II. When Sin is become a mans greatest burden, that argues a real Saving change of Soul. Such an one ha's a New heart given to him. There is spirit as well as flesh, Grace as well as Sin in that mans Soul. Gal. 5. 17. It is from Grace in the heart that sin is become the most hated loathsome evil. It was a good answer which an holy man gave to one that proposed that Question, How may a man know that a sin is mortified? If (said he) it is become unsavoury & loathsome like a dead & rotten carcass, that's a sign of its mortification. Though sin has a being still in that mans Soul, it does not raig• there unto death. Suppose a living man should have a dead body chained to him that he could not possibly get rid of, this must needs be matter of constant sorrow to him, and he would desire nothing more than to get clear of that dead ⟨p. 110⟩body: This is the very case of the true believer on Christ, which makes him cry out Oh! wretched man that I am, Rom. 7. 24. That sin is become the greatest burden to the renewed Soul, is evident, inasmuch as one of the chief reasons why he is willing to die, is that […] may never sin more. There are esepicia••y two Considerations which make the believer willing to leave this world, one is, that so he may see Jesus Christ, and be with him for ever; the other is that so he may be eternally freed from sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin, Rom. 6. 7. Nothing is sweeter then life, yet life is not so dear to the sincere Christian as sin is grievous and hateful to him. Hence it comes to pass that if at any time. Temptations and Iniquities prevail over him, the sorrows of his Soul are enlarged: he then says as Rebekah did, I am weary of my life because of the Children of Heth. And because sin is become the most abhorred evil to him, there are sins which Unregenerate men are seldom troubled for, that the sincere Christian cannot allow himself in, namely Sinful thoughts. I dare not say that whoever is afraid to commit a sin in his thoughts is certainly gone beyond a Hypocrite; If I should so speak, I should •ow Pillows under the Elbows of many an ⟨p. 111⟩Hypocrite. Such as have been no Christians a• all, Moral heathen, would conscientiously check themselves for, and refrain from some evil thoughts;
II. When Sin is become a mans greatest burden, that argues a real Saving change of Soul. Such an one ha's a New heart given to him. There is spirit as well as flesh, Grace as well as Sin in that mans Soul. Gal. 5. 17. It is from Grace in the heart that sin is become the most hated loathsome evil. It was a good answer which an holy man gave to one that proposed that Question, How may a man know that a sin is mortified? If (said he) it is become unsavoury & loathsome like a dead & rotten car•ass, thats a sign of its mortification. Though sin has a being still in that mans Soul, it does not raig• there unto death. Suppose a living man should have a dead body chained to him that he could not possibly get rid of, this must needs be matter of constant sorrow to him, and he would desire nothing more than to get clear of that dead ⟨p. 110⟩body: This is the very case of the true believer on Christ, which makes him cry out Oh! wretched man that I am, Rom. 7. 24. That sin is become the greatest burthen to the renewed Soul, is evident, inasmuch as one of the chief reasons why he is willing to dy, is that 〈…〉 may never sin more. There are esepicia••y two Considerations which make the believer willing to leave this world, one is, that so he may see Jesus Christ, and be with him for ever; the other is that so he may be eternally freed from sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin, Rom. 6. 7. Nothing is sweeter then life, yet life is not so dear to the sincere Christian as sin is grievous and hatefull to him. Hence it comes to pass that if at any time. Temptations and Iniquities prevail over him, the sorrows of his Soul are inlarged: he then sayes as Rebe•kah did, I am weary of my life because of the Children of Heth. And because sin is become the most abhorred evil to him, there are sins which Unregenerate men are seldome troubled for, that the sincere Christian cannot allow himself in, namely Sinfull thoughts. I dare not say that whoever is afraid to commit a sin in his thoughts is certainly gone beyond a Hypocrite; If I should so speak, I should •ow Pillows under the Elbows of many an ⟨p. 111⟩Hypocrite. Such as have been no Christians a all, Moral heathen, would conscientiously check themselves for, and refrain from some evil thoughts;
