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os tho divino mer . And while the Pharisee Was pie edmith himself, this man who thus asked, the raster deservedio be sanctified, since ho placed the hope of salvation not intho confidence of his innocence, because there is none Who
lican. I fast twice in the weeh, I givo tithos of est that I
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with one accord in prayer, declaring both by the urgen and by the agreement' of their praying, that God, μwho
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404THE TREANSES OF CYPRIAM collected in the Wotas, but spiritualty abundant in virtuo i so
hom this potnt to begin both to give inanis and to professhimself Gols son, is declaring that God is his Fathor in
to us one Father, who is in homen. ' And to tho disciplo
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holy, ὴ we asti and enti eat, that we Who Woro sanctified in baptism may continuo in that which Wo have bogun to bo. Anditiis Wo datly pray for; for We have need os dat ly sanctification, that we Who datly sali away may Wash out our sins by continuat sanctification. And What the sanctification is Whieli is conferred upon us by the condescension os God, theaposito declares, When he says, Neither fornicatora, nor
says that Wo are sanctified in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and by tho Spirit of our God. We pray that this
sanctification may abide in us; and because our Lord and Judge Warns the man that was healed and quichened by Him, to sin no more test a Worse thing happen unio him, me malis this supplication in our constant prayers, We ashthis day and night, that tho sanctification and quichening whicli is received irom tho grace os God may be preserved by His protection. 13. There sol lows in tho prayer, Thy hingdom come. Im
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advent me crave to bo quichly manifested to us. For sinceHo is Himsoli tho Resurrection, since in Him We rise again,
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408-E TREANSES OF CYPRIAM Will may be done in us; and that it may be dono in us me have neod of God's good Wili, that is, of His help and prote
tion, since no one is strong in his οὐ strength, but he is sale
co se that constancy WhereWith me mae confession; intorture, that confidencs Wheremith mo do batuo; in Math, that patience Whereis me are croWned; his is to destre to
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16. Moroover, me ask that the will of God may bo dono both in heaven and in earth, inch of Which things pertians totho fulfilmont of our fasely and salvation. For since me possess the boh from the earth and the spirit hom heaven, me o selves are earth and heaven ; and in both hat is, both in body and spirit-we pray that God's mill may bo done. For botwoen the flesti and spirit there is a strumle; and there is a datly striis as they disagree one With the oster, sothat me cannot do those very things that we Would, in that the spirit meis heavenly and divine things, while the flesh lusis astor earthly and temporal things; and thereiare We ashy that, by the help and assistance of God, agreement may be madebetWeen these two natures, so that Whilo the will of God is done both in the spirit and in tho flest, the foui Which isne bom by Ηim may be preserved. This is vliat tho ostio Paul openly and manifestly declares by his mords: Tho flesh,' says he, lusioth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flessi: for these are contrary the one to theother; so that ye cannot do the things that ye Would. Non
the motas of the flesh are manifest, Whicli are these; adulteries, fornications, uncte ness, lascivio ness, idolati , Witch- crast, murders, hatred, Variance, emulations, Wratiis, strife, seditions, dissensio , herestes, enVvings, Munkenness, reVel-
it οπι prver in dassy, yea, in continuat supplications, that the will of God concerning us inould be dono both in heavenand in earth; becaum this is ino mill of God, stat earthlythings inould give place to heavenly, and that spiritual and divino things should prevail. 17. And it may be thus understood, beloved brethren, thalainco the Lord commanti and admonishes us even to lovo