John Trapp on 2 Corinthians 7:1

CHAP. VII. Verſe 1. Having therefore, &c.]

FAith in the promiſes purifieth the heart, Act. 15.9. and argueth notably from mercy to duty.

From all filthineſſe] Sin defileth a man worſe then any jakes or leproſie. It is the devils excrement, it is the corruption of a dead ſoul. Seldome or never is there a birth of ſaving grace, but there follows it a flux of mortification.

Of fleſh and spirit] i. e. Both of the outward and inward man. Or of fleſh, that is, worldly luſts, and groſle evils, as uncleanneſſe, earthly-mindedneſſe, &c. And of spirit, that is, more ſpirituall luſts, as pride, preſumption, ſelf-flattery, &c. Theſe lie more up in the heart of the Countrey, as it were: thoſe other in the fron [illegible: 1 letter]iers and skirts of it.

Perfecting holines] Propounding to our ſelves, the higheſt pitch, and the beſt paterns.

In the fear of God] Which is the fountain, whence holineſſe flows, See Pro. 8.13.