A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

1. It must be done in Purpose and Resolution. In Conversation there is an entire surrender of the Soul to God: to reserve any Sin, is to part stakes between Him and Satan, not to leave Sin, but to choose it. But now in Vow and Purpose we must forsake every Sin; Psal. 119.57. I have said, that I would keep thy Word. And this Purpose must be entire, without Exception and Reservation; so that if they sin, it is besides their purpose.

1. It must be done in Purpose and Resolution. In Conversation there is an intire surrender of the Soul to God: to reserve any Sin, is to part stakes between Him and Satan, not to leave Sin, but to chuse it. But now in Vow and Purpose we must forsake every Sin; Psal. 119.57. I have said, that I would keep thy Word. And this Purpose must be intire, without Exception and Reservation; so that if they sin, it is besides their purpose.

2. There must be a serious Inclination of the Will against it. Carnal Men will profess a Purpose and saint Resolution; but there is no Principle of Grace to bear it, no Bent of the Will against it. Psal. 109.104. I hate every false Way. A Child of God doth not escape every false Way, but he hateth it, the Inclination of the New Nature is against it; and therefore Sin is not committed without Resistance, there are Dislikes and Denials in the renewed part; there is a fear of Sin beforehand, and a present striving against it, and an after-grief for it: The Consent is extorted by the Violence of a Temptation, and retracted by Remorse; for Remorse is as the withdrawing of the Consent, so that it is besides the Inclination of the Will.