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If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17). 2 Corinthians 5:17.

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On 2 Corinthians 5:17: does sin remain in those who are in Christ? Wesley answers that it remains, though it no longer reigns.

EditionPrinted in Wesley's 1771 Works, which do not say when he preached it

Wesley's own sermon in updated English wording. The 1771 panel is the text of the Works Wesley himself had printed in 1771. It is public domain.

Reference

Sermon 13 in the 1771 Works. Second Corinthians 5:17.

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