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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 6 › Chapter 3 › Section 4: Of hoping in Jesus in that respect.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. True mortification is general; not only one sin, but all sins are mortified in a true Believer. As death is unto the Members of the body, so is mortification unto the members of sin; now death seized upon every member, it leaves not life in any one member of the body; so neither doth mortification leave life in any one member of sin; my meaning is, it takes away the commanding power of sin in every member: Mortify your members which are upon the earth (saith the Apostle) your members, 1not one member; and then he instanceth, Fornication, Uncleanness, Inordinate Affections, Evil Concupiscence, and Covetousness, which is Idolatry. Christians that have their interest in Christ's death, must not only leave Pride, but Lust; not only Uncleanness, but Covetousness; Sin must not only be slain in the understanding, but in the will and affections: mortification is general.
2. True mortification is general; not only one sin, but all sins are mortified in a true Believer. As death is unto the Members of the body, so is mortification unto the members of sin; now death seized upon every member, it leaves not life in any one member of the body; so neither doth mortification leave life in any one member of sin; my meaning is, it takes away the commanding power of sin in every member: Mortifie your members which are upon the earth (saith the Apostle) your members, 1not one member; and then he instanceth, Fornication, Ʋncleanness, Inordinate Affections, Evil Concupiscence, and Covetousness, which is Idolatry. Christians that have their interest in Christ's death, must not only leave Pride, but Lust; not only Uncleanness, but Covetousness; Sin must not only be slain in the understanding, but in the will and affections: mortification is general.
- 1Col. 3.5.