15:56
Now , whereas thou sawest , that so soon as the first began to sweep , the dust did so fly about that the room by him could not be cleansed , but that thou wast almost choked therewith ; this is to shew thee , that the law , instead of cleansing the heart -LRB- by its working -RRB- from sin , doth revive , put strength into , and increase it in the soul , even as it doth discover and forbid it , for it doth not give power to subdue . -LSB- Rom . 7:6 ; 1 Cor . 15:56 ; Rom . 5:20 -RSB- -LCB- 76 -RCB- Again , as thou sawest the damsel sprinkle the room with water , upon which it was cleansed with pleasure ; this is to show thee , that when the gospel comes in the sweet and precious influences thereof to the heart , then , I say , even as thou sawest the damsel lay the dust by sprinkling the floor with water , so is sin vanquished and subdued , and the soul made clean through the faith of it , and consequently fit for the King of glory to inhabit . -LSB- John 15:3 ; Eph . 5:26 ; Acts 15:9 ; Rom .