a univerfal vi6to- ry over all fin, yet there is in him a univerfal contrariety to all fin. Viaory argues ftrength, contrariety argues nature. Hence it is that an hypocrite may hate one fin, and love ano- ther, becaufe there is not a gracious nature in him which would be contrary to all. The in,vard nature of a Chriftian is to be judged by the univerfal contrariety of his inward man to all fin. Now this univerfal contrariety to all fin, will beget a univerfal conflia with all fin.0 Sirs remember this, A univerfal contrariety to fin, can be found in no man but he that is fincere ; and this univerfal contrariety to fin ar- gues an inward nature of grace, and this is that which diffe- rences a real Chriftian from an hypocrite, who may oppofe fome fins out of other principles and reafons. An hypocrite may be angry with this fin and that, which brings the fmart- ing rod, and wounds his confcience, and difturbs his peace, and imbitters his mercies, and strangles his comforts, and thatlayes him open to wrath, and that brings him even to the gates of hell 3 but he can never hate fin as fin. An hypo, crite
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