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A34405	Believers mortification of sin by the Holy Spirit, or, Gospel-holiness advanced by the power of the Holy Ghost on the hearts of the faithful to which is added the authors three last sermons, on Gen. 3.15 / by the learned and pious Alexander Carmichael ... ; published by his own copy.	Carmichael, Alexander, d. 1676.	1677 (1677)	Wing C600; ESTC R35466	141,504	247

of Love and this kills the love of sin which is the life of it But this the Spirit does more especially by exciting Acts of Faith which do in a peculiar way destroy sin Acts 15.9 We can never advance holiness nor ruine sin by meer multiplying of Duties Indeed we are said to be purified by obeying the truth through the Spirit 1 Pet. 18.2 But the Apostle means thereby believing as appears from ver 21 which is called the obedience of faith Rom. 1.2 Hence the unbelieving and the defiled are the same Tit. 1.15 But unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure but even their mind and conscience is defiled Now Faith does expel sin not only as it is a part of the Image of God renewed in us for such the habit of Faith is though indeed in its actings it answers not to any divine Perfection at least as it imports trust confidence and dependance on another and a part of our inherent holiness Nor only as it excites and brings into exercise other graces that tend to the mortification of sin in us But 1. And especially as it is the Mean whereby the Spirit unites us to Christ and which receives and applies the bloud of Christ whereby we are cleansed from sin it 's called a cleaving to the Lord Deut. 4.4 Acts 11.23 which infers a separation from sin and if the woman by a touch of Christ did fetch Vertue from him for drying up her issue of Bloud how much more shall the Soul derive Virtue from him to heal its plague by a constant cleaving and sticking to him by Faith it keeps the Soul near the Fountain that washes away sin it lays sin close under the stroke of him who came to destroy sin and to save from it 2. The Spirit does by drawing forth the exercise of Faith let into the Soul the efficacy of those means that are subordinated to the blood of Christ and have their efficacy from it for the taking away of sin As 1. There is the Word hereby we are made clean John 15.3 and sanctified John 17.17 and healed Psal 107.20 It is the sword of the Spirit Ephes 6.17 whereby the Spirit wounds and kills sin It 's quick and discerning in finding out of sin Heb. 4.12 and powerful for preventing sin and rescuing from it The Spirit brings the Word seasonably to our remembrance and also puts life in it The Spirit brings the Command with Authority upon the Soul when the Commands and Prohibitions of the Word come in the evidence and demonstration of the Spirit they come with power 1 Cor. 2.4 When the Commandment comes as to Paul Rom. 7. sense of sin may live but sin is really wounded he that is the father of sin could not withstand Christs Word for it was with power Luke 4.32 None despise the Word but such as never felt this Power 2. The Spirit puts an edg on the Threatnings they are Corrosives to sin when the Spirit fastens such a Word as this If ye live after the flesh ye shall die it 's as a Nail driven into the Temples of sin Better that sin die than I die says the Soul 3. The Spirit makes the promises of the Word effectual to work out sin 2 Cor. 7.1 Who would not zealously oppofe sin and throw it away that he may be interested in such precious promises or who that knows his interest in these promises would not study the greatest possible freedom from sin who that knows that God is his God and Father and will dwell and walk with him 2 Cor. 6.16 17. will beg or borrow from Satan or the World or think to better his Condition by the honours profits or pleasures of sin Who that knows that he is the temple of God will prophane himself with Idols and who that knows he is the member of Christ will make himself the member of a harlot and who that has the hope of eternal life would not purifie himself 1 John 3.3 Now it 's by exciting Faith that the Spirit makes either the Commands or Threatnings or Promises of the word available to the furtherance of Mortification 3. The Spirit renders these Ordinances we call Sacraments effectual for the mortification of sin 1. For Baptism It 's not only the sign of our dedication to Father Son and Spirit but it 's a sign of our fellowship with Christ in his death Rom. 6.3 Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death ver 4 therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death ver 6 Knowing that our old man is crucified with him c. ver 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin ver 11 Reckon c. Now it 's the baptism of the Spirit that effecteth this John 1.33 Acts 1.4 and this John calls Baptism with the Holy Ghost and with fire Matth. 3.11 probably alluding to the live coal which the Seraphim took from the Altar and wherewith he touched the Prophets lips saying Lo thine iniquity is taken away and thy sin is purged Isa 6.6 7. Now it 's by Faith that the efficacy of this Ordinance is taken in sometimes at the time of the Administration of it sometimes afterward what Faith Infants have I shall not debate I see not why some sort of actual Faith may not be admitted in them and why a supernatural instinct may not carry them forth to Christ as well as a natural instinct prompts them to seek the Mothers breast John Baptist leaping in his Mothers womb at the salutation of Mary c. does seem to confirm this Luke 1.41 which did not proceed meerly from the Mothers joy as appears from her words being filled with the holy Ghost in ver 44. For lo as soon the Babe leaped in my womb for joy and though there may be something extraordinary in it yet it plainly says that Infants are capable of some spiritual Acts as well as of natural so 2. For the Lords Supper The bread we break and the cup of blessing is it not the communion of the body and blood of Christ 1 Cor. 10.16 therein we have fellowship with him in his sufferings and all our Communion with Christ is through the Spirit 2 Cor. 13.14 Hence now there is required in such as partake of this a more especial separation from sin for we cannot drink of the cup of the Lord c. that may be said of other Sins as well as Idolatry 1 Cor. 10.21 And the abuse of this Ordinance we see in a special manner punished 1 Cor. 11.30 Sometimes Satan goes down with a Sop and it feeds sin but when Christ is indeed received by Faith the evil Spirit goes out and there comes in a new recruit of power to expel sin 4. The Spirit sanctifies Providences and renders them of use to the mortification of sin as for instance The observation of Gods severity upon others more especially our own afflictions they are Gods Furnace

