The souls implantation into the natural olive. By T.HThe soules implantation into the naturall olive. By T.H

THE last day (as you remember) I finished the doctrine of humiliation of soul, whereby the heart is prepared, and the soul is emptied of it self, and of all carnal confidence in any outward excellency, and so is contented ⟨p. 94⟩to be at the dispose of the Lord Jesus Christ. But before I come to that which is to follow, give me leave to preface for my self, that the order of the work may be more better and clearly conceived, and that the weak may be holpen in their condition, and have their hearts enlarged to seek unto God. Now in the way of preface let me show how far we have gone: secondly, let me show you how I mean to go on in this work, if God give leave and liberty. For the first: I told you that the main which we aimed at, is, to take notice how the soul may come to have an interest and a title to Christ, and how to come to be possessed of him, and of all that great redemption which he hath wrought. Now the application of this discovers it self in two things: first, there must be a preparation: secondly, there must be an ingrafting of the soul into Christ before the heart can come to be partaker of that sap, or of that saving grace which is in Christ, and which will flow from him to all that have any interest in him through faith.

THE last day (as you remember) I finished the doctrine of humiliation of soule, whereby the heart is prepared, and the soule is emptied of it self, and of all carnall confidence in any outward excellencie, and so is contented ⟨p. 94⟩to bee at the dispose of the Lord Iesus Christ. But before I come to that which is to follow, give mee leave to preface for my selfe, that the order of the worke may bee more better and cleerely conceived, and that the weake may be holpen in their condition, and have their hearts enlarged to seeke unto God. Now in the way of preface let me shew how farre we have gone: secondly, let mee shew you how I meane to goe on in this worke, if God give leaue and liberty. For the first: I told you that the maine which wee aimed at, is, to take notice how the soule may come to have an interest and a title to Christ, and how to come to be possessed of him, and of all that great redemption which he hath wrought. Now the application of this discovers it selfe in two things: first, there must be a preparation: secondly, there must be an ingrafting of the soule into Christ before the heart can come to be partaker of that sap, or of that saving grace which is in Christ, and which will flow from him to all that have any interest in him through faith.