Verf. z. the Epiftle to the Romans. Properties Vr our Sa edifice. the Spirit ofgrace, which is in them to crucifie the deib ; th,t is, their remai- ning corruption,and to this end to take to them the (word of the Spirit (Gods Word) and to bike through the heart of fin, by applying the threatnings of the Law to it, and give themfelves to earneft prayer and often faking, to un- feigned confeflion of daily lins, avoi- ding occafions of every tin, not (pa- ring nor pitying bur darling fin : be it fin of nature, of culome, of trade, bring it never filch fweetneffe of plea- fure,or profit, or worfhip with it, yea though the revenues of our Lns were Soo pound a year : let not your eye pity it, nor your hand fpare it, take it by the throat,ffrangle and kill it, that it kill not thee. As Agar the bond - woman was call out of Abrahams family, fo call all thy flavifh vices out of thy foul. Remember what God did to Saul for Paving Tome of the Amalekter cattell alive, he depofed him of his Kingdome: fo will he banifh thee out of his celeftial Kingdome,if thou fuffer but one fin to reign. As the hoaft of Ifrael had peace and fafety when Aehan was found out and executed:fo fearch thy heart for that hidden and dear fin,which as yet liveth and is mighty, and flay it, or elfe thou fhalt never have peace to thy foul, or fafety from deffruftioh ; for he that bea- reth but with one fin is guilty of all, Pam. 2.1 0,11. The obffinate t ranfgref- fors of 'one known Law, defpife the whole aúth ority of the Law- maker, and Satan can enthrall and draw to hell by one fin ferved,as well as by forty. Tr m. Tea have fpofen of the Chrifiian Sacrifrce,it it nom time we heard the condi- tions openedunto us . S 1 L. Fill it muff be free and wil- lingly offered, noted in this word [pre lent, or give up :] a fpeech borrowed either from facrihces of Beals freely prefented at the Altar to be given to God ; or from fervants willingly pre fencing themfelves to their matters prefence,ready to do them fervice : fo ought our Chrillian duties to be perfor- med with a good will, Rom. 6. 16. Pfaff. 119.14.That which Pak/faith of giving 5 °5 to the poor muff be applyed to other 14iod works , they ai e not accepted, unleffe they be cheerfully done : for 1 God loveth no comptiliion or neceflity in his fervice, but a cheerfull doer. Se- condly, it muff be of -the whole man I [body] put for our (elves, as Rom.6. ti. t Car. 9. 27. both body and fouls, with the affe &ions in them both. Body is rather named then minde, becaufe fin , entred into the fotil by propagation from the body,and are lhewed forth in and by themembers -of the body. T s M. What are we to learn front this Peon dconditióiz? S i t. That God requireth the whole man. Firff,.: he created the whole. Se- condly,the whole was redeemed by him, 1 Cor.6. 2o.Thirdly, the whale mutt be glorified. Fourthly, 'the whole was given to fin before new birth. F ifthly, God giveth himfelfwholly to his chit- dren, therefore they muff not give him a part: and indeed we give nothing ex: cept we give all for God deferveth, and is worthy ofall, even the *hole heart, foul,minde,and might. . T s M. What aje hereof ? S 1r.. This do &rime reproved' Ni- codemits, which give their bodies 'to Idols, and keep as they fay, their heart to God ; God will not be ferved with the one half, offer to him all or none. Secondly, fuch as outwardly worfhip God with their bodies, but keep their hearts and affe&ions for the fervice of fin, as hypocrites do. Thirdly, it ex- horteth all Chriflians with all their fa- culties of foul and body, to decline fromevill of all forts,and todo allgood duties ofall kindes, towards God and man : let their judgement loop to the wifdome of the Word, and their affe- ftions bow and yeeld obedience to the authority ofthe Word : let their bodily members be no fervants of fin, but in- liniments of righteoufneffe,Rom.6.13.. T 1 as . What be the next condition of cur can facriftce ? L. It muff be [ living] that is, of elves which live, and not of dead bodies of beafis, and to (hew the chief part of this our facrifice, to be (Faith) whereby
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