The returning backslider, or, A commentary upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy…The returning backslider, or, A commentarie upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy…

Again, where this conviction of righteousness is, it answers all objections, the doubting heart will object this and that, but the Spirit of God shows an All-sufficiency in Christs obedience, and that sets the soul down quietly in all crosses, ⟨p. 507⟩and calms it in all storms in some degree. Where the soul is convinced of the righteousness of Christ, there the conscience demands boldly: It is God that justifies, who shall condemn? It is Christ that is dead and risen again and sits at the right hand of God; Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen. So that a convinced conscience dares all creatures in Heaven and Earth, it works strongly and boldly. I shall not need to enlarge this, you know whether you are convinced. Use. To end the point, I beseech you labour to live by this faith, here is an evidence if we can live by it? How is that? Every day to make use of the righteousness of Christ, as every day we run into sin. Be sure we have our consciences sprinkled with the blood of Christ, that as we increase new guilt, so we may have a new pardon, therefore every day labour to see God as reconciled, and Christ as our Advocate with the Father. Christ is now in Heaven, if we sin, make use of him, this should be the life of a Christian, to make use of Christs righteousness; when you find nature polluted, go to God, and say, Lord my nature though foul in it self, yet is holy and pure in Christ, He took the weakness of the humane nature unto him that he might communicate the worth and efficacy of his divine nature unto me, and for my actions I am a sinner, but Christ hath fully discharged all my debts, and is now in Heaven, he hath performed all righteousness for me. Look not upon me as in my self, but look ⟨p. 508⟩upon me in Christ, He and I am one. This should be every days exercise to see our selves in Christ, and so see him and our selves one. I should enlarge the point further, but I will speak a word of the reason.

Againe, where this conviction of righteousnes is, it answers all objections, the doubting heart will object this and that, but the Spirit of God shewes an All-sufficiency in Christs obedience, and that sets the soule downe quietly in all crosses, ⟨p. 507⟩and calmes it in all stormes in some degree. Where the soule is convinced of the righteousnesse of Christ, there the conscience demands boldly: It is God that justifies, who shal condemne? It is Christ that is dead and risen againe and sits at the right hand of God; Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen. So that a convinced conscience dares all creatures in Heaven and Earth, it works strongly and boldly. I shall not need to inlarge this, you know whether you are convinced. Vse. To end the point, I beseech you labour to live by this faith, heere is an evidence if we can live by it? How is that? Every day to make use of the righteousnesse of Christ, as every day we run into sinne. Be sure we have our consciences sprinkled with the blood of Christ, that as we increase new guilt, so we may have a new pardon, therefore every day labour to see God as reconciled, and Christ as our Advocate with the Father. Christ is now in Heaven, if we sinne, make use of him, this should be the life of a Christian, to make use of Christs righteousnesse; when you finde nature polluted, goe to God, and say, Lord my nature though foule in it selfe, yet is holy and pure in Christ, He tooke the weaknesse of the humane nature unto him that hee might communicate the worth and efficacy of his divine nature unto me, and for my actions I am a sinner, but Christ hath fully discharged all my debts, and is now in Heaven, he hath performed all righteousnesse for me. Looke not upon mee as in my selfe, but looke