Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-04-04
): 10, 81, Tit. 3: 5, 7, Eph. l: 7, Phil. s:

| touching SanCllllcatlOn.
l. Inc efficient cause.
! >. The instrumental cause.
3. The subject of sanctiticatloa.
4. The nature of sanctliialon.
Then. The efficient cause, and this Is
none other than tho Spirit Of God, hence tic
is called the Spirit otsanctiicalion Tor ho'
Iincss,l Rom. l: 4. SanctIficat'on is be-
gun and carried on not by the porcr OF man,
but by the Spirit of God, Thcs. 2: l3,
Tit. ;: 4-5, John 1: l2--l3, Col. L. IL,
Eph. 3: lG.
,. The Instrumental cause, and this Isthc
revealed will or word Of God, Psm. ~ :
Is, , Tim. 3 : l5-l7, Eph. 3: 10, John
II: II.
3. The subject Of ssnciifcation, which is
the uhole man. Some valnly imagine ana
falsely assert that every thing IS rcctilcd
when the "wrong bias" is removed from
the wiN. But Scripture teaches that not
only the miN, but also the Understandings
conscience, memory, affections, IN short
the mhoie heart must be renewed, and crea-
tel again in Christ Jesus, Eph. 1: l9, Heb.
8: IA. Thcs. 5:23. "And the very God OF
peace sanc.ify you ,rholly, and | pray God
your uholc spirit and soul and body be pre-
served bIamcIcss unto the coming OF our
Lord Jesus Crs:," sec also, Cor. Z: J.
| Eph. i: 23-S4.
4. THE nature Of sanctiJicat'on, and this, is
in the words of the Shorter Ca:echlsm, IS
':ihc work of Gods free grace whereby VIC
arc renewed in the whole man alter The
image of God, and are enabled more and
more TO die unto sin and TO live unto right
cousncss," Eph. l.: i, Rom. &: 4-6.
By this power and influence the affections
Of the.hcarl arc turned from evil, Pslm. "a:
Ii, lsah. So: I, to good there Isl morIly.
ing and putting 10 death of the ''oId man"
Rom. 6: IL, and Il putting on and quick
euing of The Dcw man, Eph. .: l, Rom. l0:
3, Col. 3: 80, Rom. &: 3, Gal. 2:2O.
This work of sanc!ifca:ion then is wha;
the Spirit of Christ does 'cithin the believer.
The means made cfIec;ual are the truths OF
the Scripture; especially those that describe
the natural state of man and Gods work OF
redemption, John l6: 8, 13--l4.
Among the truths which God has reveal
ed in h word and which the Spirit makes
the means of sanctfication, are those that
describe our rcIltion to Adam from whom
all thc human race derive a sinful nature
and native depravity. Adams first sm
though no. personally theirs, still the guilt
thereof IN the Judgment of God ("hIch Is
always according to truth.) is imputed 10
them, they arc charged with and subjected
TO punishment. on account of it, and though
the Fact is admitted by all men who pro.
irss 10 believe the Bible; yet there are many
who deny the reason, the cause wi.:ch IS
revealed, Rom. 5: l4-20.
1t appears also from the testimony OF
Scripture that man is not on "bom IN s'n
..but altogether aversc from that which IS
good and dead in Sill, and not able by his
| own strength 10 correct himself, or to pre-
pare himself thcrcunto," Rom. 5: 6, Rom.
5: T, John Is: 5, Con. Ch. iX. Sec. 3. The
Bible also ,cs,itics Of the Redemption which
is IN Christ Jesus, through the knowledge
and belief of which the Spirit Of God crc-
atcs us anew in heart and nature. ltls The
Spirit that "quickeneih," ''that gveth lIic.
God here also gives US record OF what he
has done for sinners in his Son. He has
imputed all the sins of believers to Christ,
they are not his sins personally. He knew
no sin. "7heir sins he bore in his own
| body on the trcc." God put, occounted,
or imputed their sins To the blessed Jesus
and condemned them in his fish. He ex-
ccucd the punishment due to our s:ns upon
him in our nature, Rom. s: 3. He died the
"iust for the unjust" But Jesus was not
only their substitute TO suffer and Gle. He
Ercd also for them. He came TO ''Iultil the
law" for them. His perf, obedience during
his whole life was on their account, and they
receive the benefit off They trust in his
pcrfcc,ons, they rejoice in Christ Jesus, and
have no confidence in the flesh, Heb. 2:
10, Cor. Is: 37-45, Rom. 5: 1870.
The work of surctiflcation then is an an
herem work arithin the man, of the Spirit
through the truth waich is received by taiM
1t IS through the belief Of what God has
done without us and for us IN Chis. Jesus;
that the Spirit carries Oh the work OF assim-
lat;on uittin US, "Bcholdng as in glass the
glory of the Lord we are changed iu'o the
same image from glory to glory even as by
the Spirit of the Lord;" or according to the
marginalrcading "of the Lord the Spirit" :"
= Cor. 3: is. Ouracccp ance with God is
mover at any time for any thing in us, that
is Roman Catholic notion and also the
faith olthose who have more sympathy with
Popish Doctrines than with those Of the
Reformation.
Hence our sanctitication can never be q
ground Of complaceEcy or confidence.
God never accounts it perfect, VIC daily are