One reigning finse.excludes Chrift, rcvivi 4 and tC]:ickning him to liveto God' and Chrift Jefus in true holineile; incorperatinghim into Chrift, and making him partaker of Chuffs fullneffe : Santtifying and cleanfing him from his fin, as the water dothwell the fpots from the flefli ; direElin and guiding him towalke aright in the waies ofGod, and todoe the things pleating to God, as the hand ofthe teacher guides the hand of the learner to write ac- cording to thecopy :, He that bath not the Spirit thus wór- kilguponhim, thus framing and difpofng his heart, bath not Chrift ; for he that is in t Chrift, as a living member, r nCor 5.17. by fpirituall union, as a'fonby adoption, he is a new creature, old things are pined away , and all things are become new : When Chrift came into the 'Temple, he purged his Fathers u ioh. a,i 5. houfe, he overturned the moil tables, he drove out the buyers and the fellers. When Chrift coined) intoman, takes his holy habitation in the foule of man, he throwes downe theholds offnne, he drives out all corrupt and carnali lufts, hepui Beth theheart of:man and makes it a holy honfe : when Naaman put himfelfeintoyardan, his Leprofiedeparted from sKin.5.i4, him. Man that is put into Chrift by Faith, is cleanfed from A theL"eprofie ofhis fin ; Faith i"prurifi thhis heart, and every 5.9 man that bath this hope X purifieth himfelfe even as Chrift is x 1 Ioh. ;; ;. i Ioh.= á. pure ; his thoughtsof being in Chrift Jeins who remaínes under the power of prophaneneff are meere delufions. Reigning ungodlineflfe difanuls all communion with Chrift Jefus : He that walks not in Chrift is a ftranger to Chrift. Where there is no expreffonoftrueand laving grace, there is noevidence ofbeing in Chrift. 2. By being in Sub;ellion underany luft ; one raigning fin a Subje&ion ideftroyes the life of the foule ; an evill Herbe made the, Pro- under lulls. 'pliets pot, a pot of death, one ruling luft makes the foule the I Kin 4.40. Subjeftoffpirituall death ; thebreachofone Covenant for- fets the whole,Leafe, allowance of the foule in the breach of one Commandement makes forfeture ofwhole Chrift. One Sheba blew the Trumpet and drewall Ifrael into Rebellion a s Sam.ao, i,s. gainft David : One ruling fin makes the whole man a Re- Iam,a,io, bell againft Chrift One raigning fin fii blinds the underfian- ding that it cannotfavìngly difcerneChrift, as one moat fo B b 4 blinds 323 1111111111111111W
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