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holy_a spotless_a life_n he_o bear_v witness_n against_o sin_n and_o condemn_v it_o and_o by_o our_o imitation_n of_o he_o we_o ought_v to_o glorify_v his_o holy_a life_n by_o our_o sin_n we_o bespatter_v it_o and_o other_o be_v apt_a to_o think_v such_o a_o one_o be_v christ_n by_o his_o doctrine_n he_o have_v also_o cry_v down_o and_o condemn_v sin_n he_o preach_v and_o pray_v against_o it_o john_n 17.17_o he_o rejoice_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o it_o john_n 12.30_o his_o word_n be_v a_o glass_n to_o see_v it_o in_o his_o promise_n and_o threaten_n be_v so_o many_o method_n against_o it_o and_o by_o eschew_v sin_n we_o adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n tit._n 2.10_o moreover_o as_o a_o priest_n by_o his_o death_n he_o condemn_a sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o condemn_v it_o over_o again_o his_o blood_n purge_v from_o sin_n in_o baptism_n we_o covenant_n against_o it_o in_o break_v of_o bread_n etc._n etc._n christ_n death_n be_v 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you_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v whether_o will_v you_o be_v christian_n or_o not_o a_o four_o consideration_n show_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o may_v be_v take_v from_o verse_n 12_o we_o be_v not_o debtor_n to_o the_o flesh_n as_o for_o our_o body_n we_o be_v debtor_n to_o they_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n so_o far_o as_o not_o to_o famish_v they_o they_o may_v challenge_v a_o right_n to_o what_o god_n allow_v but_o for_o corrupt_v nature_n which_o incline_v to_o please_v the_o flesh_n more_o than_o god_n and_o to_o care_n for_o it_o above_o the_o soul_n to_o this_o we_o be_v not_o debtor_n and_o the_o context_n show_n that_o we_o be_v debtor_n to_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n work_v too_o to_o convince_v of_o sin_n to_o witness_v against_o it_o to_o restrain_v from_o it_o and_o to_o mortify_v it_o our_o new_a nature_n incline_v to_o it_o our_o privilege_n oblige_v we_o to_o it_o we_o be_v debtor_n for_o and_o to_o the_o spirit_n and_o this_o debt_n we_o own_o 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heart_n and_o affection_n too_o against_o it_o if_o you_o will_v now_o awake_v yourself_o as_o the_o psalmist_n when_o his_o heart_n be_v fix_v and_o when_o he_o have_v awake_v his_o tongue_n and_o his_o harp_n psalm_n 57.7_o 8_o i_o myself_o also_o will_v awake_v you_o may_v cut_v the_o sinew_n of_o your_o predominant_a sin_n but_o if_o you_o shrink_v back_o and_o comply_v no_o further_o with_o the_o spirit_n than_o your_o carnal_a ease_n or_o interest_n will_v admit_v you_o can_v but_o look_v for_o the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o prevalency_n of_o some_o evil_a spirit_n and_o suppose_v you_o only_o resist_v the_o spirit_n in_o some_o thing_n you_o can_v but_o think_v it_o righteous_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o afford_v you_o his_o assistance_n in_o other_o thing_n but_o leave_v you_o to_o your_o own_o lust_n and_o to_o the_o swing_n of_o your_o own_o heart_n when_o the_o spirit_n than_o do_v animate_v thou_o against_o any_o sin_n have_v bend_v thy_o heart_n and_o 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be_v against_o sin_n rather_o than_o for_o divine_a comfort_n groan_v rather_o for_o redemption_n from_o sin_n than_o from_o any_o other_o misery_n do_v you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n beseech_v the_o roman_n for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o do_v with_o he_o rom._n 15.13_o we_o render_v it_o strive_v together_o the_o spirit_n make_v intercession_n with_o groan_n as_o if_o he_o be_v in_o a_o agony_n o_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n strive_v together_o with_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o the_o spirit_n give_v great_a enlargement_n and_o mighty_o draw_v out_o the_o heart_n in_o prayer_n know_v that_o then_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v