Two sermons preached at Thurlow in Suffolk on those words, Rom. 6.13 "Yield your…

These are but a few words, but I can speak to you of no greater or more important thing than I am to press upon you from them this day. We are above taught how absurd it is to continue in sin, whereto we are avowedly dead, v. 1, 2. as is signified by our Baptism; together with our entrance into a new state of life, and that in both we are to be conformed unto the Death and Resurrection of Christ, v. 3, 4, 5. so that sin ought now no more to have a new dominion over us, than Death can again have over him, v. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. We are therefore exhorted so to account of our selves, and of our present state, That we are dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord; and thereupon never more to let sin govern us, or reign over us, or ⟨p. 2⟩yield to it, verse 11, 12, 13. former part.

THese are but a few words, but I can speak to you of no greater or more important thing than I am to press upon you from them this day. We are above taught how absurd it is to continue in sin, whereto we are avowedly dead, v. 1, 2. as is signified by our Baptism; together with our entrance into a new state of life, and that in both we are to be conformed unto the Death and Resurrection of Christ, v. 3, 4, 5. so that sin ought now no more to have a new dominion over us, than Death can again have over him, v. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. We are therefore exhorted so to account of our selves, and of our present state, That we are dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord; and thereupon never more to let sin govern us, or reign over us, or ⟨p. 2⟩yield to it, verse 11, 12, 13. former part.

But what then? How are we otherwise to dispose of our selves? If we may not yield our selves to the service of sin, what are we then to do with our selves? The Text tells us, and the very reason of the thing shows it; But yield your selves to God, &c.

But what then? How are we otherwise to dispose of our selves? If we may not yield our selves to the service of sin, what are we then to do with our selves? The Text tells us, and the very reason of the thing shews it; But yield your selves to God, &c.