276 1leefouo gaff): Thus far how Faith firikes at the love of Sin. Thirdly, Faith mortifies Sin by watching a- gainfl all the occafions and inducements thereof. The Jews were not to name the Idol-gods ; the Nazarite was to abifain from the very husk of the grape. Valentinian could not bear a little drop of Juliann holy- water, acciden- tally fprinkled on his garment without dete- flation.The Children of Samofatane would not play with their Ball after the Afs of the Here- tical Bithop Lucius had trod on it, but burnt it In the Market -place as unclean. Faith is nice and curious, it will not go in with fuch a diffembler, nor come nigh the door of fuch an Harlot as Sin is; knowing that the Soul may loon be cheated and adulterated thereby. Ap- prehenfions of danger make men watch; and to Faith there is no danger like that of Sin : If the good man of the houfe had known when the thief would come, he would have watched, faith our Saviour, Mat. 24. 43. Faith knows Sin to be a thief, and a murderer to the Soul; and therefore Pets guards within and without, that it may not creep in by the ports of Senfe, nor rife up out of the deep of the Heart.With- in there is a watch over the Thoughts, and without over the fenfible Objeas. And if a fnare appear, Faith cries out, as the fuffering, Martyr did, when a Box with a Pardon in it was fet before him, Away with it, as you love my Soul. During this watch Sin pines and fa- mnifhes away as in a Spiritual fiege ; the com- mon
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