A30242:148
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
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2. The Spirit of God by which we come to mortify these corruptions, doth not put forth its full power. It's a free agent, Rom 8. If ye through the Spirit, mortify; So that by the Spirit of God, we come to conquer and subdue sin. Now this is not in our power, no more than the Apostles could miracles, when, and how much they listed (though there be some difference between miraculous gifts and sanctification.) If the Spirit of God did come upon thee in the full measure of sanctification, then thou wouldst of a leper, become all over clean; but Christ only received the Spirit without measure. It's stinted to thee, thou seest more and more to be daily done in Christianity.
2. The Spirit of God by which we come to mortifie these corruptions, doth not put forth its full power. It's a free agent, Rom 8. If ye through the Spirit, mortifie; So that by the Spirit of God, we come to conquer and subdue sinne. Now this is not in our power, no more than the Apostles could miracles, when, and how much they listed (though there be some difference between miraculous gifts and sanctification.) If the Spirit of God did come upon thee in the full measure of sanctification, then thou wouldst of a leper, become all over clean; but Christ only received the Spirit without measure. It's stinted to thee, thou seest more and more to be daily done in Christianity.
3 Therefore doth corruption remain, Because the instrument of Sanctification and Mortification, that also is imperfect and weak. Act. 10. Faith purifieth the heart, Rom. 11. Faith receiveth the fatness of the Olive-tree. Ephes. 3. Christ dwells in the heart by faith. Heb. 11. All those glorious works of righteousness were done by faith. So that if our faith be weak, the effects of it also will be weak; and that every mans faith is weak, appeareth, Because we know but in part, and so can adhere and apply but in part.