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ANIMADVERSION VIII.
(A) ALl these notes of trial whether a man be crucified with Christ, laid down by Mr Dell, are very good and found, and fully to be discovered in those who are crucified with Christ, through the Word of the Gospel and the Spirit of Christ, according to the old Scripture doctrine of Protestant teachers. Great pitty it is that so good words as these where∣in Mr Dell hath laid down these notes of trial should ever be misplaced.
(B) The Apostle in the words here alledged, spake of Christs being crucified for us, as the main subject of his Gospel doctrine, which he preached amongst the Corinthians, as ap∣peareth by comparing the 23. verse of the former chapter with this text: Here is therefore no intimation of that our crucify∣ing, which Mr Dell speaks of, for all his admirable confidence in the strange allegation and interpretation of the place now be∣fore us.
(C) If the Printer have done his part in these words, they are extreamly obscure, if at all intelligable, otherwise then by guesse.
(D) These words of Mr Dell I understand, and in plain Scripture sence, yield full assent to them, as to their main in∣tent; praying that the Lord would pour out more abundantly the spirit of mortification and self denial on his people, that we may indeed live the rest of our time in the flesh, not to the lusts of men, but to the will of God, both by doing and suffering with cheerfulnesse according to his good pleasure: The old Protestant doctrine of mortification, teacheth men freely to say Amen to this prayer.