Lastly, we are hereupon consequently delivered from those effects of the spirit of bondage which come along with the Law. And they are principally three. First, aTo manifest to the Conscience that a man is in a desperate and damnable condition, in stead whereof there comes along with Christ to the Soul a Spirit of bAdoption, and ofc a sound mind, which says unto the Soul that God is our Salvation, settles the heart to rest and cleave unto Gods Promises; dterrifies, seals, secures, certifies our inheritance unto us. Secondly, to estop the mouth, and drive out of Gods presence, and leave utterly funexcusable, that a man shall have nothing to allege why the curse should not be pronounced against him, but shall in his conscience subscribe to the righteousness of Gods severity. In stead whereof we have in Christ a gfree approach into Gods presence; words put into our mouths by the hspirit of supplications to reveal our requests, to debate, and plead in Gods Court of mercy; to iclear our selves from the accusations of ⟨p. 406⟩Satan; to appeal from them to Christ, and in him to make this just apology for our selves. I confess I am a grievous sinner, (and there is not a Soul in Heaven Christ only excepted which hath not been so, though I the chief of all) In Law then I am gone, and have nothing to answer there, but only to appeal to a more merciful Court. But this I can in truth of heart say, that I deny my own works, that I bewail my corruptions, that the things which I do I allow not, that it is no more I that do them, but sin that dwelleth in me; that I am truly willing to part from any lust, that I can heartily pray against my closest corruptions, that I delight in the Law of God in mine inner man, that I am an unwilling captive to the Law in my members, that I feel, and cry out of my wretchedness in this so unavoidable subjection, that I desire to fear Gods Name, that I love the Communion of his Spirit and Saints; and I know I have none of these affections from nature (in that I agree with Satan:) these are spiritual and heavenly impressions, and where there is a piece of the spirit, where there is a little of heaven, that will undoubtedly carry the soul in which it is to the place where all the Spirit is. If God would destroy me, he would not10 have done so much for my Soul;
Lastly, we are hereupon consequently delivered from those effects of the spirit of bondage which come along with the Law. And they are principally three. First, aTo manifest to the Conscience that a man is in a desperate and damnable condition, in stead whereof there comes along with Christ to the Soule a Spirit of bAdoption, and ofc a sound minde, which sayes unto the Soule that God is our Salvation, settles the heart to rest and cleave unto Gods Promises; dte•ifies, seales, secures, certifies our inheritance unto us. Secondly, to estoppe the mouth, and drive out of Gods presence, and leave utterly funexcusable, that a man shall have nothing to alledge why the curse should not be pronounced against him, but shall in his conscience subscribe to the righteousnesse of Gods severity. In stead whereof we have in Christ a gfree approach into Gods presence; words put into our mouthes by the hspirit of supplications to reveale our requests, to debate, and plead in Gods Court of mercy; to icleere our selves from the accusations of ⟨p. 406⟩Sathan; to appeale from them to Christ, and in him to make this just apologie for our selves. I confesse I am a grievous sinner, (and there is not a Soule in Heaven Christ onely excepted which hath not beene so, though I the chiefe of all) In Law then I am gone, and have nothing to answere there, but only to appeale to a more mercifull Court. But this I can in truth of heart say, that I deny my owne workes, that I bewaile my corruptions, that the things which I doe I allow not, that it is no more I that doe them, but sinne that dwelleth in me; that I am truly willing to part from any lust, that I can heartily pray against my closest corruptions, that I delight in the Law of God in mine inner man, that I am an unwilling captive to the Law in my members, that I feele, and cry out of my wretchednesse in this so unavoydable subjection, that I desire to feare Gods Name, that I love the Communion of his Spirit and Saints; and I know I have none of these affections from nature (in that I agree with Sathan:) these are spirituall and heavenly impressions, and where there is a piece of the spirit, where there is a little of heaven, that will undoubtedly carry the soule in which it is to the place where all the Spirit is. If God would destroy me, hee would not
- aRom. 7. 9.
- bRom. 8. 15.
- c2. Tim. 1. 7.
- d2. Cor. 1. 22. Eph. 1. 13. 14. Eph. 4. 30. 1. Cor. 2. 10. 12.
- eRom. 3 19. Mat. 22 12.
- fRom. 1. 20. 2. 1.
- gEph. 2. 18. Heb. 10. 19.
- hZach 12. 10. Rom. 8 26.
- i2. Cor. 7. 11.
- 10Judg. 13. 23.Iudg. 13. 23.
