Now these come by their purity by preaching the Word. Now saith CHRIST, ye are [Greek or Hebrew], clean by the Word which I have spoken unto you, Joh. 15. 3. The Word must first enlighten, convince, and cast them down: so that out of sight of sin, and sense of divine wrath, being weary, sick, lost, wounded, bruised, broken-hearted, (these are Scripture-phrases) and thereupon casting their eyes upon the amiableness, excellency, ⟨p. 246⟩and sweetness of the LORD JESUS, and the All sufficiency of His blood to cure them, resolve to sell all, to confess and forsake all their sins, not to leave an hoof behind: and then taking him offered by the hand of GODS free grace, as well for an Husband, Lord, and King, to love, serve, and obey Him, as for a Saviour to free them from hell. They put on with the hand of faith the perfect purity of His imputed righteousness, attended ever with some measure of inherent purity, infused by the sanctifying Spirit, and after entering the good way, their lives are ever after pure and holy. These are CHRISTS [Greek or Hebrew], and the Puritans I mean. And these men of purity some never mean to be: nay, they heartily hate the very image of JESUS CHRIST in them, they speak spitefully against them, David was not only the drunkards song, but those also that sate in the gate spoke against him: they are your music, and matter of your mirth; I am your music, saith the Church in the person of Jeremiah, Lam. 3. They will many times call upon a roguish vagabond at your feasts to sing a song against them, whom they should rather set in the stocks; they are transported, and inwardly boil with far more indignation and heart-rising against their holiness, purity, precise walking, and all means that lead thereunto, though enjoined upon pain of never seeing the face of GOD in glory: than more1 simple, poorer, and meaner men; and that's a reason2 3they stick faster in the Devils clutches than4 they, and that few of them are called, converted,5 ⟨p. 247⟩and saved, according to my Text.
Now these come by their purity by preaching the Word. Now saith CHRIST, ye are 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, cleane by the Word which I have spoken unto you, Ioh. 15. 3. The Word must first illighten, convince, and cast them downe: so that out of sight of sinne, and sense of divine wrath, being weary, sicke, lost, wounded, bruised, broken-hearted, (these are Scripture-phrases) and thereupon casting their eyes upon the amiablenesse, excellency, ⟨p. 246⟩and sweetnesse of the LORD IESVS, and the Allsufficiency of His bloud to cure them, resolve to sell all, to confesse and forsake all their sinnes, not to leave an hoofe behind: and then taking him offered by the hand of GODS free grace, as well for an Husband, Lord, and King, to love, serve, and obey Him, as for a Saviour to free them from hell. They put on with the hand of faith the perfect purity of His imputed righteousnesse, attended ever with some measure of inherent purity, infused by the sanctifying Spirit, and after entring the good way, their lives are ever after pure and holy. These are CHRISTS 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and the Puritans I meane. And these men of purity some never meane to be: nay, they heartily hate the very image of IESVS CHRIST in them, they speake spitefully against them, David was not onely the drunkards song, but those also that sate in the gate spoke against him: they are your musicke, and matter of your mirth; I am your musicke, saith the Church in the person of Ieremie, Lam. 3. They will many times call upon a roguish vagabond at your feasts to sing a song against them, whom they should rather set in the stockes; they are transported, and inwardly boyle with farre more indignation and heart-rising against their holinesse, purity, precise walking, and all meanes that lead thereunto, though enjoyned upon paine of never seeing the face of GOD in glory: than more1 simple, poorer, and meaner men; and that's a reason2 3they sticke faster in the Devils clutches than4 they, and that few of them are called, converted,5
- 1Heb 12. 14.
- 2Psal. 24. 4.
- 3Mat 5. 8.
- 4Joh. 3. 3.Ioh. 3. 3.
- 5Eph. 5. 15.
