his nature is utterly sinful, the other that there are many hidden heart sins, that he has never known. This is the reason God brings a believer into what might be termed a second conviction. It is most needful that he be fully convicted of two things: the utter impotence of the flesh to do any good; the mighty power of the flesh to work evil. The flesh is ruling him. He has the Spirit of God in him, and why does he yet do these things? It is just the seventh of Romans, “I am struggling to do right
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