A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

2 As Chirurgeons apply Corrosives, so Christians to mortify their lusts apply such Corrosives may subdue their lusts, Rom. 8.13. If ye walk after the flesh ye shall dye, but if ye through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live; either kill your lusts, or else you will kill your souls, therefore mortify your lusts through the Spirit that you may live; which is a notable Corrosive to mortify them by the Spirit of God; so another Corrosive is, when a man applies the threatenings of God to his soul, and against his Lusts; if you shall lay to heart all the dangers of your lusts, it will eat out the corruption of the flesh. Another special Corrosive is the Death of Christ, when we consider Christ dyed for us, and we are dead in him, how then should we live any longer to sin, Rom. 6.1 to 6.

2 As Chirurgions apply Corrosives, so Christians to mortifie their lusts apply such Corrosives may subdue their lusts, Rom. 8.13. If ye walk after the flesh ye shall dye, but if ye through the Spirit mortifie the deeds of the body, ye shall live; either kill your lusts, or else you will kill your souls, therefore mortifie your lusts through the Spirit that you may live; which is a notable Corrosive to mortifie them by the Spirit of God; so another Corrosive is, when a man applies the threatnings of God to his soul, and against his Lusts; if you shall lay to heart all the dangers of your lusts, it will eat out the corruption of the flesh. Another special Corrosive is the Death of Christ, when we consider Christ dyed for us, and we are dead in him, how then should we live any longer to sin, Rom. 6.1 to 6.

3 As Chirurgeons cut off that Member that is thus mortified, so Christians, that they may not love their lusts, must cut off those lusts, and cast them away,