Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

For the first, it is also threefold; 1. The habitual cleansing of §. 8 our nature. We are naturally unclean, defiled; habitually so. For who can bring a clean thing, from that which is unclean, Job. 14. 4. That which is borne of the flesh is flesh Joh. 3. 6. It is in the pollution of our blood that we are borne, Ezek. 16. wholly defiled and ⟨p. 195⟩polluted. The Grace of Sanctification purchased by the blood of Christ removes this defilement of our nature. 1 Cor. 6. 11. Such were some of you, but ye are washed, ye are Sanctified. So also Tit. 3. 3, 4, 5. He hath saved us by the washing of Regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost. How far this original, habitual pollution is removed, need not be disputed. It is certain the soul is made fair and beautiful in the sight of God. Though the sin that doth defile remains; yet its habitual defilement, is taken away. But the handling of this lies not in my aim.

For the first, it is also threefold; 1. The habituall cleansing of §. 8 our nature. We are naturally uncleane, defiled; habitually so. For who can bring a cleane thing, from that which is uncleane, Job. 14. 4. That which is borne of the flesh is flesh Joh. 3. 6. It is in the pollution of our blood that we are borne, Ezek. 16. wholly defiled and ⟨p. 195⟩polluted. The Grace of Sanctification purchased by the blood of Christ removes this defilement of our nature. 1 Cor. 6. 11. Such were some of you, but ye are washed, ye are Sanctifyed. So also