Free from sin
And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Liberty not only from guilt and fear, but from sin, from that heaviest of all yokes, that basest of all bondage. His labor is not now in vain. The snare is broken, and he is delivered. He not only strives, but likewise prevails. He not only fights, but conquers also.
Henceforth he does not serve sin. Romans 6:6ff. He is dead to sin, and alive to God. Sin does not now reign, even in his mortal body, nor does he obey it in the desires of it. He does not yield his members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but as instruments of righteousness to God. For being now made free from sin, he has become the servant of righteousness.
1771 text
5. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty; liberty not only from guilt and fear, but from sin, from that heaviest of all yokes, that basest of all bondage. His labour is not now in vain. The snare is broken and he is delivered. He not only strives, but likewise prevails; he not only fights, but conquers also. Henceforth he doth not serve sin (chap. vi. ver. 6, &c.) He is dead unto sin and alive unto God. Sin doth not now reign, even in his mortal body, nor doth he obey it in the desires thereof. He does not yield his members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, but as instruments of righteousness unto God. For being now made free from sin, he is become the servant of righteousness.
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Sermon 9 in the 1771 Works. Romans 8:15.
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