3. The principal efficient Cause of the performance of this Duty, is the Spirit: [Greek or Hebrew], if by the Spirit. The Spirit here, is the Spirit mentioned vers. 11. the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of God, that dwells in us, vers. 9. that quickens us, vers. 11. the Holy Ghost, vers. 14. the Spirit of Adoption, vers. 15. the Spirit that maketh Intercession for us, vers. 26. All other ways of Mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless, it must be done by the Spirit. Men, as the Apostle intimates, Rom. 9.30, 31, 32. may attempt this work on other Principles, by Means and Advantages administered on other accounts, as they always have done, and do; but (saith he) this is the work of the Spirit, by him alone is it to be wrought, and by no other power is it to be brought about. Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by way•s of self-invention, unto the End of a self-Righteousness, is the Soul and substance of all false Religion in the world: And this is a second Principle of my ensuing Discourse.
3. The principal efficient Cause of the performance of this Duty, is the Spirit: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, if by the Spirit. The Spirit here, is the Spirit mentioned vers. 11. the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of God, that dwells in us, vers. 9. that quickens us, vers. 11. the Holy Ghost, vers. 14. the Spirit of Adoption, vers. 15. the Spirit that maketh Intercession for us, vers. 26. All other wayes of Mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless, it must be done by the Spirit. Men, as the Apostle intimates, Rom. 9.30, 31, 32. may attempt this work on other Principles, by Means and Advantages administred on other accounts, as they always have done, and do; but (saith he) this is the work of the Spirit, by him alone is it to be wrought, and by no other power is it to be brought about. Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by way•s of self-inven••on, unto the End of a self-Righteousness, is the Soul and substance of all •alse Religion in the world: And this is a second Principle of my ensuing Discourse.
