A declaration of the true manner of knowing Christ crucified

Considering we lie by nature dead in our sins, and stink in them as loathsome carrion, first we must begin to stir our selves as a man that comes out of a sown, awakened by the word and voice of Christ sounding in our deaf ears: secondly we must raise up our minds to a better state and condition, as we use to raise up our bodies: after this we must put out of the grave first one hand, then the other. This done, we must do our endeavour as it were upon our knees, at the least to put one foot out of this sepulchre of sin, the rather when we see our selves to have one foot of the body in the grave of the earth, that in the day of judgement we may be wholly delivered from all bonds of corruption. The fourth part is, a spiritual ascension into heaven, by a continual elevation of the heart and mind to Christ sitting at the right hand of the father, as Paul saith, Have your conversation in heaven: and, If ye be risen with Christ, seek things that are above.

Considering we lie by nature dead in our sinns, and stinke in them as loathsome carrion, first we must beginne to stirre our selues as a man that comes out of a sowne, awakened by the word and voice of Christ sounding in our deafe eares: secondly we must raise vp our mindes to a better state and condition, as we vse to raise vp our bodies: after this we must put out of the graue first one hand, then the other. This done, we must doe our indeauour as it were vpon our knees, at the least to put one foote out of this sepulchre of sinne, the rather when we see our selues to haue one foote of the bodie in the graue of the earth, that in the day of iudgement we may be wholly deliuered from all bonds of corruption. The fourth part is, a spirituall ascension into heauen, by a continuall elevation of the heart and minde to Christ sitting at the right hand of the father, as Paul saith, Haue your conuersation in heauen: and, If ye be risen vvith Christ, seeke things that are above.

Conformity in moral duties, is either general or special. General, is to be holy as he is holy, Rom. 8. 29. Those whom he knew before he ⟨p. 17⟩