Four learned and godly treatises viz. The carnal hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulness…Foure learned and godly treatises viz. The carnall hypocrite. The churches deliverances. The deceitfulnesse…

He whose judgement is informed and his conscience convinced, what duty it is he should take up, which godliness requires and also enables him to take up, and yet will not set upon it, this man denieth also the power of godliness in his practise. I do not say thus, that he that cannot ⟨p. 50⟩perform good duties after such a manner or in such a measure, that he denies the power of godliness. I say not neither that he which is surprised either by temptations or corruptions; if he omit good duties now and then, and recover himself, and useth greater speed and care afterwards because he hath been negligent. As it is with a horse that stumbles, as soon as he recovers himself be goeth the faster, so if his stumbling and neglecting works this effect, he doth not this power of grace deny, but they that know this only and will not take it up, he only denies it Grace wherever it comes it makes not a man a monster, but • new creature, so that it hath a heart but no foot, a foot but no tongue, a hand but no head, a head but no heart; some will do something, but ⟨p. 51⟩know nothing, some will know something and affect nothing, grace will not do thus; No, no, grace makes a man a new creature, whatever a Christian should do, grace enables a man to do, 2 Tim. 2.21. A vessel of honour, not only fit for some good work, but for every holy duty, and a good Christian due not but at the first submit to it, Col 4.12. Drunkards now submit, Usurers now submit, Oppressors now submit; make restitution, or else thy heart cannot be sound.

He whose judgement is informed and his conscience convinced, what duty it is hee should take up, which godlinesse requires and also enables him to take up, and yet will not set upon it, this man denyeth also the power of godlinesse in his practise. I doe not say thus, that he that cannot ⟨p. 50⟩performe good duties after such a manner or in such a measure, that hee denies the power of godlinesse. I say not neither that hee which is surprised either by temptations or corruptions; if hee omit good duties now and then, and recover himselfe, and useth greater speede and care afterwards because hee hath beene negligent. As it is with a horse that stumbles, as soone as hee recovers himselfe be goeth the faster, so if his stumbling and neglecting workes this effect, he doth not this power of grace deny, but they that know this onely and will not take it up, hee onely denies it Grace wherever it comes it makes not a man a monster, but new creature, so that it hath a heart but no foote, a foote but no tongue, a hand but no head, a head but no heart; some will doe something, but