The souls vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.HThe soules vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H

Conclusion 1 First, thou must know that the remainders of those distempers, (that a man should rest upon the merit of duties performed) are such remainders of sin, as will stick to us and remain with us so long as we live on the face of the earth: But when once the Spirit of the Lord takes possession of the soul, it counterworks and digs deeper than these distempers: for the good Spirit of the Lord that seizeth upon the heart truly humbled, goeth between sin and home; it goeth between sin and the soul continually, and makes a greater evil appear in the soul, than is the ⟨p. 184⟩evil of punishment, and makes known a greater good to the heart than ease, and the removal of the outward plague and horror: The Spirit of God undermines these distempers and corruptions: the corruption of the soul would fain have ease, but the Spirit saith there is a better good than ease, that saith horror is terrible, but the Spirit saith sin is more miserable. Look as it is with a good Cordial, it will work out a distemper, though it lie long in the heart of a man, yet it will drive it away at length. So it is with the almighty work of Gods Spirit, which possesseth the heart of the soul truly humbled. (I would fain express my self more fully) You must know that these shifts of spirit, and privy pranks of heart whereby the Devil winds himself in upon a terrified conscience, they are the last cast, the main hold of Satan, he is now driven into his trenches, and therefore he will play fast and loose a long time, and discover desperate subtleties.

Conclusion 1 First, thou must know that the remainders of those distempers, (that a man should rest upon the merit of duties performed) are such remainders of sinne, as will sticke to us and remaine with us so long as we live on the face of the earth: But when once the Spirit of the Lord takes possession of the soule, it counterworkes and digs deeper than these distempers: for the good Spirit of the Lord that seizeth upon the heart truly humbled, goeth betweene sinne and home; it goeth betweene sin and the soule continually, and makes a greater evill appeare in the soule, than is the ⟨p. 184⟩evill of punishment, and makes knowne a greater good to the heart than ease, and the removall of the outward plague and horrour: The Spirit of God undermines these distempers and corruptions: the corruption of the soule would faine have ease, but the Spirit saith there is a better good than ease, that saith horrour is terrible, but the Spirit saith sinne is more miserable. Looke as it is with a good Cordiall, it will worke out a distemper, though it lie long in the heart of a man, yet it will drive it away at length. So it is with the almightie worke of Gods Spirit, which possesseth the heart of the soule truly humbled. (I would faine expresse my selfe more fully) You must know that these shifts of spirit, and privy prankes of heart whereby the Devill windes himselfe in upon a terrified conscience, they are the last cast, the maine hold of Satan, he is now driven into his trenhes, and therefore he will play fast and loose a long time, and discover desperate subtilties.