what_o be_v thy_o request_n thou_o have_v now_o get_v the_o king_n ear_n then_o let_v thy_o request_n be_v the_o death_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o among_o all_o thy_o sin_n especial_o that_o he_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o head_n of_o thy_o great_a lust_n that_o 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in_o thy_o sin_n shall_v not_o so_o far_o prevail_v as_o to_o mar_v thy_o acceptance_n with_o god_n or_o communion_n with_o he_o or_o darken_v thy_o evidence_n for_o heaven_n 5._o if_o you_o will_v by_o the_o spirit_n mortify_v sin_n comply_v with_o the_o breathe_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o ordinance_n in_o the_o word_n &_o sacrament_n this_o be_v the_o way_n say_v one_o to_o make_v ordinance_n and_o the_o time_n also_o glorious_a the_o apostle_n use_v the_o dwell_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o word_n in_o we_o promiscuous_o man_n grieve_v the_o spirit_n when_o they_o despise_v the_o word_n or_o any_o help_n that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o isa_n 7.13_o they_o be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o spirit_n discover_v sin_n purge_v it_o away_o or_o kill_v it_o psalm_n
he_o be_v displease_v with_o the_o act_n and_o stir_n of_o sin_n yet_o not_o with_o the_o root_n of_o they_o if_o he_o can_v restrain_v the_o act_n he_o can_v let_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n dwell_v content_o in_o he_o but_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o with_o the_o godly_a for_o as_o sin_n oppose_v every_o gracious_a act_n so_o grace_n oppose_v every_o know_a sin_n yea_o and_o do_v secret_o though_o not_o so_o sensible_o resist_v every_o sin_n whether_o know_v to_o we_o to_o be_v such_o or_o not_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n feel_v that_o to_o be_v sin_n and_o contrary_a to_o its_o nature_n which_o knowledge_n in_o the_o head_n do_v not_o discern_v to_o be_v sin_n the_o law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n go_v far_a than_o what_o be_v in_o the_o head_n as_o eat_v of_o what_o one_o have_v antipathy_n against_o will_v cause_n trouble_v though_o the_o man_n know_v not_o of_o it_o but_o more_o if_o he_o do_v 4._o as_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v not_o uniform_a in_o oppose_v all_o sin_n so_o he_o be_v not_o even_o as_o to_o all_o time_n he_o seldom_o or_o never_o pursue_v sin_n but_o when_o god_n or_o his_o conscience_n be_v pursue_v he_o and_o he_o be_v never_o so_o eager_a in_o his_o opposition_n to_o sin_n but_o he_o will_v admit_v of_o a_o treaty_n with_o it_o and_o be_v easy_o induce_v to_o grant_v a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n he_o be_v content_a to_o hear_v what_o can_v be_v offer_v to_o reconcile_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o for_o show_v the_o consistency_n of_o it_o with_o peace_n of_o conscience_n here_o and_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n at_o least_o with_o his_o interest_n and_o honour_n in_o this_o world_n the_o new_a man_n be_v deaf_a to_o any_o motion_n of_o a_o parley_n and_o stand_v out_o to_o the_o last_o and_o fight_v upon_o his_o knee_n and_o be_v sometime_o overcome_v but_o never_o treat_v nor_o yield_v the_o natural_a man_n oppose_v sin_n as_o a_o flow_a tide_n do_v a_o vessel_n go_v down_o a_o river_n but_o straightway_o the_o tide_n turn_v and_o help_v the_o vessel_n but_o the_o conflict_n in_o the_o renew_a man_n be_v like_o that_o between_o fire_n and_o water_n there_o be_v no_o yield_v nor_o cessation_n of_o arm_n till_o the_o one_o be_v overcome_v nay_o not_o then_o true_o the_o believer_n often_o intermit_v vigorous_a opposition_n to_o sin_n and_o may_v lose_v more_o ground_n in_o a_o hour_n than_o he_o can_v regain_v in_o many_o day_n yet_o grace_n never_o give_v over_o enter_v its_o dissent_n and_o protestation_n nor_o intermit_v all_o opposition_n to_o sin_n even_o when_o its_o worsted_n 5._o the_o unrenewed_a man_n never_o strive_v lawful_o against_o sin_n he_o