385) The Godly are PrafhedandSanaefed: S e a every day towafh off ; fo that as thou getteft pollutionupon thy foul daily, fo thoumull cleanfe daily : Where then are thole deludedperlons, who think themfelveswithout fin, that they need no cleanfing I even therefore they have the more fin, becaufe they think they have no fin. Oft. UI of Exhortation, To all prophane and ungodly perfont, that they would abominate and loath themfelves, be in their own eyes as they are in Gods fight, hated and abhorred, How can you but confider and be afraid un- der there things : Thy allions, are foul allions ; thy life, a noifom life; thy words, loathfom communication: Thou art likea deadcurare, like an open Sepulchre,ful ofabomination: Oh that thou cant? abide thy fell I Thou fhouldit be as fomemiferable wretch, that bath the members of his body rotting a- way, andyet he líveth, how loathfome is fuch a man to himfelf? he cannot indure his own fmell t Thus it Ihould be to thee, who hull in thy grofs wickednefs, -4 :'SW6tÿl. -suy gc í((v' ^svGr aGr{l .. tiaY SER MON LXII. Of the grace of ggodfanE1ifying a Sinner, ICCR. 6. u. Andfuck were forme of you , bait you ate warned , but you are fanGii- fled,be. He Apoftle (as you heard) is nowdefcribing what the Corinthians are by the graceof God ; which is threefold, Wafhing (and that is difpatched;) Sanctifying, 'and that is the work now in hand. As for Illyricas his opini- on, that takes theft three things for the fame, making them onely words Synonymous, there is no Colourfor it ; come we ti erefore to handle the nature of this graciouswork of God, and the word path many and feveral acceptions, in the Scripture, whichare neceffary to be known. Theword fan- The firft and ordinary ufe of the word, is for the external celebrating andac- &ifiedits feve- know/edging theName andOrdinances of God as holy; Thus we pray, Santlified ral acceptions, be thy name; and very oftenwe are commanded Tofaniïifie the Lord; which is thendone, when we do with all holy fear and reverence makemention of him, and acknowledgehis Majefly ; the contrary whereunto, is todefile, to pollute and toblafpheme his holy name. Secondly, Yo Sarllrfie, is often ufed in Scripture, for the feparating any thing from prophane and commonufe, as holy untoGod: Thus all the veffels in the Tem- ple were fanétified, and the Priefts were fanetified ; and in this fenfe aria faith, John 17.1. Hefanítifiedhirnfrlf, viz. He prepared himfelf to be an expiatory Sacrifice foc our fins. Thirdly, Thereareforce Who fay theWordto Sanllifie, táas mach au tojuflifie, and to makeholy and righteous through Chriflo Righteoufirefs; and therefore they fpeak of an imputative Sanftification (which is the fame with Jai ification) and is really inherent, but inchoate in this life. Thus they fay Sanftification is taken for Juftification, frequently in the Epifile to the Hebrews, Heb.ro. By which Will We arefanîtifled; and Heb.; Chriji that he might fattfiifiekts peoplersffered without
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