COncerning Sanctification the first question is, what a man ought to doe that he may be sanctified?

1. Ans. He ought▪ 1. wholy to submit himselfe to the word of God. For the word of God is that truth which sanctifies u[gap]. Ioh 17. 17. Ier. 31. 33. And it is effectuall to worke sanctification, 1. Because of that utter opposition which it hath against sinne, by reason whereof it repells sinne out of the heart, where it is seated, 2. Because it is the powerfull instrument of God to regenerate men, 1. Pet. 1 23.

2. He ought 2. By Faith to apply Christ unto himselfe, as in Sanctification, 1 Cor. 1. 30. Hee ought therefore, 1. To suck as it were holinesse out of Christ, that is, Considering that Christ is the Fountaine of all spirituall life and Sanctifying grace, Ioh. 1. 16. Col. 1. 19. & 2. 9. He ought to rely & put his confidence in Christ for the obtaining of Sanctification, and to draw it ought of that Fountaine, Esa. 12. 3. He ought, 2. To provoke himselfe unto it by the meditation of Christ, that is, seriously weighing and considering the blessings of God in Christ, he ought to stir up himselfe to such an endeavor after Sanctification as becometh such benefits.

3. Now because there are two parts of our Sanctification, namely mortification, whereby sinne or the old man is put off, and vivification, whereby grace or the new man is put on, Eph. 4. 22. 24. Col. 3▪ 8▪ 10. Therefore there are two parts of the application of it for Sanctification, the first is the application of his death, the second of his Resurrection and life, Rom. 6.

4. The application of the death of Christ to the mortifying of sinne, is when Faith doth effectually collect this mortification of sin, from the death of Christ, Rom. 6. 11.

5. By this application sin is said to bee crucified▪ Romans 6. 6. Gal. 5. 24. To be killed, Romans 6. 2. And to be buried, Rom. 6. 4.

6. The Nailes whereby in this application sinne is fastned to the Crosse, are the very same with those, whereby Christ was fastned to the Crosse. For there is nothing more effectuall, then if one would consider seriously, 1. The nature and desert of his sinnes. For he which seriously considers that his sins doe deserve, and will procure his death, and destruction, he cannot but seeke by all meanes to prevent it, by the mortification of sinne; for either sinne, or the sinner must needs die, Rom. 8. 13. 2 The love and mercy of God the Father toward him a sinner, in sending Christ to take away his sin. For the love of God will constraine us to seeke that for our selves, which God so earnestly sought for us, 1 Iohn 4. 11. 3 The love of Jesus Christ in undergoing, and fulfilling all things that were required for the taking away of our sinnes. For this grace and love of Christ, if it worke but upon us as it ought, will constraine us to set about this worke, 2 Cor. 5. 14, 15. Those were the very Nailes whereby Christ was fastned to the Crosse, and not those materiall ones, which his murtherers did use for this purpose.

7. The application of the resurrection and life of Christ unto vivification, is when Faith doth effectually collect this life of grace, from the resurrection and life of Christ. Rom. 6. 11. Now it is effectually collected, by a meditation of the efficient cause, and end, and fruits of the resurrection of Christ, Col. 3. 1. The meditation of the efficient cause affordeth this argument; If the said spirit which raised up

Christ from the dead, dwellin me, it will also raise up my soule from the death of sinne, to the life of grace, Rom. 8. 11. The meditation of the end, this; As Christ was raised up, that sinne might have no more dominion over him, but that he might for ever live to God, so also must we, Rom. 6. 9. 10. The meditation of the fruits yeilds this argument: As Christ being raised up sitteth at the right Hand of his Father in Heaven, so ought we also to live as Citizens of Heaven, Phil. 3. 20.

8. He ought, 3. by a lively Faith, not onely to apprehend the generall promises of salvation, but those particular ones also, which doe in a singular manner pertaine to sanctification Ex. 30. 24.

9. He ought, 4. To yeeld up himselfe wholly to the holy Ghost, to be acted and led by him in all things. Ro. 8. 13. 14.

The second Question, by what motives may a man be stir'd up to labour for Sanctification?

10. Ans. If he consider, 1. That without holinesse no man shall see God. Heb. 12. 14. Mat. 5. 20. 2 That holinesse is the Image of God, and that perfection, wherein we were created at the beginning. Eph. 4. 24. 3 That holinesse is the end of our election, redemption and vocation, Eph. 1. 4. 1 Tim. 4. 7. Tit. 2. 14. 1 Cor. 1. 2. 4 That it is not the least part of glory and eternall blisse. Eph. 5. 27. 5 That there can be no true Faith or justification, or adoption without sanctification, Iac. 2. 26. 2 Pet. 1. 10. 1 Cor. 6. 11.

The third Question, what are the signes of true sanctification.

Ans. 1. A reformation of all the powers, and faculties of the whole man, 1 Thess. 5. 23. 2 A respect to all the Commandements of God, Psal. 119. 6. Iames 2. 10. 3 A constant care to avoid all sinne, Pro. 28. 14. 4 A walking before God, Gen. 17. 1. Acts 24. 16. 1 Cor. 10. 31. Col. 3. 23. 5 A combat betwixt the flesh and the spirit.