go_v forth_o against_o it_o in_o his_o own_o strength_n not_o in_o the_o name_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n 17.45_o 46_o he_o seek_v not_o to_o engage_v the_o spirit_n assistance_n he_o consider_v or_o know_v little_a the_o strength_n of_o spiritual_a adversary_n and_o hence_o be_v easy_o overcome_v 6._o in_o natural_a man_n the_o conflict_n be_v between_o the_o conscience_n and_o the_o deprave_a will_n or_o corrupt_a passion_n which_o be_v like_o a_o foreign_a war_n but_o in_o the_o renew_a it_o be_v like_o a_o intestine_a war_n as_o one_o call_v it_o the_o renew_a conscience_n against_o the_o unrenewed_a the_o renew_a will_n and_o affection_n against_o the_o unrenewed_a there_o be_v a_o will_n and_o a_o willnot_a in_o a_o believer_n hence_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o double_a person_n rom._n 7.15_o 19_o 20_o there_o be_v no_o such_o division_n in_o other_o they_o may_v do_v what_o conscience_n approve_v not_o but_o can_v say_v that_o they_o will_v not_o the_o godly_a hate_n the_o evil_n they_o do_v and_o love_v the_o good_a they_o do_v not_o whereas_o the_o natural_a man_n do_v hate_v the_o good_a the_o spirituality_n of_o it_o he_o do_v and_o love_v the_o evil_n which_o he_o do_v not_o and_o may_v be_v dare_v not_o do_v in_o natural_a man_n there_o be_v some_o spark_n of_o light_n in_o the_o conscience_n but_o there_o be_v no_o sanctify_a light_n in_o it_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n be_v total_o corrupt_v so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o they_o as_o a_o principle_n to_o set_v they_o against_o themselves_o but_o in_o the_o renew_a man_n there_o be_v flesh_n and_o spirit_n in_o every_o faculty_n so_o that_o the_o fight_n be_v more_o close_o and_o in_o every_o gracious_a and_o in_o every_o sinful_a work_n they_o both_o put_v forth_o themselves_o and_o as_o the_o flesh_n weaken_v the_o act_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o the_o opposition_n the_o spirit_n make_v weaken_v the_o act_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o believer_n for_o division_n weaken_v and_o so_o a_o believer_n never_o sin_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n as_o other_o man_n do_v the_o renew_a part_n never_o give_v over_o all_o resistance_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n 1._o that_o the_o sin_n of_o believer_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o it_o be_v true_a god_n elect_v love_n redemption_n and_o regeneration_n lay_v special_a bond_n upon_o the_o believer_n which_o high_o heighten_v sin_n and_o add_v many_o degree_n of_o guiltiness_n to_o it_o but_o if_o we_o look_v to_o the_o principle_n of_o sin_n and_o whence_o it_o immediate_o proceed_v the_o unregenerate_a man_n sin_n be_v great_a for_o it_o be_v with_o all_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v not_o a_o bit_n of_o the_o man_n that_o befriend_n christ_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o such_o of_o you_o that_o hold_v with_o he_o as_o for_o what_o opposition_n the_o conscience_n make_v it_o be_v not_o with_o your_o will_n if_o there_o be_v any_o make_v at_o all_o it_o be_v grievous_a but_o no_o pleasure_n to_o you_o so_o that_o you_o seek_v out_o shift_n and_o mean_n either_o to_o stifle_v it_o or_o bribe_v it_o or_o bring_v it_o over_o to_o be_v for_o that_o which_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n be_v for_o some_o think_v the_o believer_n sin_n be_v more_o heinous_a because_o against_o more_o light_n indeed_o this_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n if_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o only_a principle_n of_o our_o action_n and_o not_o the_o will_n or_o elective_a faculty_n but_o let_v none_o abuse_v this_o for_o true_o sin_n be_v so_o dreadful_a in_o both_o that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o tell_v in_o who_o its_o worse_a hence_o 2._o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o believer_n have_v not_o so_o much_o pleasure_n in_o sin_n as_o other_o have_v have_v two_o