Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

First, He yields up his soul to Christ as the grand sampler of mortification. What Christ suffered in his pure flesh by way of expiation, that must we suffer in our corrupt flesh by way of mortification. His body was nailed to the cross till the soul separated from it; & the body of sin must be so nailed, till the soul, the will, and love, and delight of sin depart. He was free in laying down his life and blood, and so must we be in laying down the life and blood of the old Adam: 'Tis true, the flesh relucts and says, as Christs humane nature, Oh! let this cup. pass from me, but the spirit is willing, and cries out, Father, thy w•ll be done, even in the death of my darling lusts. Christ died a violent death, and sin must not dy• ⟨p. 102⟩[…] ⟨p. 103⟩[…] ⟨p. 104⟩a natural one. If it dye alone or of it self, it is no sacrifice, it must be cropped in the flower, and stabbed at the heart, and dye of its wounds; the violence done to God and Christ and the Spirit must be upon it, till it give up the ghost. Christ died a tormenting death, in pains and agonies, and we must dye so to sin, we must suffer in the flesh, 1 Pet. 4.1. bleeding under sin, and being sorrowful to the death of it. Christ died a lingering death, and so doth sin, it doth not dye all at once, but languishes by little and little; the believer dies daily to sin. The Colossians were dead C•l. 3.3. and yet saith the Apostle, mortify your members, v. 8. Mortification must be upon mortification, because sin is long a dying: the genius of faith is, to have sin crucified as Christ was, following his steps, as much as may be.

First, He yields up his soul to Christ as the grand samplar of mortification. What Christ suffered in his pure flesh by way of expiation, that must we suffer in our corrupt flesh by way of mortification. His body was nailed to the cross till the soul separated from it; & the body of sin must be so nailed, till the soul, the will, and love, and delight of sin depart. He was free in laying down his life and blood, and so must we be in laying down the life and blood of the old Adam: 'Tis true, the flesh relucts and says, as Christs humane nature, Oh! let this cup. pass from me, but the spirit is willing, and cries out, Father, thy wll be done, even in the death of my darling lusts. Christ died a violent death, and sin must not dy