Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers

Now on this Direction for the Mortification of a prevailing Distemper you may have a thousand probatum est's; Who hath walked with God under this Temptation, and hath not found the use and success of it? I dare leave the Soul under it, without adding any more. Only some particulars relating thereunto may be mentioned.

Now on this Direction for the Mortification of a prevailing Distemper you may have a thousand probatum est's; Who hath walked with God under this Temptat••n, and hath not found the use and success of it? I dare leave the Soul under it, without adding any more. Only some particulars relating thereunto may be mentioned.

(1) Act Faith peculiarly upon the Death, Blood and Cross of Christ; that is, on Christ as crucified and slain. Mortification of Sin is peculiarly from the Death of Christ. It is one peculiar, yea eminent End of the Death of Christ, which shall assuredly be accomplished by it. He died to destroy the works of the Devil; whatever came upon our Natures by his first Temptation, whatever receiv•• strength in our Persons by his daily suggestions, Christ died to destroy it all. He ⟨p. 174⟩gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works, Tit. 2.14. This was his Aim and Intendment (wherein he will not fail) in his giving himself for us. That we might be freed from the Power of our Sins, and purified from all our defiling Lusts, was his Design. He gave himself for the Church, that he might sanctify and cleanse it, that he might present it to himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish, Eph. 5.25, 26, 27. And this by virtue of his death, in various and several degrees shall be accomplished. Hence our washing, purging and cleansing is every where ascribed to his Blood,