One Hundred and Ninety Sermons on Psalm 119

6. Grace discovers it self by the constant endeavours which they make against sin. What's the constant course a Christian takes? They groan under the relics of sin, it is their burden that they have such an evil nature, Rom. 7. 24. They fly to Gods grace in Christ for daily pardon, 1 Joh. 1. 9. They are ever washing their garments in the Lambs blood, Rev. 7. and every day are cleansing themselves from the filthiness and defilement they contract by sin, Joh. 13. 10. He that is washed, needeth not save to wash his feet. An allusion to a man that hath been a journey, in those Countries where they went bare foot, when he came home he must wash his feet. So a man that is reconciled to God, though he hath been in the Bath, in the fountain which God hath opened for uncleanness, yet every day he must be washing his feet, cleansing himself by the blood of Christ more and more, because he contracts new defilement. Then by using all endeavours against it, Col. 3. 5. as prayer, striving, watching, cutting off the provisions of the flesh, improving the death of Christ. They do not voluntarily and without opposition live under sin, and the slavish tyranny of it. Their bent and habitual inclination is to do otherwise; therefore they are said to do no iniquity; whereas those that are wretchless and careless of their souls, sin, and never lay it to heart; they are the workers of iniquity.

6. Grace discovers it self by the constant endeavours which they make against sin. What's the constant course a Christian takes? They groan under the reliques of sin, it is their burden that they have such an evil nature, Rom. 7. 24. They fly to Gods grace in Christ for daily pardon, 1 Ioh. 1. 9. They are ever washing their garments in the Lambs blood, Rev. 7. and every day are cleansing themselves from the filthiness and defilement they contract by sin,