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18. When I speak of your overcoming all gross sins, as I mean in ordinary, not doubting but its too possible for a believer to commit a gross sin; so I confess, that its hard to tell just which sins are to be called gross, and which infirmities only: or (as some speak) which is mortal, and which not. And therefore this Mark hath some difficulties as to the right trying by it (of which more anon.)

19. Yet I desire that you join them all together in trial, seeing it is in the whole that ⟨p. 115⟩the true and full description of a Christian is contained. The same description of a true Christian (presupposing his right belief) I have drawn up in our public Church-profession, which in this County the Ministers have agreed on; in the Profession of Consent in these words; I do heartily take this one God for my only God and chief good, and this Jesus Christ for my only Lord-Redeemer and Saviour, and this holy Ghost for my sanctifier; and the Doctrine by him revealed, and sealed by his Miracles, and now contained in the holy Scriptures, do I t•ke for the Law of God and the Rule of my Faith and Life: And Repenting unfeignedly of my sins, I do resolve through the Grace of God sincerely to obey him, both in Holiness to God and Righteousness to men, and in special Love to the Saints and Communion with them, against all the Temptations of the Devil, the world, and my own flesh, and this to the death. He that sincerely can speak these words, is a sincere Christian.

19. Yet I desire that you joyn them all together in trial, seeing it is in the whole that ⟨p. 115⟩the true and full description of a Christian is contained. The same description of a true Christian (presupposing his right belief) I have drawn up in our publike Church-profession, which in this County the Ministers have agreed on; in the Profession of Consent in these words; I do heartily take this one God for my only God and chief good, and this Jesus Christ for my only Lord-Redeemer and Saviour, and this holy Ghost for my sanctifier; and the Doctrine by him revealed, and sealed by his Miracles, and now contained in the holy Scriptures, do I tke for the Law of God and the Rule of my Faith and Life: And Repenting unfeignedly of my sins, I do resolve through the Grace of God sincerely to obey him, both in Holiness to God and Righteousness to men, and in special Love to the Saints and Communion with them, against all the Temptations of the Devil, the world, and my own flesh, and this to the death. He that sincerely can speak these words, is a sincere Christian.