5. And _where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty_; liberty not only from guilt and fear, but from sin, from that heaviest of all yokes, that basest of all bondage. His labour is not now in vain. The snare is broken and he is delivered. He not only strives, but likewise prevails; he not only fights, but conquers also. _Henceforth he doth not serve sin_ (chap. vi. ver. 6, _&c._) _He is dead unto sin and alive unto God. Sin doth not_ now _reign_, even _in his mortal body_, nor doth he _obey it in the desires thereof_. He does not _yield his members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, but as instruments of righteousness unto God_. For _being now made free from sin, he is become the servant of righteousness_. 6. Thus _having peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, rejoicing in hope of the glory of God_, and having power over all sin, over every evil desire, and temper, and word, and work, he is a living witness of the _glorious liberty of the sons of God_: all of whom, being partakers of _like precious faith_, bear record with one voice, _We have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father_! 7. It is this spirit which continually _worketh in them, both to will and to do of his good pleasure_. It is he that sheds the love of God abroad in their hearts, and the love of all mankind; thereby purifying their hearts from the love of the world, from the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. It is by him they are delivered from anger and pride, from all vile and inordinate affections. In consequence, they are delivered from evil words and works, from all unholiness of conversation: doing no evil to any child of man, and being zealous of all good works. 8. * To sum up all. The _natural_ man neither fears nor loves God; one _under the law_, fears; one _under grace_, loves him. The first, has no light in the things of God, but walks in utter darkness; the second sees the painful light of hell; the third, the joyous light of heaven. He that sleeps in death, has a false peace. He that is awakened has no peace at all. He that believes has true peace, the peace of God filling and ruling his heart. The heathen, baptized or unbaptized, hath a fancied liberty, which is indeed licentiousness: the _Jew_ (or one under the _Jewish_ dispensation) is in heavy, grievous bondage: the Christian enjoys the true glorious liberty of the sons of God. An unawakened child of the devil, sins willingly: One that is awakened sins unwillingly: a child of God _sinneth not_, but _keepeth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not_. To conclude; the natural man neither conquers nor fights; the man under the law fights with sin, but cannot conquer: the man under grace fights and conquers, yea is _more than ♦conqueror, through him that loveth him_.