plectdüo tltt4:, 267 sifted with him; that is, by a fecret virtue drawn from his Crofs. Thus far of this Fundamental Mortification; I now come to particular Sins, which are but the foul iffues of Original, breaking forth in this or that,as temper, education,place,cuftom, or other accidents give vent thereunto ; there alfo doth Faith mortifie, and that in fome fuch way as this. Firft, Faith doth reffrain the outward as of Sin - there may be many r,:liraints in which yet there is nothing of Mortification; one Sin may rceftrain another, Vitia inter fe contraria pugnant ; Ilra which cafe Satan caff.t out Satan,a predominant luff its oppofite. The fiery Law with its threats may meet a man in his perverts: way, as the Angel with his drawn Sword did Salaam, and turn him back from committing the aft ; neverthelefs the unchanged Heart hankers and inwardly mourns after it, as Phal- tiel did after Michal, when the was forced a- way from him ; and which is a better reftraint, becaufe meerly from an inward principle, Mop ral Virtue may hold him back from it, as it did Abimelech from Sarah ; yet this reftraint is but partial, only from outward Sins of fhame, and withal felfifh, aiming at no higher thing than repute and felf- excellency : But Faith refrains upon higher and nobler Motives, fpeaking to the temptation as Jot ph to his Miffrefs, How can I do this great wick,çdnefr and fin againjf God ? May I break his Law, which is more than the Interdits of all the Princes and Po- tentates
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