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

The Use of the point is threefold. Use 1 ¹The truth being granted, and the doctrine cleared, the first Use is a Use of reproof. We may here discover, and also condemn the fond dreams, and vain imaginations of many poor, sinful, ignorant creatures, who have invented a new way, a back door to carry themselves to heaven, more than ever the Word revealed, and it is this; Men think that they may have Christ, and mercy at command, and that they may catch at, and obtain blessedness and happiness at unawares, and on the sudden, and yet notwithstanding live in sin, and continue in sin, and approve of sin, and addict themselves thereunto; and then when sickness comes, if they can but say, Lord have mercy on me, they must go to heaven all on the sudden. Be persuaded at length to see the folly and sottishness of this conceit: this is not the way which the Word reveals Christ by, it makes no such agreement with us; unless a poor sinner think that Christ will carry him to heaven with his uncleanness and abominable sins, when as he hath said, that no unclean thing shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

The Use of the point is threefold. Vse 1 ¹The truth being granted, and the doctrine cleered, the first Use is a Use of reproofe. Wee may here discover, and also condemne the fond dreames, and vaine imaginations of many poore, sinfull, ignorant creatures, who have invented a new way, a backe doore to carry themselves to heaven, more than ever the Word revealed, and it is this; Men thinke that they may have Christ, and mercy at command, and that they may catch at, and obtaine blessednesse and happinesse at unawares, and on the sudden, and yet notwithstanding live in sinne, and continue in sinne, and approve of sinne, and addict themselves thereunto; and then when sicknesse comes, if they can but say, Lord have mercy on me, they must goe to heaven all on the sudden. Be perswaded at length to see the folly and sottishnesse of this conceit: this is not the way which the Word reveales Christ by, it makes no such agreement with us; unlesse a poore sinner thinke that Christ will carry him to heaven with his uncleannesse and abominable sinnes, when as he hath said, that no uncleane thing shall enter into the kingdome of heaven.

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