Doct. All sin is unrighteousness, (and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, that is, from all sin.)

Doct. All sin is unrighteousnesse, (and cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse, that is, from all sin.)

Sin and unrighteousness, the one explains the other, Rom. 6.13. yield not your Members weapons of Unrighteousness, that is, weapons of sin; sometimes Unrightnesse is properly confined to the sins of the second Table, as unholiness to the first, but sometimes righteousness comprehends the whole course of a Christian, and Unrighteousness comprehends all sins. [Greek or Hebrew].

Sin and unrighteousnesse, the one explains the other, Rom. 6.13. yeild not your Members weapons of Unrighteousnesse, that is, weapons of sin; sometimes Unrightnesse is properly confined to the sins of the second Table, as unholinesse to the first, but sometimes righteousnesse comprehends the whole course of a Christian, and Unrighteousness comprehends all sins. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.

Use 1. Shows the Error of those, who think if they pay every man his own, they are righteous men; why, do you no wrong? are you not sinners? yes they will say, why then you are not righteous, for every sin doth wrong to God, our selves, or others.

Ʋse 1. Shews the Error of those, who think if they pay every man his own, they are righteous men; why, doe you no wrong? are you not sinners? yes they will say, why then you are not righteous, for every sin doth wrong to God, our selves, or others.

Others say, if they wrong any, it is themselves; why, it is unrighteousness to wrong your selves.

Others say, if they wrong any, it is themselves; why, it is unrighteousnesse to wrong your selves.

2. As you love innocency, live righteously; do God no wrong, others no wrong, your selves no wrong, otherwise you are unrighteous.

2. As you love innocency, live righteously; doe God no wrong, others no wrong, your selves no wrong, otherwise you are unrighteous.

3. For Comfort to any that have their souls cleansed by the blood of Christ from all filthiness, we are holy, set at liberty from all filthiness, and all unrighteousness.

3. For Comfort to any that have their souls cleansed by the bloud of Christ from all filthinesse, we are holy, set at liberty from all filthinesse, and all unrighteousnesse.

Doct. Sin pardoned is ever cleansed, sin pardoned is sin cleansed, what sin God pardons, the same sin he cleanseth.

Heb. 9.14. The same blood that pardons, cleanseth us from sin.

Heb. 9.14. The same bloud that pardons, cleanseth us from sin.

Reas. From the power of the death of Christ, which serves not only to procure pardon of sin, but likewise healing of sin, for his blood is offered up as a ransom for sin, well then it is pardoned, but it is not only so, but it is a means to kill and mortify sin, Rom. 6.6. there is a destructive power to kill sin, as well as meritorious power to pardon sin; now his death is said to mortify sin in us.

Reas. From the power of the death of Christ, which serves not onely to procure pardon of sin, but likewise healing of sin, for his bloud is offered up as a ransome for sin, well then it is pardoned, but it is not onely so, but it is a means to kill and mortifie sin, Rom. 6.6. there is a destructive power to kill sin, as well as meritorious power to pardon sin; now his death is said to mortifie sin in us.

1. Exemplariter, For if Christ be dead, we also shall die with him to sin, Rom. 6.9. & 11.

2. It hath a natural Efficacy, as it is an object for us to look at as fearful and formidable; when sin presents it self, we look at it as crucifying Christ, and shall we look on it without mourning, Zech. 12.10. shall we wrong him so much as to crucify him again?

2. It hath a natural Efficacy, as it is an object for us to look at as fearful and formidable; when sin presents it selfe, we look at it as crucifying Christ, and shall we look on it without mourning, Zech. 12.10. shall we wrong him so much as to crucifie him again?

3. His blood cleanseth sin, in obtaining at Gods hand a Spirit of Sanctification, which makes the death of the Head, reach to the lowest Members of the body, as when the head dies, all the Members die, so the death of Christ having obtained the Spirit of God from him, if he our head die, then we ⟨p. 42⟩shall die to sin: as the resurrection of Christ procures vivification, so the death of Christ, mortification, Gal. 4.4, 5.

3. His bloud cleanseth sin, in obtaining at Gods hand a Spirit of Sanctification, which makes the death of the Head, reach to the lowest Members of the body, as when the head dies, all the Members die, so the death of Christ having obtained the Spirit of God from him, if he our head die, then we ⟨p. 42⟩shall die to sin: as the resurrection of Christ procures vivification, so the death of Christ, mortification, Gal. 4.4, 5.

Obj: If sin be always mortified where it is pardoned, how comes it to pass that godly men fall so often into the same sin? Doth not David confess that there was a way of lying in him, Psal. 119.29: Remove from me the way of lying; which implies it was not one act, but a way, a course that he walked in sometimes; so Isaac, Gen. 26. told the same Lye, both to the Philistines, and Abimelech; so it was with Jonah, he was froward before he went to Nineveh, and froward afterward; how is it then, that sin may be cleansed and yet renewed, and if renewed how cleansed?

Obj: If sin be always mortified where it is pardoned, how comes it to passe that godly men fall so often into the same sin? Doth not David confesse that there was a way of lying in him, Psal. 119.29: Remove from me the way of lying; which implies it was not one act, but a way, a course that he walked in sometimes; so Isaac, Gen. 26. told the same Lye, both to the Philistims, and Abimelech; so it was with Jonah, he was froward before he went to Niniveh, and froward afterward; how is it then, that sin may be cleansed and yet renewed, and if renewed how cleansed?

Ans. It is with Sin in this respect as with Samsons Hair, it may be cut, but it will grow again; Sin may be mortified in some kind, and yet renewed again, because Sin in this Life is mortified but in part; Pride, Wantonness, Covetousness in part are mortified, but in part alive, and if we neglect the practise of mortification, that sin we had got some mastery of, we shall fall into again: if Sin break out again it is because we neglect those means we should mortify Sin by; he doth not say, the blood of Christ hath cleansed us, but cleanseth; Doth cleanse, implying that cleansing is a continued Act, the blood of Christ is a notable Medicine to heal Sin, and purge from filthiness, but if a man neglect to apply this Plaster to his Soul, it may not be so effectual as it would.

Ans. It is with Sin in this respect as with Sampsons Hair, it may be cut, but it will grow again; Sin may be mortified in some kinde, and yet renewed again, because Sin in this Life is mortified but in part; Pride, Wantonnesse, Coveteousnesse in part are mortified, but in part alive, and if we neglect the practise of mortification, that sin we had got some mastery of, we shall fall into again: if Sin break out again it is because we neglect those means we should mortifie Sin by; he doth not say, the bloud of Christ hath cleansed us, but cleanseth; Doth cleanse, implying that cleansing is a continued Act, the bloud of Christ is a notable Medicine to heal Sin, and purge from filthinesse, but if a man neglect to apply this Plaister to his Soul, it may not be so effectuall as it would.