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The opposition that Grace makes against sin, is inward as well as outward, 'tis against sin wheresoever it is. Nothing will satisfy a gracious soul but the destruction of sin, Rom. 6.6. Knowing this, that our old man is Crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], that is here rendered destroyed, signifies weakened, and the strength of it broken, and made idle, fruitless, and uneffectual. So Psal. 51.2. Wash me throughly (or multiply to wash me, or play the Fuller upon me) from mine iniquity. (David looked upon his sin, his stain, to be so inveterate, so ingrained, that it would hardly be ever gotten out till the cloth were almost rubbed to pieces) and cleanse me from my sin. David was as desirous to be cleansed of the Leprosy of sin, as ever any poor Leper was willing to be cleansed of his Leprosy under the Law; And so ver. 7. Purge me with Hyssop and I shall be clean, wash me, and I shall be whiter than Snow. All the Sacrifices of expiation of sin in the old Law, were done by blood, and that blood was sprinkled upon the people by a bunch of Hyssop, so called from the Hebrew word Ezob, by reason of the nearness of the sound. In the legal sprinklings made with Hyssop, was shadowed out the washing away of sin through the blood of Christ.¹ The Brides garments are made white in the blood of the lamb, and not by any washings in Snow water: When a gracious Soul looks upon sin, he cries out, Lord raze it, raze it down to the ground, Lord let not one stone be left upon another. In every gracious Soul, there is such a detestation and such an indignation against sin, that neither Mountains of Gold, nor Rocks of Pearl, nor honour, nor applause, nor favour on the one hand, nor frowns nor threats, nor neglects, nor scorns, nor contempt on the other hand, […] win the Soul over to sin, or make the Soul ⟨p. 108⟩one with sin. Look how it was between the Lord and Amalek, so it is between a gracious soul and his sins. Now if you turn to that Exod. 17.16. you shall find how it was between the Lord and Amalek, Because the Lord hath sworn, that the Lord will have war with Amalek from Generation to Generation; Or as the Hebrew has it, The hand upon the throne of the Lord, Gods hand is lad upon his own Throne, as swearing to root out Amalek;