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THE
PRIVILEGE,
OF
THE
rSERM.
Rt.
and
offence to
practise
a
glorious
duty,
and
enjoy
a
plea-
sure
which
the
blessed in
heaven
cannot
taste
?
VII.
Self-
denial and mortification
of
sin,
belongs also
to this
life
alone.
It
is
the
first lesson in
the school
of
Christ,
to deny
ourselves
daily,
if
we will be
his
disciples;
.Lulee
ix.
23.
but it
is
the
lesson
of
the school
and
not
of
the
palace
;
a lesson
for
earth and not
for heaven
;
fot
in
the
world above,
our
duty
is
all
delight,
and there
is
no
need of
contradicting our
own pleasure, or
our
interest,
in
order
to please
or
serve
our
God, or our brother:
In
those
holy
regions every
part
of our
work
is
congenial to
our
sanctified
natures,
and with resistless
appetite
and
inclination
we
shall
pursue
all
the duties
that
belong to
that
happy state.
Nor
are there
any
sins
to be mortified there
:
The
body of death
is
buried
with
the
body
of
flesh in
the
grave,
and earth
is
the place where the members
of
it
must
be
put
to
death.
iliortifij
your
members
which
are
capon
the
earth,
fornication,
uncleanness,
inordinate
af-
fection,
evil
concupiscence,
and
covetousness, which is
idól'atry;
Col.
iii
5.
Let
us
be daily engaged in
the
zealous
practice of
this duty,
and subdue
all
the
unruly
appetites that
make an
assault
upon our
virtue,
that
de=
file
our
consciences,
and subdue our peace.
Now,
now
is
the
time
to
set ourselves
at
wórk
to fight
against
our
vicious inclinations and our
irregular
desires
:
Now let
us
multiply
our
victories over
sin
and
self.
Earth
is
the
field
of battle
with
sin:
In
heaven
our
desires shall
all be
pure
and
holy,
there
is
no sinful
wandering appetite,
no
perverse
affection
;
no
irregular thought
or
wish
amongst
all the saints
above; There
is
no
contest
with indwelling
corruptions,
no
such
conquests are to
be
gained
in 'all
that
holy
and happy world.
There
are no
new
honours
of
this kind to
be given to
Jesus, the Captain
of
our
Sal-
vation, nor
any
new
triumphs
to be
obtained
over
sin, to
the
glory
of
divine grace.
Come
then,
let
us
bestir our-
selves,
and awake
to
the
battle
;
let
us bravely
resist
the
workings
of
flesh
and
blood, by
the aids
of
the
blessed
Spirit;
let
us
be
strong
in
the grace
that
is
iñ
Christ
Je=
sus,
and maintain
the glorious warfare, like soldiers
who
fight
for
the
honour of their
general, and
who
hope
for a
crown
of
immortality.
{If
this Sermon
be
too long,
it
may
be divided
here.}