Use  3.  Direction.  Whenever  you  are  troubled  with  your  sins,  and
lusts  are  too  hard  for  you,  go  to  Christ  It  is  his  office  to  redeem
you  from  your  iniquity  and  the  tyranny  of  sin ;  therefore  when  you
feel  any  corruption  stir^  go  and  complain  to  him,  as  Paul  did,  '  I  cannot
do  the  things  I  would,'  Gal.  v.  17.  Go  to  Christ  for  help ;  he  was
sent  for  this  purpose  to  redeem  you  from  iniquity  and  dissolve  the
devil's  work :  1  John  iii.  8,  *  For  this  purpose  the  Son  of  God  was
manifested,  that  he  might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil/  It  is  his
office  to  purge  the  church,  to  set  us  at  liberty,  to  destroy  Satan's  power,
to  free  us  from  our  passions  and  corruptions ;  therefore  go,  complain
to  him  of  the  strength  of  your  sins,  for  he  will  help  you.
Use  4.  Comfort  in  our  conflicts.  You  are  sure  of  a  final '  victory
before  you  enter  into  the  combat :  erelong  we  shall  be  out  of  the  reach
of  temptation,  and  the  Spirit  shall  be  all  in  all.
Use  5.  Examination.
