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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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It is a Principle of Truth, that such as wherein the whole course of Christian Obedience is concerned, that there is a Spiritual defilement in Sin: This the Scripture every where declares, representing the very Nature of it by spiritual Uncleanness. And this Uncleanness is its contrariety unto the Holiness of the Divine Nature, as represented unto us in the Law. This Defilement is in all men equally by Nature; all are alike born in Sin, and the pollution of it; Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? And it is in all personally, in various degrees; some are more polluted with actual Sins than others, but all are so in their degree and measure.
It is a Principle of Truth, that such as wherein the whole course of Christian Obedience is concerned, that there is a Spiritual defilement in Sin: This the Scripture every where declares, representing the very Nature of it by spiritual Uncleanness. And this Ʋncleanness is its contrariety unto the Holiness of the Divine Nature, as represented unto us in the Law. This Defilement is in all men equally by Nature; all are alike born in Sin, and the pollution of it; Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? And it is in all personally, in various degrees; some are more polluted with actual Sins than others, but all are so in their degree and measure.
This pollution of Sin must be purged and taken away before our entrance into Heaven; for no unclean thing shall enter into the Kingdom of God. Sin must be destroyed in its Nature, Practice, Power and Effects, or we are not saved from it.
This Purification of Sin is wrought in us initially and gradually in this Life, and accomplished in Death, when the Spirits of just men are made perfect.