It is much to be lamented, that people professing His Name, should be so slaited and enslaved by transgression as many are. Yet in answer to the Objection, if it be seriously proposed, we say, the Saints are found in Scripture justly laying claim unto God and His Covenant, when iniquity did prevail over them, as we find, Psal. 65.3. Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, thou wilt do them away. Rom. 7.25 Paul thanks God through Christ, when a law in his members leads him Captive unto sin: But for the better understanding and safe application of such Truths, we must difference between gross out-breakings and ordinary infirmities or heart ills, or sins that come unawares upon a man, without forethought or deliberation. As ⟨p. 104⟩for the former fort, it is hard for a man whilst he is under the power of them, to see his gracious change, although it be in him, and very hard to draw any comfort from it, until the man be in some measure recovered, and begin seriously to resent such sins, and to resolve against them. We find David calling himself Gods servant, quickly after his numbering of Gods People, but he was then under the serious resentment of his sin, 2 Sam. 24.10, Jonah layeth claim to God as his Master under his rebellion, but he is then suing it, and in a spirit of revenge against himself for his sin, Jonah 1.9, — 12 M•, As for these sins of infirmity, and daily incursion and heart ills, such a• those whereof Paul doth complain (it is […]) were. We shall draw out some things from that seventh Chapter to the Romans, whereupon Paul maintains his interest in Christ, and if you can apply them, it is well. (1) When Paul findeth that he doth much fail, and cannot reach conformity to Gods Law, he doth not blame the Law as being too strict so as men can't keep it, as hypocrites use to speak; but he doth blame himself as being cannot & he faith of the Law, that it is good, holy and spiritual, Rom. 7.12, 14
It is much te be lamented, that people professing His Name, should be so slaited and enslaved by transgression as many are. Yet in answer to the Objection, if it be seriously proposed, we say, the Saints are found in Scripture justly laying claim unto God and His Covenant, when iniquity did prevail over them, as we find, Psal. 65.3. Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, thou wilt do them away. Rom. 7.25 Paul thanks God through Christ, when a law in his members leads him Captive unto sin: But for the better understanding and safe application of such Truths, we must difference between gross out-breakings and ordinary infirmities or heart ills, or sins that come unawares upon a man, without forethought or deliberation. As ⟨p. 104⟩for the former fort, it is hard for a man whilest he is under the power of them, to see his gracious change, although it be in him, and very hard to draw any comfort from it, until the man be in some measure recovered, and begin seriously to resent such sins, and to resolve against them. We find David calling himself Gods servant, quickly after his numbering of Gods People, but he was then under the serious resentment of his sin, 2 Sam. 24.10, Jonab layeth claim to God as his Master under his rebellion, but he is then •ueing it, and in a spirit of revenge against himself for his sin, Jonah 1.9, — 12 M•, As for these sins of infirmity, and dayly incursion and heart ills, such a• those whereof Paul doth complain (it is 〈…〉) were. We shall draw out some things from that seventh Chapter to the Romans, whereupon Paul maintains his interest in Christ, and if you can apply them, it is well. (1) When Paul findeth that he doth much fail, and cannot reach conformity to Gods Law, he doth not blame the Law as being too strict so as men can't keep it, as hypocrites use to speak; but he doth blame himself as being cannot & he faith of the Law, that it is good, holy and spiritual, Rom. 7.12, 14
