Cleansed from sin
I am, first, to inquire into what that circumcision of the heart consists in which will receive the praise of God. In general we may observe that it is that habitual disposition of soul which, in the sacred writings, is termed holiness, and which directly implies being cleansed from sin, from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit (2 Corinthians 7:1), and, in consequence, being endowed with those virtues which were also in Christ Jesus, being so renewed in the image of our mind as to be perfect, as our Father in heaven is perfect.
1771 text
I. 1. I am, first, to enquire, wherein that circumcision of heart consists, which will receive the praise of God. In general we may observe, it is that habitual disposition of soul, which in the sacred writings is termed holiness, and which directly implies, the being cleansed from sin, from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit, and by consequence, the being endued with those virtues, which were also in Christ Jesus, the being so renewed in the image of our mind, as to be perfect, as our Father in heaven is perfect.
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Sermon 17 in the 1771 Works. Romans 2:29. Saint Mary's, Oxford, 1 January 1733.
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