The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

But now Faith, it starves sin: it will not hold out the dug to nourish a corruption: It will — not provide for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof: It will abridge sin, and cut it short of those dainty bits, which formerly it had in the soul: It will not afford it a thought, a motion, a look, nor any thing that may fuel it, or feed it.

But now Faith, it starves sin: it will not hold out the dugg to nourish a corruption: It will — not provide for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof: It will abridge sin, and cut it short of those dainty bits, which formerly it had in the soul: It will not afford it a thought, a motion, a look, nor any thing that may fewel it, or feed it.

It is a sin-starving-Grace. But though it starve the flesh, it fattens the spirit. It is a soul-fattening-Grace; which it doth after this manner.

It is a sin-starving-Grace. But though it starve the flesh, it fattens the spirit. It is a soul-fatning-Grace; which it doth after this manner.

First Preparatory way.¹ 1. By a Negative way. By destroying Soul-consuming, soul-destroying, soul-pining ⟨p. 100⟩lusts and corruptions, which will hinder out spiritual fattening.

First Preparatory way.¹ 1. By a Negative way. By destroying Soul-consuming, soul-destroying, soul-pining ⟨p. 100⟩