(2.) There are many Actual Sins. James 3. 2. In many things we offend all. And, Eccles. 7. 20. There is not a just Man upon Earth, that doth good, and sinneth not: That is, that sins not either in omitting of Good, or committing of Evil. Our Offences are either total or partial. Partial Offences; though a Child of God, loves God, fears God, trusts in God, yet not in that Purity and Perfection that he hath required of him: though he serves God, and obeys him, yet not with that Liberty, Delight, Reverence, which he hath required. There is an Omission in part in every ⟨p. 360⟩Act: There is not that Perfection which God deserveth, who is to be served with all our Might, with all our Strength. Our Principles are divided; there is Flesh and Spirit: there is a mixture in all our Actions. Sometimes there's a total Omission, the spiritual Life is at a stand, many times all Acts of respect are intermitted. Then for Commissions; Sometimes out of Ignorance, they do not see what is to be done. Though they have a general Resolution to do the whole Will of God, yet many times they mistake. Our Light is but in part: And who can understand his Errors? Psal. 19. 12. Cleanse me from secret Sins: We sin out of Ignorance, as a Man in the dark may jostle against his Friend. Sometimes by Imprudence and Inconsideration, as a Man that is not heedful though he knows it, he may mistake his way. Many are overtaken in a Fault; Gal. 6. 1. (that is) unawares, and besides their Intention. Sometimes out of Incogitancy and sudden Incursion, they may not only be overtaken, but over-born, drawn away by their own Lusts; James 1. 14. overcome by the Prevalency of Passion and corrupt Affection; so Sin gets the upper hand. Thus it is with the Children of God. Look as it was said of the Romans, that in Battle they were overcome, but never in War. Though a Child of God hath the best of it at last, yet in many particular Conflicts he is over-born by the Violence of Temptation, and his own corrupt Lusts. Thus there's a necessity of begging daily Pardon if we consider the Condition of the Saints while they are here in the World, who carry a sinning Nature about them, a corrupt Issue that will never be dried up while they are in the World; and ⟨p. 361⟩also they are guilty of many actual Sins, both of Omission and Commission.
(2.) There are many Actual Sins. Iames 3. 2. In many things we offend all. And, Eccles. 7. 20. There is not a just Man upon Earth, that doth good, and sinneth not: That is, that sins not either in omitting of Good, or committing of Evil. Our Offences are either total or partial. Partial Offences; though a Child of God, loves God, fears God, trusts in God, yet not in that Purity and Perfection that he hath required of him: though he serves God, and obeys him, yet not with that Liberty, Delight, Reverence, which he hath required. There is an Omission in part in every ⟨p. 360⟩Act: There is not that Perfection which God deserveth, who is to be served with all our Might, with all our Strength. Our Principles are divided; there is Flesh and Spirit: there is a mixture in all our Actions. Sometimes there's a total Omission, the spiritual Life is at a stand, many times all Acts of respect are intermitted. Then for Commissions; Sometimes out of Ignorance, they do not see what is to be done. Though they have a general Resolution to do the whole Will of God, yet many times they mistake. Our Light is but in part: And who can understand his Errors? Psal. 19. 12. Cleanse me from secret Sins: We sin out of Ignorance, as a Man in the dark may justle against his Friend. Sometimes by Imprudence and Inconsideration, as a Man that is not heedful though he knows it, he may mistake his way. Many are overtaken in a Fault; Gal. 6. 1. (that is) unawares, and besides their Intention. Sometimes out of Incogitancy and sudden Incursion, they may not only be overtaken, but over-born, drawn away by their own Lusts; James 1. 14. overcome by the Prevalency of Passion and corrupt Affection; so Sin gets the upper hand. Thus it is with the Children of God. Look as it was said of the Romans, that in Battel they were overcome, but never in War. Though a Child of God hath the best of it at last, yet in many particular Conflicts he is over-born by the Violence of Temptation, and his own corrupt Lusts. Thus there's a necessity of begging daily Pardon if we consider the Condition of the Saints while they are here in the World, who carry a sinning Nature about them, a corrupt Issue that will never be dried up while they are in the World; and ⟨p. 361⟩also they are guilty of many actual Sins, both of Omission and Commission.