party_n in_o he_o whatever_o please_v the_o one_o displease_v the_o other_o the_o natural_a man_n have_v but_o one_o be_v more_o please_v at_o heart_n with_o sinful_a object_n the_o opposition_n the_o conscience_n make_v hinder_v not_o but_o that_o he_o deliberate_o choose_v and_o delightful_o act_v it_o and_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o it_o the_o believer_n be_v sometime_o taste_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n but_o grace_n mar_v the_o result_n of_o it_o and_o the_o more_o he_o find_v he_o be_v please_v with_o it_o the_o worse_o he_o be_v please_v with_o 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of_o the_o spirit_n till_o thou_o have_v make_v up_o thy_o peace_n again_o with_o god_n through_o christ_n 2._o beware_v of_o that_o way_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o which_o thou_o find_v the_o spirit_n begin_v to_o leave_v thou_o if_o thou_o think_v that_o this_o require_v great_a circumspection_n and_o heedfulness_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o such_o infinite_a advantage_n to_o thy_o soul_n thou_o need_v not_o think_v strange_a that_o it_o shall_v especial_o consider_v how_o careful_a thou_o be_v to_o keep_v some_o friend_n here_o and_o what_o diligent_a endeavour_n thou_o use_v to_o provide_v or_o secure_v a_o little_a of_o this_o world_n good_n that_o will_v not_o go_v far_o with_o thou_o and_o wherein_o thou_o have_v not_o such_o assurance_n of_o success_n for_o thou_o may_v rise_v early_o etc._n etc._n and_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n all_o the_o day_n in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v we_o speak_v a_o little_a to_o some_o few_o case_n and_o i_o begin_v with_o that_o touch_v 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sufferer_n or_o patient_n under_o it_o the_o word_n use_v for_o christ_n give_v himself_n for_o we_o eph._n 5.25_o and_o commit_v himself_o to_o god_n as_o judge_n 1_o pet._n 2.23_o be_v use_v of_o some_o man_n give_v themselves_o over_o to_o lasciviousness_n to_o work_v uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n or_o in_o abundance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 4.19_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o unrew_v man_n who_o heart_n and_o will_n be_v for_o sin_n and_o who_o do_v manifest_v a_o utter_a want_n of_o mortification_n from_o this_o degree_n of_o sin_n the_o apostle_n acquit_v the_o roman_n ver_fw-la 17.18_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o low_a degree_n of_o it_o 2_o pet._n 2.19_o of_o who_o a_o man_n be_v overcome_v of_o the_o same_o be_v he_o bring_v into_o bondage_n this_o be_v overcome_v import_v some_o opposition_n yet_o not_o what_o be_v sufficient_a 3._o another_o degree_n of_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n we_o find_v rom._n 7.23_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a 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conscience_n and_o the_o common_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o herein_o they_o be_v often_o successful_a whereas_o a_o believer_n accuse_v himself_o and_o join_v active_o with_o the_o spirit_n to_o convince_v of_o sin_n and_o to_o mortify_v it_o psalm_n 51.1_o 21._o dan._n 9.5_o 6._o conviction_n come_v on_o they_o and_o they_o tremble_v and_o seek_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o for_o the_o three_o case_n it_o be_v common_a to_o the_o holy_a among_o believer_n to_o such_o as_o be_v most_o exercise_v and_o most_o successful_a in_o mortification_n it_o be_v the_o second_o case_n then_o that_o be_v doubtful_a there_o be_v some_o opposition_n make_v to_o sin_n so_o that_o this_o case_n differ_v from_o the_o first_o but_o without_o success_n yet_o be_v they_o servant_n to_o sin_n and_o so_o this_o case_n differ_v from_o the_o three_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o only_o bow_v down_o oppress_v and_o captivate_v but_o a_o man_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o 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