The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

Motive 3.

The mortifying of our darling lust, our right-eye sin, and our right-hand ⟨p. 62⟩sin is a choice evidence of regeneration: truth of grace hath as much as any way been declared thus.¹ Paul after conversion, becomes a Preacher of that name, which he before blasphemed. Those of Ephesus that were given to witchcraft, and sorcery, after their conversion, brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and many other instances of the like nature are urged by Divines to this purpose. Cranmer that had subscribed the Popish Articles with his right hand, afterwards as a piece of revenge, put that hand first into the flames. A true Convert, of all sins, will be revenged most upon that, by which he hath most dishonoured God. His right eye, and his right hand shall smart for it; the one must be plucked out, and the other must be cut off, as we say of hunger, he will kill that, which otherwise would have killed him; I speak much of mortification and death to you this morning: Christians be not afraid: to dye thus doth not argue imperfection: there is corruptio perfectiva, a corruption that tends to perfection: I was alive saith Paul, ²without the Law once: but when the Commandment came, sin revived, and I dyed. This is expiring unto life, just as an Embryo expires after it becomes a child.

The mortifying of our darling lust, our right-eye sin, and our right-hand ⟨p. 62⟩sin is a choise evidence of regeneration: truth of grace hath as much as any way been declared thus.¹ Paul after conversion, becomes a Preacher of that name, which he before blasphemed. Those of Ephesus that were given to witchcraft, and sorcery, after their conversion, brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and many other instances of the like nature are urged by Divines to this purpose. Cranmer that had subscribed the Popish Articles with his right hand, afterwards as a piece of revenge, put that hand first into the flames. A true Convert, of all sins, will be revenged most upon that, by which he hath most dishonoured God. His right eye, and his right hand shall smart for it; the one must be plucked out, and the other must be cut off, as we say of hunger, he will kill that, which otherwise would have killed him; I speak much of mortification and death to you this morning: Christians be not afraid: to dye thus doth not argue imperfection: there is corruptio perfectiva, a corruption that tends to perfection: I was alive saith Paul,