Answ. The truth is, Christ came to save sinners, and not to save them only, but to sanctify them. True says the sinner, I will amend, I am not so precise as others; these are the wranglings of carnal reasons; God comes nearer, he says you must purify your selves as he is ⟨p. 86⟩pure, John 1.3. It is not • nough to be a metro civi• man, but ye most puris• your selves, as he is pure. […] you will see God to you• comfort, though Satan ta• a Lawyers place, and carnal reason an Attorneys, an• what ever Satan and carnal Reason can do, they wi• do on every season: at la• God sends the Comfort• from heaven, to comfo• them, John 16.8. And whe• he is come, he will convin• the world of righteousness of judgement, and of sinne• when Gods Spirit comes b• the Word, it sets apart a• carnal reason, that there […] no more shifting: you think• you may contend again your Brethren, and go […] ⟨p. 87⟩heaven, but this cannot be, for the good spirit sets all carnal reasons apart; it makes him to say, if I forsake not every sin, I forsake •one; for he that forsakes not every sin he forsake none. Doth any man think to be […] Christian, and a swearer, a Christian and a drunkard; why a heathen can do this: well, such will deceive themselves, that can say, well I •ope God is more merciful •hen the Ministers and proud Professors: No, no, know •hat if the Spirit come, it sets […] part all carnal reasons; God lays the Action be •ore, the sinner is now cast, •e sees there is but one way, •ive in sin, and go to hell: thus when a soul can yield ⟨p. 88⟩to Gods Word, that he m• not be cast down. In t• third place mark;
Answ. The truth is, Christ came to save sinners, and not to save them onely, but to sanctifie them. True sayes the sinner, I wil amend, I am not so precise as others; these are the wranglings of carnall reasons; God comes nearer, he sayes you must purifie your selves as he is ⟨p. 86⟩pure, Iohn 1.3. It is not • nough to be a me•ro civi• man, but yee most puris• your selves, as he is pure. 〈…〉 you will see God to you• comfort, though Sathan ta• a Lawyers place, and carna• reason an Atturnies, an• what ever Sathan and carna• Reason can doe, they wi• doe on every season: at la• God sends the Comfort• from heaven, to comfo• them, Iohn 16.8. And whe• he is come, hee will convin• the world of righteousnesse of judgement, and of sinne• when Gods Spirit comes b• the Word, it sets apart a• carnall reason, that there 〈…〉 no more shifting: you think• you may contend again• your Brethren, and goe 〈…〉 ⟨p. 87⟩heaven, but this cannot be, for the good spirit sets all •arnall reasons apart; it makes him to say, if I forsake not every sinne, I forsake •one; for he that forsakes not every sin he forsake none. Doth any man thinke to bee Christian, and a swearer, a Christian and a drunkard; why a heathen can doe this: well, such will deceive themselves, that can say, well I ope God is more mercifull hen the Ministers and proud Professors: No, no, know hat if the Spirit come, it sets part all carnall reasons; God layes the Action be ore, the sinner is now cast, e sees there is but one way, ive in sinne, and go to hell: thus when a soule can yeeld
