$ E c T. VIII. TheGodly art WarnedandSandt fed. 385 the Eyes, the Ears,the Hands they all are to be Sana:fied. A great deal of bodily wickednefs there is in the world, and therefore that mull be made holy. Therefore Chaftity,and freedom from uncleanneffe, and whoredome, is in a peculiar manner. called Sanl2ification, r Theft.. q, 3, 4. Oaferve, you who are carried away with unlawfull, lubfull pleafures r Chaltiry and purity of Body from luth loath - fomecourfes, is calledemphatically,Sanïtificarion. So that Fornicators, Adul- terers, Luftfull, andLafciviousperlons, they are in a fpecial manner unfandfL. fled perlons ; they are no more to becalled Godly that live in fuch finnes, though they (hould pray,hear,make neverfuch profe(fionof Religion,thendarkneffe tobe elteemed light. Ufe , Of Exhortation. Is there fucka work of God as fandtification ; and is that necelfary to every one, then look out and examine diligently whether thou haft it or no : God bath made thee, and created thee, but hashhe fausified thee ? God bath given thee riches , wealth, honour, parts, and learning, but bath hegi- ven thee Sanctification? Alas the lives ofmolt men, are foprophane, impure, un- clean, filthy , that you cannot call them Sanaifled ones, unlffe in that fealeas the Hebrews call whores holy,as I told you. And this is the more tobe lamented; becaufe men enjoy the means, and liveunder the way to fanaification, which is Gods word. Oh that thou who ihoulde(t be a Temple ofthe Holy Gholt, fhouldit be a (wine for thedive) to enteris : I intreat you to beawakened; if no fanaificati. On here,no glorification hereafter: Without holineffè no man (hall fee God. Why? canyou tell and be quiet till you get fome evidencesof Sanaification : be no lon- gerbruitifh,but men,but Chrtllians. Say, OLerd,; def,re tkat at lafi 1 may bejan- tlified to thy ores felf, Oh Murat: me from my wontedAmes, my co/lomary iná= Otter. S E R M O N IaMtMittitAittiMMUSAA LX I I I. Signer and Charaderr of SanE1 fedones. r C oR. But yeare Sancfárfred, &c> I N what feule agodly man is fanaified, hachalready been declared. Now let us confider the lymptomes or properties of fanaification , which will be as fo many tedimonies or evidences , whereby wemay come tobe affured that We arefanaified. It is true , Inch is the fell-love, and felf.flattery in everyman , that he is quickly perfwaded that he is one to whom this priviledgedoth belong. When therefore it /hall be difcuffed , Whoare they that are thus qualified; It willappear todiffi- cultand rare a thing, that every one may bea(tonifhed and cry out, Who then can In what fenfc he laved? We were indeed in our Bapti(me Dedicated, And Contemned to allChrifians. God, and fo had a kind of fanaification. There is alto an external fanai- are Santtihed fication , voucbfafed to all thole who are under the outward Admini- tiration of the Ordinances, in which fenfe Believers and their children are Ddd called
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