Sentence:  But He set a bound to his [ state of ] sin , by interposing death , and thus <WSD>causing</WSD> sin to cease , putting an end to it by the dissolution of the flesh , which should take place in the earth , so that man , ceasing at length to live in sin , and dying to it , might live to God '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner