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2 It shows the wickedness of their Opinion, who say, the Virgin Mary had no sin; if she had said so her self, she had been a Liar, and no truth had been in her.

2 It shews the wickednesse of their Opinion, who say, the Virgin Mary had no sin; if she had said so her selfe, she had been a Lyar, and no truth had been in her.

3 It reproves the Catharists of old.

Use 2. It shows us a necessity of taking up daily such a persuasion as this, that this day we sin, this day we have need of Christ, and need of Faith; we must daily take up this persuasion, or else we have no saving truth in our hearts, and if every day we be possest with a persuasion that we are subject to sin, not only Venial but Mortal; that we have need of Christ, of Repentance, of Faith, and that we can never say, This is the day wherein I have not sinned, if we be thus possest, it will lead us on to all that saving Knowledge of God, and of the Word, as may keep our hearts always in an holy frame, such a man will be ready to think I have need to renew my Repentance to day, I have need to lay hold upon Christ, I have need of Mortification, therefore the Apostle would have us take up a daily continual persuasion of this, that we are sinners; therefore we are daily to consider with our selves wherein we have failed, and to renew our Repentance, and to look up to God for pardon of such and such sins, and for sanctification, otherwise we shall weaken our grace; and Divine truth daily; if we daily take not up such a persuasion, we shall begin to sit loose from the saving truths of Gods Word, and the power of it in our hearts: not but that many Christians may sit loose from this truth, yet so far as we neglect this, so far we dishonour God, and weaken our grace.