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Chapter 9

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Chapter IX.—Continuation of the Subject of Mortification; Dignity of Persons Consecrated to God.

He in whomsoever the Spirit of God is, is

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in

accord

with

the

will

of

the

Spirit

of

God

;

and

,

because

he

is

in

accord

with

the

Spirit

of

God

,

therefore

does

he

mortify

the

deeds

of

the

body

and

live

unto

God

,

“

treading

down

and

subjugating

the

body

and

keeping

it

under

;

so

that

,

while

preaching

to

others

,

”

he

may

be

a

beautiful

example

and

pattern

to

believers

,

and

may

spend

his

life

in

works

which

are

worthy

of

the

Holy

Spirit

,

so

that

he

may

“

not

be

cast

away

,

”

but

may

be

approved

before

God

and

before

men

.

For

in

“

the

man

who

is

of

God

,

”

with

him

I

say

there

is

nothing

of

the

mind

of

the

flesh

;

and

especially

in

virgins

of

either

sex

;

but

the

fruits

of

all

of

them

are

“

the

fruits

of

the

Spirit

”

and

of

life

,

and

they

are

truly

the

city

of

God

,

and

the

houses

and

temples

in

which

God

abides

and

dwells

,

and

among

which

He

walks

,

as

in

the

holy

city

of

heaven

.

For

in

this

“

do

ye

appear

to

the

world

as

lights

,

in

that

ye

give

heed

to

the

Word

of

life

,

”

and

thus

ye

are

in

truth

the

praise

,

and

the

boast

,

and

the

crown

of

rejoicing

,

and

the

delight

of

good

servants

in

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

.

For

all

who

see

you

will

“

acknowledge

that

ye

are

the

seed

which

the

Lord

hath

blessed

;

”

in

very

deed

a

seed

honourable

and

holy

,

and

“

a

priestly

kingdom

,

a

holy

people

,

the

people

of

the

inheritance

,

”

the

heirs

of

the

promises

of

God

;

of

things

which

do

not

decay

,

nor

wither

;

of

“

that

which

eye

hath

not

seen

,

and

ear

hath

not

heard

,

and

which

hath

not

come

up

into

the

heart

of

man

;

of

that

which

God

hath

prepared

for

those

who

love

Him

and

keep

His

commandments

.

”

Notes

1
1 Cor. ix. 27.
2
1 Tim. vi. 11.
3
Gal. v. 22.
4
Phil. ii. 15, 16.
5
Isa. lxi. 9.
6
1 Pet. ii. 9.
7
1 Cor. ii. 9.