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An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…
An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.
London : s.n., 1662
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Ans. I answer, this is the work of the Spirit of God; but we must know, the Spirit of God doth work the work of mortification two ways: By Regeneration, and after Regeneration; By Regeneration, and so he doth immediately without any co-operation of ours, mortify the deeds of sin, gives sin its death-wound: That which is left is as a thing mortified, it is broken; the Scripture often speaks of this first work of Regeneration, Rom. 6. 6. Col. 2. 11. First, when we are planted into Christ, then we put off the body of sin; and though it doth not presently dye, yet it is weakened, that it cannot reign, though it be not destroyed.
Ans. I answer, this is the work of the Spirit of God; but we must know, the Spirit of God doth work the work of mortification two wayes: By Regeneration, and after Regeneration; By Regeneration, and so he doth immediately without any co-operation of ours, mortifie the deeds of sin, gives sin its death-wound: That which is left is as a thing mortified, it is broken; the Scripture often speaks of this first work of Regeneration, Rom. 6. 6. Col. 2. 11. First, when we are planted into Christ, then we put off the body of sin; and though it doth not presently dye, yet it is weakened, that it cannot reign, though it be not destroyed.
2. After Regeneration the Spirit doth more and more destroy sin, the relics of sin, this crucified body of sin, till it dieth wholly away; this he doth in us, but not without us, Rom. 8. 13. Through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body: Not the Spirit without us, nor we without the Spirit, but ye through the Spirit, What is then required of us?
2. After Regeneration the Spirit doth more and more destroy sin, the reliques of sin, this crucified body of sin, till it dieth wholly away; this he doth in us, but not without us,