of Christs Cross must we mortifie it Gal. 6.14 It 's a chief Blessing we have by Christ to be able to overcome sin What was Christs mind upon the Cross set upon it was the purging away of sin Ephes 5.25 27. See wherefore God sent him Acts 3.26 Now he turns not only from but against sin by Converting-grace he turns from sin by exciting and Assisting grace he promoves in us the death of sin They have most of Christ and are the best Christians who have their corruptions most mortified Value this more than talking more than a plausible way of praying c. yea more than Raptures It 's our sin and shame that we improve not our Christianity more to the destruction of sin and that we do not more promote the glory of Christ by his holy spotless life he bore witness against sin and condemned it and by our Imitation of him we ought to glorifie his holy life by our sins we bespatter it and others are apt to think such a one was Christ By his Doctrine he has also cryed down and condemned sin he preached and prayed against it John 17.17 He rejoyced at the sight of the ruine of it John 12.30 His Word is a Glass to see it in his Promises and Threatnings are so many Methods against it and by eschewing sin we adorn the Doctrine of God our Saviour Tit. 2.10 Moreover As a Priest by his death he condemned sin in the flesh and we ought to condemn it over again His blood purges from sin in Baptism we covenant against it in breaking of Bread c. Christs death is set forth to us not only as a Propitiatory but as a Pattern to us to die to sin we despise his bloud and render his Cross of none effect when we yield to sin Mortification would make us look like Christians Ah! we spare our selves and cry out of our Impotency and the strength of sin we spend our time more in fruitless complaints than in endeavours Though Christ as King Priest and Prophet takes away and destroys sin think not he will cure you as by a Charm Must he condemn it and you Absolve it Must he kill it when ye cherish it must his Spirit assist you against it when ye betray your selves into its hands when under a Temptation and his Spirit stirs in you he puts it to your choice If Christ or sin shall reign over you and indeed it is whether will you be Christians or not A 4th Consideration shewing the necessity of it may be taken from verse 12 We are not debtors to the flesh as for our bodies we are debtors to them by the necessity of Nature so far as not to famish them they may challenge a right to what God allows but for corrupt Nature which inclines to please the flesh more than God and to care for it above the Soul to this we are not debtors And the Context shews that we are debtors to the Spirit It 's the Spirits work too to convince of sin to witness against it to restrain from it and to mortifie it Our new Nature inclines to it our Priviledges obliges us to it We are debtors for and to the Spirit and this debt we own in Baptism wherein we renounce the false Trinity and dedicate our selves to the true Rom. 6.11 Reckon not your selves c. Baptism is a vowed Death to sin hence the Apostle argues against living to sin Rom. 6.3 4 and ver 2 He argues not ab impossibili but ab incongruo Compare that verse with Col. 3.3 Ye are dead yet ver 5. Mortifie c. Sin is dead in Vow at our entry to Christianity Now the Apostle Peter 1 Ep. ch 3.21 tells us That it 's not the external part of it viz. the putting away the filth of the flesh that effecteth this but the answer of a good Conscience towards God God puts this Question to the Conscience Do ye renounce sin and Satan the good Conscience says and does it Now every Oath of Dedication implies an execration or consent to a curse in case of failing c. Neh. 10.29 Now he is the only true Christian who makes conscience of paying this debt If sin get any power over him it 's not of right he owes nothing to it and this may be his Answer to the flesh when it tempts I owe thee nothing 5. Consider the necessity of this in order to the Souls communion with God who is a holy God yea glorious in holiness May be the reason ye are kept at the door for many days is your filthy garments ye must fight every step of nearness to God and must conquer 'em before the Triumph Rom. 7.24 25. and 8.1 As Life is ensured in the Text to Mortification so the more that one mortifie sin the more of the beginnings of this Life have they here he that overcomes eats of the hidden Manna Rev. 2.17 and he is admitted to read his Name in the book of Life he gets a white stone and in the stone a new Name Compare Rev. 2.17 with Rom. 8.8 14. A Christian intermitting the exercise of Mortification cannot keep up Communion with God nor the faith of his interest in God If we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness that is in ignorance and sin we lye 1 John 1.6 God is light and in him is no darkness he is not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness Unmortified souls must needs have base thoughts of God as the more profligate Heathens painted their gods in ugly and lascivious forms but generally Nature taught them something of the purity of God and such as have no mind to be like him will think or wish he were like them Now 1. This is necessary in order to our recovery of the Image of God it was sin obliterated this and by the death of sin we recover this and become capable of divine Delight and Complacency Col. 3.5 Compare with 9 and 10 ver 2. Without this we can have no intercourse with God nor acceptance with him your Duties affords no glory to God and convey nothing from him to you Of old there was no polluted thing to be brought before him Ye cannot serve the Lord says Joshua Josh 24.19 where he speaks on supposition of their abiding in their sins Preaching and Praying are great Duties but to the wicked he saith What hast thou to do c. And when ye stretch forth your hands I will not hear Isa 1. O what madness is it for the love of some lust to forfeit all the fruit of your Duties See that some unmortified sin be not a Moth in them look what it is that distracts you most in Duty and be jealous of that 3. Without this you shall not nor cannot live for ever with God ye are not meet to inherit Heaven Rev. 21.27 in no wise Your hopes and pretences to Heaven are but so many Reproaches cast on God and Heaven Heaven is not a place