The Soul's Conflict with Itself

It is a dead member that is not sensible of the state of the body. Jeremiah for fear he should not weep enough for the distressed estate of the Church, desired of God, that his eyes might be ¹made a fountain of tears. A Christian, as he must not be proud flesh, so neither must he be dead flesh; none more truly sensible either of sin or of misery (so far as misery carries with it any sign of Gods displeasure) then a true Christian: which issues from the ⟨p. 102⟩life of Grace, which (where it is in […] measure) is lively, and therefore sensible: for God gives motion and sense for the preservation of life. As God bowels are tender towards us, so God people have tender bowels toward him, his cause, his people, and his Church The fruit of this sensibleness, is earn• prayer to God. (as Melanchthon […] well) If I cared for nothing, I would pr• ²for nothing.

It is a dead member that is not sensible of the state of the body. Ieremie for feare he should not weepe enough for the distressed estate of the Church, desired of God, that his eyes might be ¹made a fountaine of teares. A Christian, as hee must not bee proud flesh, so neither must he be dead flesh; none more truely sensible either of sinne or of misery (so farre as misery carries with it any signe of Gods displeasure) then a true Christian: which issues from the ⟨p. 102⟩life of Grace, which (where it is in 〈…〉 measure) is lively, and therefore sensible: for God gives motion and sense for the preservation of life. As God bowels are tender towards us, so God people have tender bowells toward him, his cause, his people, and his Church The fruit of this sensiblenesse, is earn• prayer to God. (as Melanchton 〈…〉 well) If I cared for nothing, I would pr