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1. They who are united to Christ, effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them through the virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection; are also 1farther sanctified, really, and personally, through the same virtue, 2by his word and Spirit dwelling in them; 3the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, 4and the several lusts thereof are more and more weakened and mortified; and they more and more quickened and 5strengthened in all saving graces to the 6practice of all true holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
2. This sanctification is 7throughout, in the whole man, yet imperfect 8in this life; there abides still some remnants of corruption in every part, whence arises a 9continual and irreconcilable war; the flesh lusting against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh.
3. In which war, although the remaining corruption for a time may much 10prevail; yet through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ the 11regenerate part doth overcome; and so the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear of God, 12pressing after an heavenly life in evangelical obedience to all the commands which Christ as Head and King in his word hath prescribed to them.
- Acts 20:32; Romans 6:5,6 ↩︎
- John 17:17; Ephesians 3:16,17,18,19; 1 Thessalonians 5:21,22,23 ↩︎
- Romans 6:14 ↩︎
- Galatians 5:24 ↩︎
- Colossians 1:11 ↩︎
- 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14 ↩︎
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ↩︎
- Romans 7:18,23 ↩︎
- Galatians 5:17; 1 Peter 2:11 ↩︎
- Romans 7:23 ↩︎
- Romans 6:14 ↩︎
- Ephesians 4:15,16; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 7:1 ↩︎