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Dost thou in thy heart see and acknowledge thy self to be a cursed sinner, by reason of thy corrupt nature that is derived to thee from Adams loins and thy wicked life, whereby thou thy self hast actually transgressed the Law of God? Yes. Dost thou confess thy self altogether unable of thy self to satisfy for or deserve pardon of any of these sins, or to conquer and overcome them in thy self? Yes. Dost thou acknowledge Jesus Christ to be a sufficient and perfect Saviour, ready and able to pardon thee and heal thee, and dost thou even labour and desire to rest upon his merits and his Spirit for pardon of sin and true holiness? And dost thou hereupon put on a resolution, and proceed in an endeavour to cast away all sin and to work all righteousness, still confessing and lamenting •hy faults and failings, and renewing thy requests for pardon and grace and thy purposes of amendment? Yes. I say then to that soul amongst you that can truly make this answer to these questions, that he is a righteous man according to the language of the Gospel, not righteous with Legal righteousness (for in that sense never was any found since our first Parents falling from the state of innocency, one alone, the Lord Jesus Christ excepted, nor ever shall be to the last day, but righteous with the righteousness of the Gospel, perfectly justified in the sight of God and sincerely sanctified in himself, yea though any such amongst you have many and strong corruptions divers times stirring in you, and producing evil and wicked acts, yet if he persist in lamenting them and renewing his repentance, as often as he findeth himself an offender, yet is he a just man, yea if any have run into most foul and gross sins more then once, yet if he have now cast away those sins, and be returned again to his purpose and endeavour of godly living, he is a righteous man and shall be saved as was Lot. So much for Lots goodness in general.

Dost thou in thy heart see and acknowledge thy selfe to be a cursed sinner, by reason of thy corrupt nature that is derived to thee from Adams loynes and thy wicked life, whereby thou thy selfe hast actually transgressed the Law of God? Yes. Dost thou confesse thy selfe altogether unable of thy selfe to satisfie for or deserve pardon of any of these sinnes, or to conquer and overcome them in thy selfe? Yes. Dost thou acknowledge Jesus Christ to be a sufficient and perfect Saviour, ready and able to pardon thee and heale thee, and dost thou even labour and desire to rest upon his merits and his Spirit for pardon of sinne and true holinesse? And dost thou hereupon put on a resolution, and proceede in an indeavour to cast away all sinne and to worke all righteousnesse, still confessing and lamenting hy faults and failings, and renewing thy requests for pardon and grace and thy purposes of amendment? Yes. I say then to that soule amongst you that can truly make this answer to these questions, that he is a righteous man according to the language of the Gospell, not righteous with Legall righteousnesse (for in that sence never was any found since our first Parents falling from the state of innocency, one alone, the Lord Jesus Christ excepted, nor ever shall be to the last day, but righteous with the righteousnesse of the Gospell, perfectly justified in the sight of God and sincerely sanctified in himselfe, yea though any such amongst you have many and strong corruptions divers times stirring in you, and producing evill and wicked acts, yet if he persist in lamenting them and renewing his repentance, as often as he findeth himselfe an offender, yet is he a just man, yea if any have runne into most foule and grosse sinnes more then once, yet if he have now cast away those sinnes, and be returned againe to his purpose and indeavour of godly living, he is a righteous man and shall be saved as was Lot. So much for Lots goodnesse in generall.