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Chapter 13
Of Sanctification
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| 1 | I. The description of sanctification |
| A. Its inception in definitive sanctification | |
| B. Its increase in progressive sanctification | |
1. Its character: “really and personally” |
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2. Its source: “through the same virtue” |
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3. Its means: “by his Word and Spirit” |
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4. Its substance: |
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Negatively, sin is weakened and mortified |
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Positively, grace is quickened and strengthened |
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5. Its necessity: “without which no man shall see the Lord” |
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| 2-3 | II. The distinctives of sanctification |
| 2 | A. Struggle with sin |
1. The roots of this struggle |
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2. The nature of this struggle |
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3. The combatants in this struggle |
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| 3 | B. Progress in grace |
1. The difficulty of this progress |
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2. The certainty of this progress |
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3. The quality of this progress |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 174. Used by permission.
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