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• By faith ponder on this, that though thou art no way able in or by thyself to get the conquest over thy distemper, though thou… Able
• When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet,… All
• He that stands still and suffers his enemies to double blows upon him without resistance, will undoubtedly be conquered in the issue. Blow
• Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts. He who doth not kill… Any
• Spiritual wisdom consists in finding out the subtleties, policies, and depths of any indwelling sin... to trace this serpent in all its turnings and windings;… Able
• Let, then, the word be preached, and the sins of men will be rebuked, lust will be restrained, and some oppositions will be made against… Aimed
• Longing, breathing, and panting after deliverance is a grace in itself, that has a mighty power to conform the soul into the likeness of the… Breathing
• So great an advantage is given to sin and Satan by your temper and disposition, that without extraordinary watchfulness, care, and diligence, they will prevail… Advantage
• When the heart is once won to rest in God, to repose himself on him, he will assuredly satisfy it. He will never be as… Any
• It being our duty to mortify... we must be at work. He that is appointed to kill an enemy, if he leave striking before the… Appointed
• He who finds not opposition from [sin]... is at peace with it, not dying to it. Dying
• The good Lord send out a spirit of mortification to cure our distempers, or we are in a sad condition! Condition
• He works in us and with us, not against us or without us; so that his assistance is an encouragement to the facilitating of the… Assistance
• A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit. Easier
• To kill sin is the work of living men; where men are dead (as all unbelievers, the best of them, are dead), sin is alive,… Alive
• It is evident that you contend against sin merely because of how it troubles you. Contend
• He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of obedience, and know that every… All
• As a tender and loving friend is grieved at the unkindness of his friend... so is it with this tender and loving Spirit, who hath… Chosen
• Christ by his death destroying the works of the devil, procuring the Spirit for us, hath so killed sin, as to its reign in believers,… Believer
• In this would I live; in this would I die; upon this would I dwell in my thoughts and affections, to the withering and consumption… Affection
• Consider who and what you are; who the Spirit is that is grieved, what he has done for you, what he comes to your soul… All
• What then is holiness? Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out of the gospel in our souls (Eph 4:24). Gospel
• The growth of trees and plants takes place so slowly that it is not easily seen. Daily we notice little change. But, in course of… Amazing
• Great winds and storms help fruit-bearing trees. So also do corruptions and temptations help the fruitfulness of grace and holiness. The storm loosens the earth… Abasement
• Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine that we can… All

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